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Table in illustrator

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June 7, 2018
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Hi,

how to create the table in illustrator through script?

pls help

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Correct answer nandhinin87775610

Thanks all for your replies and suggestions.. and sorry for late reply..

there is no more options to use other applications.. the user wants to place the result as a table in illustrator... So I have created table using rectangles.. like,

x=0;

y=0;

w=100;

h=30;

for(y=0;y<2;y++){

x = 0;

for(x=0;x<2;x++){

var rectRef = targetLayer.pathItems.rectangle(y,x,w,h);

var areaTextRef =targetLayer.textFrames.areaText(rectRef);

areaTextRef.contents ="content";

x = x+w;

}

y = y - h;

}

nandhinin87775610AuthorCorrect answer

Inspiring

Thanks all for your replies and suggestions.. and sorry for late reply..

there is no more options to use other applications.. the user wants to place the result as a table in illustrator... So I have created table using rectangles.. like,

x=0;

y=0;

w=100;

h=30;

for(y=0;y<2;y++){

x = 0;

for(x=0;x<2;x++){

var rectRef = targetLayer.pathItems.rectangle(y,x,w,h);

var areaTextRef =targetLayer.textFrames.areaText(rectRef);

areaTextRef.contents ="content";

x = x+w;

}

y = y - h;

}

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Community Expert

You cannot create table in Illustrator. You can do it in Indesign!

Chana

Legend

@ Jacob

So funny . . . glad I did not have a mouth full of coffee.

Agree with Test Screen.

InDesign is the application to use!

Illustrator does NOT have Tables.

Long ago I had to totally recreate a given “Faux Table” created by an Illustrator user, .ai file.

GOOD GRIEF!

Editors wanted many changes.

Can do. Used InDesign.

My invoice later eased that royal pain.

K

nandhinin87775610Author

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Thanks for ur reply..

but i want to place the contents as a table in illustrator using script

Community Expert

Community Expert

Please be more precise.

Which content?

How should the result look like?

nandhinin87775610Author

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It should look like a table for example,

col1 col2

xxx xxx

xx xx

i am getting some result as a hash/object like (key,value) after running the script..

i want to show that content as a table in illustrator document..

name1 name2

key value

i know we could not create table in illustrator.. but is there any other option for create graphic element as a table?

Community Expert

Community Expert

Which table?

You can't create tables in Illustrator.