Trying to create a Script to select all artwork on a specific layer, and then change the stroke and fill

if you go the graphicstyle you can have the dropshadow effect in that. and it will be raster as "boss" wants.

even the inside stroke can be done by calling on a graphicstyle.

we just need to work out how to add the graphicstyles to each document.

as for windows being to short... grrrr we could increase the longest side of the window by a set amount. may not be perfect.

You may find that the XML way of doing the dropshadow is not for this project.

I'm unsure how to tell if the item has a shadow in the first place, and not sure how to remove it.

(prob can be done but I can't think of how)

I think graphic styles would be your friend here.

select layer A,

apply graphic style A

select layer B

apply graphic style B

ect...

Just cause I need the practice.

here is layers A&C dealt with.

is it important that the stroke be set in or out.

or is the importance on where it is.

we could offset a path to simulate an inside stroke.

ProcessLayers();
function ProcessLayers(){
    var doc = app.activeDocument;
    LayerA();
    //LayerB(); // Skipping this due to not having worked out a clean way to deal with inside/outside strokes
    LayerC();
    function LayerA(){
        var LayA;
        var fillCol = new RGBColor();
        fillCol.red = 166;
        fillCol.green = 44;
        fillCol.blue = 222;
        try{
            LayA = doc.layers.getByName("Layer A");
        }catch(err){
            alert("Layer A - Not Found");
            return;
        }
        for(var i=0; i<LayA.pageItems.length; i++){
            LayA.pageItems.stroked = false;
            LayA.pageItems.filled = true;
            LayA.pageItems.fillColor = fillCol;
        }
    }
    function LayerC(){
        var LayC;
        var TOpt = 2.83466796875;
        
        var myMode = 1; // 0 = Normal, 1 = Multiply, 2 = Screen ect...
        var myOpacity = 0.75;
        var myXoffset = 3 * TOpt;
        var myYoffset = 3 * TOpt;
        var myBlur = 1 * TOpt;
        var myDarkness = 50;
        var xmlstring = '<LiveEffect index="0" major="1" minor="0" name="Adobe Drop Shadow"><Dict data="B usePSLBlur 1 R dark '+ myDarkness +' I csrc 1 I blnd '+ myMode +' R opac '+ myOpacity +' R horz '+ myXoffset +' R vert '+ myYoffset +' B pair 1 R blur '+ myBlur +' I Adobe Effect Expand Before Version 16 "><Entry name="sclr" valueType="F"><Fill color="1 0 0 0 1"/></Entry></Dict></LiveEffect>';
        
        try{
            LayC = doc.layers.getByName("Layer C");
        }catch(err){
            alert("Layer C - Not Found");
            return;
        }
        for(var i=0; i<LayC.pageItems.length; i++){
            LayC.pageItems.applyEffect(xmlstring);
        }
    }
}

Are you wanting to align the stroke to the inside of the objects on Layer B, or remove the stroke and apply a fill?

do you need to use a drop shadow? could you use a blend with transparency?

if you have a sample file of before, and one of after we could see how your document is constructed and exactly what you are trying to achieve.

Hi,

Your problem here is that nor the stroke alignment property nor the drop shadow settings seem accessible with scripting (unless I am wrong).

FWIW

Loic