Why can't apply Character Style to Text Object in Illustrator 2021, 2023?

Question

I attach sample data: Font2.aihttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1EZyR4TARjRAb9n7myCI9s2Oy8VD-wiCj/view?usp=sharing Character style using a Composite Font.This is my code:var doc=app.documents[0];var style=doc.characterStyles[1];var oText=doc.textFrames[0];style.applyTo(oText.textRange); In Illustrator 2020: it apply ok,But with Illustrator 2021,2023 thi occur error: an Illustrator error occurred: 285 ('') Why can't apply Character Style to Text Object in Illustrator 2021, 2023?

m1b · Accepted Answer

Hi @MrTran, I tried your code on your sample .ai document and I got the exact same results as you did. I don't think I'll be much help but here are two things I noticed:

1. The script actually worked (it applied the character style to the text), so if you put in a try/catch it won't show the error:

var doc = app.documents[0];
var style = doc.characterStyles[1];
var oText = doc.textFrames[0];
try {
    style.applyTo(oText.textRange);
} catch (error) { }

2. What is going on with that character style? The font family is "test2" which might not be right.

If I change "test2" to another font on my system, the script does not throw the error.

- Mark

CarlosCanto · Answer

have you tried applying other composite fonts?

I get the same 285 error but using a try/catch bypasses the error and it seems to apply the Character Style succesfully.

var doc=app.documents[0];
var style=doc.characterStyles[1];
var oText=doc.textFrames[0];
try {
    style.applyTo(oText.textRange);
}
catch(e) {/*$.writeln(e)*/}

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