Alert Missing Fonts

[BEGINNER_X]

Hi All,

FYI., new to Illustrator & Illustrator scripting.

Request:

Need alert, if the illustrator document having missing fonts.

In Indesign, we should use the below code:

Missing_Font();
function Missing_Font()
{
    var myUsedFonts = app.activeDocument.fonts;
    for (var i = 0; i < myUsedFonts.length; i++) {
    if (myUsedFonts.status != "1718831470")
    {
        alert("Please Fix Missing Font")
        exit(0);
        }
    }
}

Thanks in advance

Siraj

[Ten A]

Here is a verify document<->system fonts sample code.

function getSysFonts(){

  var f = app.textFonts;

  var fontLst = [];

  for (var i=0;i<f.length;i++){

  fontLst.push(app.textFonts.name);

  }

  return fontLst.join(";");

  }

function getFntsLst (doc){

     var xmlString = new XML(doc.XMPString);

     var fntFace = xmlString.descendants("stFnt:fontName");

     var lst = [];

     for (var i=0; i<fntFace.length(); i++)

  lst.push(fntFace);

     return lst;

  }

var st="";

var ft = getFntsLst (app.activeDocument);

var sysFt = getSysFonts();

for (var i=0;i<ft.length;i++) {

  if (sysFt.indexOf(ft)>-1) st += ft + " : found in system.\n";

  else  st += ft + " : not found in system.\n";

  }

alert (st);

Documents font information in XMP string and System fonts list in textFonts property under the application.

Ten

[BEGINNER_X]

Hi Ten,

Thanks for your quick response...

My request is,

if the document having any missing fonts, then the script should alert("Document having missing fonts. Please check")

I tried your script, it will list out all the used fonts only. Not shows missing font.

Script Output Screenshot:

Please look at Document Find Font Screenshot:

[Ten A]

mmmm....

Sorry, I think textFonts property not contain missings, But I its wrong.

There seems to not in useful properties in AI.

I'll search another way to detect it...

Ten

[Ten A · Accepted solution]

Here is a reference thread:

https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1075283

However, We can predefine and save  textFonts. When you need to check fonts, Read it and compare Documents font list.

Ten

[BEGINNER_X]

Hi Ten,

Thanks a lot!!!!

No words to say, you did a excellent job for me.

Tested in single file, Works like a charm.

Even though, I need to check with all live jobs.

Again Thanks

Siraj

[hanielm1191389]

Hey, can someone post the solution here? The reference thread no longer exists.

[femkeblanco]

This is the missing link:

https://web.archive.org/web/20141209030707/https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1075283