apple script to mimic object > artboards > convert to artboards

[Tyler_Segel]

Hi, this is my first time posting. I have been creating atomations with applescript and then running them via automator for my work flows, that has been going well. but I ran into an issue whre I need to convert shapes to artboards. I know I can do it with object > artboards > convert to artboards in the nav. Is this possilbe to do with apple script? Thanks!

[CarlosCanto]

this is javascript, there should be an equivalent in applescript or perhaps applescript can execute javascript? vbscript on windows can.

// convert selected rectangles to Artboards
app.executeMenuCommand ("setCropMarks");

[mcs_dean]

As Carlos points out can be done with JS in Applescript by:

tell application id "com.adobe.illustrator"
	set theJS to "app.executeMenuCommand ('setCropMarks');"
	set runjava to do javascript theJS
end tell

[mcs_dean · Accepted solution]

Can also be done by:

execute menu command menu command string "setCropMarks"

[Tyler_Segel]

thank you, a minor adjustment and it worked! 

tell application "Adobe Illustrator"
	set theJS to "app.executeMenuCommand ('setCropMarks');"
	set runjava to do javascript theJS
end tell