Batch Save As with variable text

[Phil28967101z8b1]

Hello All,

I am trying to do a batch save as action with variable text. The issue am having is, in order to have the text I am saving be compatible, I need to do Select>All then Object>Expand. Once I do this, I loose the variable text.

So if my data set is 100 variables, if I record the action and run the batch, I get 100 duplicates of data set 1.

Any sugestions?

[Met1]

Yes, because your text is no longer live, you can't replace outlined text (vector) with variable data...

[SJRiegel]

Do the batch save with live text, then outline the text in Acrobat. 

[Phil28967101z8b1]

I was able to come up with a solution by creating an action to open a new document and paste the fields there. This is the action sequence:

However, Illustrator is asking to save on every "close" command.

Is there a was to supress this warning or always select no?

[Kurt Gold]

Can you share a sample Illustrator file as well as your action set file (.aia)?

[Phil28967101z8b1]

Hi Kurt,

Attached is the Illustrator file. I got a file not supported error when tring to upload the .aia file