Create a report or log file

[subieguy2]

#target illustrator
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var allText = doc.textFrames;
var boldText = app.textFonts.getByName("Arial-Black")


var d = new Date();
var currentYear = d.getFullYear();
var currentMonth = ("0"+(d.getMonth()+1)).slice(-2);
var currentDay = ("0" + (d.getDate())).slice(-2)


for (var i = 0; i < allText.length; i++) {
    //alert(allText.contents.substr(0,4));
    if (allText.contents == "Electrical System") {
        //alert("This is an Electrical Schematic");
        var mediaType = allText.contents;
    }
    if (allText.contents.substr(0, 4) == "UENR") {
        //alert("Media Number " + allText.contents);
        var mediaNumber = allText.contents;
    }
    var textFieldRange = allText.textRange;
    var textProps = textFieldRange.characterAttributes;
    if (allText.contents != "Electrical System" && textProps.textFont == "[TextFont Arial-Black]") {
        //alert("Your Title is: " + allText.contents);
        var mediaTitle = allText.contents;
    }
}


var emailAddress = "someone@myemail.com";
var dateFormat = currentYear + "" + currentMonth + "" + currentDay; 


//alert("Media #: " + mediaNumber + "\nMedia Type: " + mediaType + "\nTitle: " + mediaTitle + "\nEmail report to: " + emailAddress + "\nSubmitted on: " + dateFormat);

So I am wanting to take the information from the above script I wrote and have a text file of sorts in a certain format. For example I would like this format

<meta name="Internet E-Mail Address" content="emailAddress">

<meta name="Media No Rev" content="mediaNumber">

<meta name="Publication Date" content="dateFormat">

so a finished report would look like this for example:

<meta name="Internet E-Mail Address" content="someone@myemail.com">

<meta name="Media No Rev" content="UENR1234">

<meta name="Publication Date" content="20160226">

[Silly-V · Accepted solution]

Here is how I'd do this.

Start out with a string.

var str = '<meta name="Internet E-Mail Address" content="' + emailAddress + '">\r' +
'<meta name="Media No Rev" content="' + mediaNumber + '">\r' +
'<meta name="Publication Date" content="' + dateFormat + '">\r';

Then, write it to a text file.

var f = File("~/Desktop/myFile.txt);
f.open('w');
f.write(str);
f.close();

[subieguy2]

That worked PERFECT!

Thanks so much Silly-V‌!!

[subieguy2]

Silly-V‌ Is there a way to create this html file in a dynamic folder location?

So I have this code to create a folder.....

var mediaFolder = new Folder ("C:\\Users\\wolfecj\\Desktop\\" + mediaNumber.substring(0, 8));



    mediaFolder.create();

So I want this file....

    var f = File("~/Desktop/" + mediaNumber.substr(0, 8) + ".html");
    f.open('w');
    f.write(str);
    f.close();

Written into the folder location I have.

I know I can't write it like this exactly but this is the concept of what I am looking for:

var f = File("~/mediaFolder" + mediaNumber.substr(0, 8) + ".html");

Any thoughts?

[Silly-V]

Looks like you're looking for this:

var f = File(mediaFolder.parent + "/" + mediaNumber.substr(0, 8) + ".html");

[subieguy2]

Thanks! just took out the .parent and works exactly like I wanted!

var f = File(mediaFolder + "/" + mediaNumber.substr(0, 8) + ".html");

Thank you yet again Silly-V‌