Create symbol from layer PageItems

[sl4ppy13]

I'm having trouble figuring out how to create a single symbol from all the objects within a single layer.

Despite what the reference docs say, it doesn't seem that PageItems is a valid argument to pass into Symbols.add()...

Anyone have any insight or maybe some example code?

Thanks in advance!

[CarlosCanto]

pageItems by itself is not the correct syntax, it should be

pageItems(1) // not really 1, but a number

if you need everything in a given layer, add all pageitems to a group then pass the group pageitem to the Symbols.Add() function

[sl4ppy13]

Hmm..  Creating a group seems to be troublesome as well...

The following code gives me

undefined is not an object

on line

var group = doc.groups.add(itemArray);

var doc =app.activeDocument;
var layer = doc.activeLayer;
layer.hasSelectedArtwork = true;
var itemArray = new Array;
for (var i in selection)
{
    itemArray.push(i);
}
var group = doc.groups.add(itemArray);
Symbols.Add(group);

My goal is simply to take all the objects on a given layer and create a symbol from them...  Sounded simple when I set out to figure it out.   Turning out not to be so simple...

[CarlosCanto]

this will do it

// script.name = turnActiveLayerIntoSymbol.jsx;
// script.description = creates a symbol out of all pageItems in the active layer;
// script.required = an open doc with at least one pageItem;
// script.parent = Carlos Canto // 3/28/11;
// script.elegant = false;

var doc =app.activeDocument;
var layer = doc.activeLayer;
var grp = layer.groupItems.add(); // add a group

for (i=layer.pageItems.length-1; i>=1 ; i--) // loop backwards 
    {
        layer.pageItems.moveToBeginning(grp); // add each pageItem to the group
     }

doc.symbols.add(grp);

[Natesroom1]

Carlos will this script answer my latest Post in the forum asking to make 35 layers into 35 symbols? Or can i make the script make individual symbols out of grouped items all on the same layer?

[Natesroom1]

Carlos i've tested this one after reading more and understanding what you wrote. Is there a way for it to do every layer not just stop after doing one Layer?

[Muppet Mark]

Please don't mix your threads it gets very confusing to follow who responded with what when this happens… Yes its possible to do this for every layer… Stick to a thread…

[Natesroom1]

ok i was trying to find the answer and i didnt want to not search the forum thouroughly...i will post this in my other thread.

Thanks Mark