I have been working on this script for weeks. Basically I would like to batch (using AS) illustrator files. (open, find spot colors, change to process, save, close). So far I'm able to open files but the part when is supposed to change them into process is falling giving me an error number -1728 from document 1 of document 1. I tried to put as many --comments on the script
I want to clarify my knowlege in AS is basic. What is this error? I search specifically for this error number with no success. What I have was pieced together and modified from 2 scripts I found. I'm challenging myself with not too much success but If I don't to ask, I don't learn. Can you anyone guide me to a solution?
property file_types : {"EPSf", "EPSP"}
property file_extensions : {"eps"}
--Would like just Illustrator eps files not Photoshop eps. How can you do this? currently if in the folder there are Photoshop eps files the script is opening those files
set the_folder to (choose folder with prompt "Select the files containing Illustrator docs to change spot to process colors:")
set the_images to get_folder_list(the_folder, file_types, file_extensions, true, false)
if the_images = {} then
beep
display dialog "No valid Illustrator found in chosen folder." buttons {"OK"} default button 1 with icon 0 giving up after 10
return
end if
on openLegacyFile(fileToOpen) --Open a file with automatic update of legacy text --(I found this in the ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS4SCRIPTING REFERENCE)
tell application "Adobe Illustrator"
activate
open POSIX file fileToOpen as alias with options {update legacy text:true}
end tell
end openLegacyFile
tell application "Adobe Illustrator"
activate
--set user interaction level of script preferences to never interact --Will ignore any dialogs when opening files. Currently NOT working with files with embedded color profiles I'm getting a message: Your current settings discard CMYK profiles in linked content but profiles were set to be honored when this document was created. Cancel/Continue
repeat with the_image in the_images
open the_image as alias
tell document 1
set locked of every layer to false --unlock all layers
set locked of every page item to false --unlock any page items
set selected of (every page item) to true
set spotColorCount to count of spots
try
set color type of (spots of document 1 whose name is not "[Registration]" and its color type is spot color) to process color
end try
if exists (swatches whose class of color of it is CMYK color info) then
set t to (name of every swatch whose class of color of it is CMYK color info)
my convertSpotSwatchesToProcess(t)
end if
--This is the part that is not working at all. It doesnt find any spot colors
-- the results is --> error number -1728 from document 1 of document 1
--set user interaction level of script preferences to interact with all --restore prefs
end tell
end repeat
end tell
on convertSpotSwatchesToProcess(list_of_swatches)
tell application "Adobe Illustrator"
tell document 1
set replacementSwatches to {}
set deleteSwatches to {}
set cmykSwatches to every swatch whose class of color of it is CMYK color info and name is in list_of_swatches
repeat with thisSwatch in cmykSwatches
set swatchName to name of thisSwatch
set swatchColor to color of thisSwatch
copy {name:swatchName, color:swatchColor} to end of replacementSwatches
set end of deleteSwatches to thisSwatch
end repeat
delete deleteSwatches
repeat with thisReplacement in replacementSwatches
make new spot at end with properties thisReplacement
end repeat
end tell
end tell
end convertSpotSwatchesToProcess
on get_folder_list(the_folder, file_types, file_extensions)
set the_files to {}
tell application "Finder" to set folder_list to every item of folder the_folder
repeat with new_file in folder_list
try
set temp_file_type to file type of new_file
set temp_file_extension to name extension of new_file
on error
set temp_file_type to "folder"
set temp_file_extension to ""
end try
if file_types contains temp_file_type or file_extensions contains temp_file_extension then set end of the_files to (new_file as string)
end repeat
return the_files
end get_folder_list
-I'm getting this results get file type of document file "Black.eps" of folder "test" of folder "Desktop" of folder "user" of folder "Users" of startup disk --> missing value
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