How can I create a shortcut to execute a script?

[joelmtm]

I would like to create a shortcut on the keyboard as Ctrl+L to execute a script file on the illustrator how can I do this?

[CarlosCanto · Accepted solution]

install the script so it's accessible from the File->Scripts Menu, then record an action to run such script and give it a shortcut key.

It'll help if you create a new Set to record your action into. That way you can save your Action. Sometimes Illustrator "forgets" the script after restarting, if that happens you can easily Load the action instead of re recording.

[pixxxelschubser]

Side note (for future questioners😞

This works only with CC 2018+

[Stefan Rakete]

I am on CC2019 (Mac) and this is not working for me

[Ton Frederiks]

Did you use "Insert Menu Item..." when recording the action?

[Stefan Rakete]

Hi Ton, yes Illustrator will find the menuItem when I search for it, but when playing the Action, Illustrator tells me the menu item is currently not available Thanks Stefan

[Ton Frederiks]

And the menu item is the script you added in the recording? Works for me also after restart.

[indesignscript]

Ok, now it works. Skript is only an alert as a test. But I have to have a document open to run it.Thanks for your help

[zandwacht]

This does not work in 2024 (28.6) on Mac: script is not recorded in the action. ried by clicking script menu item and choosing "run other script".

[Ton Frederiks]

If you install the script in the Illustrator application folder > Presets > Language folder > Scripts

and during the recording of your action use the Insert Menu Item option from the Actions menu to record the script, it should work.

[zandwacht]

I confirm that this works, thanks! I had no idea you had to use this weird workaround, I expected the action to just record any menu item I was using...

I now have a shortcut to rename the thousands of "copy 1" and "copy 2" objects in my layers panel, that I didn't want appended upon copying in the first place.

[Ton Frederiks]

Good to hear it works now.