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How to sort objects alphabetically (inside of a layer)?

zawij
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Sep 23, 2014 Sep 23, 2014

How to sort objects alphabetically (inside of a layer) on layer list?

I have already tried scripts for Layer sorting. They work indeed for the layers, but not the objects themselves packed inside.

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Jung K Kwon
Community Beginner , Sep 23, 2015 Sep 23, 2015

 

// sort layers and sublayers by Jung K Kwon
// https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/how-to-sort-objects-alphabetically-inside-of-a-layer/m-p/13462829#M349907

//#target "Illustrator"
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var Top_all_layers = doc.layers;
Arrange_Layers(doc, Top_all_layers);
redraw();

function Arrange_Layers(where, T_Layers_OBJ) {
    var temp_L_names = new Array();
    for (var i = 0; i < T_Layers_OBJ.length; i++) {
        temp_L_names.push(T_Layers_OBJ[i].name);
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herznhis
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May 22, 2023 May 22, 2023
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I just tried copying Jung K Kwon's script today and I am getting this error.  Is there a fix?  

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Sorry for the duplicate entry ... I'm a forum newbie and I didn't know how to insert an image in the original post.

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CarlosCanto Community Expert
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May 22, 2023 May 22, 2023
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copy Jung K Kwon script again, I just fixed a missing index, it should work now.

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herznhis
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May 31, 2023 May 31, 2023
In Response To CarlosCanto

The updated from May 22, 2023 worked perfectly!  Thank you @CarlosCanto !

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FLEX
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Jan 09, 2024 Jan 09, 2024

Dangit; not working for me. Have there been any changes? The only code I see to copy is the 2015 post, and it's just radio silence after I run it; no errors, but no change to the layers. 

 

 

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CarlosCanto Community Expert
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Jan 09, 2024 Jan 09, 2024
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the script from Sep 23, 2015 is the one that works

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