How to use Symbol Options within a Script

[BryanPagenkopf]

Good Morning,

I have a script that places a Symbol, but it recognizes it only as the "Number" of the Symbol.  ie if it is the 6th Symbol in my library of Symbols that I want to pull I set up my var as 

var symbolNum = 6;

Is there a way I can reference that symbol by the Name in the Symbol Options,

so that if I change the order of my symbols it still pulls the correct symbol?

Thank you!

[Silly-V]

You can get the symbol by name like other items in Illustrator, with the 'getByName' method:

#target illustrator
function test(){
	var doc = app.activeDocument;
	var s = doc.symbols.getByName("DateField_over");
	alert(s.name);
};
test();