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miss-charlotte
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May 22, 2017
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Illustrator batch export to same folder

  • May 22, 2017
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Have a folder containing several subfolders, each folder has a few EPS files. Ran a batch with an export script I created.

Works great except all files are being exported into one folder.

How do I get each to be saved into their respective folders, without interruption?

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Correct answer Loic.Aigon

here is the PNG 

var Lib = {  
  getFiles : function ( fo, aExtensions, bRecursive, aFiles, includeFolder )  
  {  
  var exts = aExtensions? aExtensions.join("|") : ".+" ;  
  var pattern = new RegExp ( "\\."+exts+"$", "g" );  
  var files = aFiles? aFiles : [];  
  var filterFunction = function(file)  
  {  
  return pattern.test ( file.name );  
  }  
  
  if ( bRecursive )  
  {  
  var foFiles = fo.getFiles();  
  while (  f = foFiles.shift() )  
  {  
  if ( f instanceof Folder )  
  {  
  if (includeFolder===true) files[ files.length ] = f;  
  
  this.getFiles ( f, aExtensions, true, files );  
  }  
  if ( f  instanceof File && pattern.test ( f.name ) && f.name!=".DS_Store" )   
  files[ files.length ]  = f;  
  }  
  
  return files;  
  }  
  
  else  
  {  
  return fo.getFiles ( filterFunction );  
  }  
  },  
  
  exportFile:function(file, opts, pngOpts) {  
  
  var doc = app.open ( file ), data = {ok:true};  
  
  
  try {  
  //doc.saveAs ( File ( file.parent+"/"+file.name.replace ( /\.eps?$/i, "" )+".pdf" ), opts);  
  doc.exportFile( File ( file.parent+"/"+file.name.replace ( /\.eps?$/i, "" )+".png" ), ExportType.PNG24, pngOpts );
  }  
  catch(err) {  
  data.ok = false;  
  data.message = "⚠ "+file.name+" couldn't exported cause :"+err.message ;  
  }  
  doc.close ( SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES );  
  
  return data;  
  },  
  
  
  log:function(msg) {  
  var f = File ( Folder.desktop+"/batchExport.txt" );  
  f.open('a');  
  f.writeln ( msg );  
  f.close();  
  },  
  
  getPNGOpts:function() {
  var opts = new ExportOptionsPNG24();
  opts.antiAliasing = true;
  opts.transparency = true;
  return opts;
 },
  
  getPDFOpts:function() {  
  var opts = new PDFSaveOptions();  
  opts.preserveEditability = true;  
  //whatever options you may want to set here  
  
  return opts;  
  }  
}  
  
  
var main = function() {  
  var fo = Folder.selectDialog("Please choose a folder"),  
  files,n = 0,  
  uip, result, pdfOpts, errors = [],
  pngOpts; 
  
  if ( !fo ) return;  
  
  files = Lib.getFiles ( fo, ["eps"], true );  
  
  n = files.length;  
  
  if ( !n ) {  
  alert("No files could be found");  
  return;  
  }  
  
  pdfOpts = Lib.getPDFOpts();  
  pngOpts = Lib.getPNGOpts();
  
  uip = app.userInteractionLevel;  
  app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS;  
  
  while (n--) {  
  result = Lib.exportFile ( files, pdfOpts, pngOpts );  
  !result.ok && errors.push ( result.message );  
  }  
  
  
  app.userInteractionLevel = uip;  
  errors.length && Lib.log ( errors.join("\r") );  
  alert( errors.length? "Some errors occured. Check log on Desktop" : "Everything worked smoothly" );  
  
}  
  
  
main();

3 replies

Loic.Aigon
Loic.Aigon
Legend
June 1, 2017

miss-charlotte​ settings svg as export format isn't  a big deal. Will provide a fix when i come back at the offic.

M
miss-charlotteAuthor
Inspiring
June 1, 2017

Loic, that would be great! Your PDF script above worked well. If it could be tweaked to export transparent, 300 ppi, PNG that would be great. I don't need them to open up/launch at the end.

Loic.Aigon
Loic.AigonCorrect answer
Legend
June 7, 2017

here is the PNG 

var Lib = {  
  getFiles : function ( fo, aExtensions, bRecursive, aFiles, includeFolder )  
  {  
  var exts = aExtensions? aExtensions.join("|") : ".+" ;  
  var pattern = new RegExp ( "\\."+exts+"$", "g" );  
  var files = aFiles? aFiles : [];  
  var filterFunction = function(file)  
  {  
  return pattern.test ( file.name );  
  }  
  
  if ( bRecursive )  
  {  
  var foFiles = fo.getFiles();  
  while (  f = foFiles.shift() )  
  {  
  if ( f instanceof Folder )  
  {  
  if (includeFolder===true) files[ files.length ] = f;  
  
  this.getFiles ( f, aExtensions, true, files );  
  }  
  if ( f  instanceof File && pattern.test ( f.name ) && f.name!=".DS_Store" )   
  files[ files.length ]  = f;  
  }  
  
  return files;  
  }  
  
  else  
  {  
  return fo.getFiles ( filterFunction );  
  }  
  },  
  
  exportFile:function(file, opts, pngOpts) {  
  
  var doc = app.open ( file ), data = {ok:true};  
  
  
  try {  
  //doc.saveAs ( File ( file.parent+"/"+file.name.replace ( /\.eps?$/i, "" )+".pdf" ), opts);  
  doc.exportFile( File ( file.parent+"/"+file.name.replace ( /\.eps?$/i, "" )+".png" ), ExportType.PNG24, pngOpts );
  }  
  catch(err) {  
  data.ok = false;  
  data.message = "⚠ "+file.name+" couldn't exported cause :"+err.message ;  
  }  
  doc.close ( SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES );  
  
  return data;  
  },  
  
  
  log:function(msg) {  
  var f = File ( Folder.desktop+"/batchExport.txt" );  
  f.open('a');  
  f.writeln ( msg );  
  f.close();  
  },  
  
  getPNGOpts:function() {
  var opts = new ExportOptionsPNG24();
  opts.antiAliasing = true;
  opts.transparency = true;
  return opts;
 },
  
  getPDFOpts:function() {  
  var opts = new PDFSaveOptions();  
  opts.preserveEditability = true;  
  //whatever options you may want to set here  
  
  return opts;  
  }  
}  
  
  
var main = function() {  
  var fo = Folder.selectDialog("Please choose a folder"),  
  files,n = 0,  
  uip, result, pdfOpts, errors = [],
  pngOpts; 
  
  if ( !fo ) return;  
  
  files = Lib.getFiles ( fo, ["eps"], true );  
  
  n = files.length;  
  
  if ( !n ) {  
  alert("No files could be found");  
  return;  
  }  
  
  pdfOpts = Lib.getPDFOpts();  
  pngOpts = Lib.getPNGOpts();
  
  uip = app.userInteractionLevel;  
  app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS;  
  
  while (n--) {  
  result = Lib.exportFile ( files, pdfOpts, pngOpts );  
  !result.ok && errors.push ( result.message );  
  }  
  
  
  app.userInteractionLevel = uip;  
  errors.length && Lib.log ( errors.join("\r") );  
  alert( errors.length? "Some errors occured. Check log on Desktop" : "Everything worked smoothly" );  
  
}  
  
  
main();
    Silly-V
    Silly-V
    Legend
    May 24, 2017

    If you want to keep your batch action export in the exact folders where they are picked from, why not just select "Save and Close" as the option for 'destination'?

    M
    miss-charlotteAuthor
    Inspiring
    May 24, 2017

    Thank you Silly, and Loic for the great script. Silly, yes I did try that initially...

    It seems the issue lies in my Action. The Action recorded/remembers the designation folder when I created it. After reading other's posts about this issue I see there isn't an easy way around this in Illustrator. I'm new at this so pardon my ignorance.

    Disposition_Dev
    Disposition_Dev
    Legend
    June 1, 2017

    I thought that "Save and Close" would do this, if we are starting with EPS files in a folder tree and the result is to just process those files, each one should be overwritten.


    Oh, i certainly could have mis-read the original post. I thought that a "save as eps" was part of the thing. i guess i don't know what the action is doing.

    Certainly if there's no save command in the action, save and close will save the file right back into it's location just as you said.

    Words are hard. Misunderstandings abound. Shame permeates.

    Loic.Aigon
    Loic.Aigon
    Legend
    May 23, 2017

    File instances have a parent property that points to the folder where the file is located

    var file = doc.fullName;

    doc.save ( File ( file.parent+"/"+file.name.replace ( /\.ait?/i, "")+".pdf", … )

    M
    miss-charlotteAuthor
    Inspiring
    May 23, 2017

    Thank you Loic. Apologies, I misspoke -- it was an Action I had set up in Illustrator, not a Script. Is there anything I change in the Action or Batch preferences OR do I need to use/create a Script?

    Loic.Aigon
    Loic.Aigon
    Legend
    May 24, 2017

    Hi,

    I think a script is better and not specifically hard to set:

    var Lib = {
      getFiles : function ( fo, aExtensions, bRecursive, aFiles, includeFolder )
      {
      var exts = aExtensions? aExtensions.join("|") : ".+" ;
      var pattern = new RegExp ( "\\."+exts+"$", "g" );
      var files = aFiles? aFiles : [];
      var filterFunction = function(file)
      {
      return pattern.test ( file.name );
      }
      if ( bRecursive )
      {
      var foFiles = fo.getFiles();
      while (  f = foFiles.shift() )
      {
      if ( f instanceof Folder )
      {
      if (includeFolder===true) files[ files.length ] = f;
      this.getFiles ( f, aExtensions, true, files );
      }
      if ( f  instanceof File && pattern.test ( f.name ) && f.name!=".DS_Store" ) 
      files[ files.length ]  = f;
      }
      return files;
      }
      else
      {
      return fo.getFiles ( filterFunction );
      }
      },
      exportFile:function(file, opts) {
      var doc = app.open ( file ), data = {ok:true};
      try {
      doc.saveAs ( File ( file.parent+"/"+file.name.replace ( /\.eps?$/i, "" )+".pdf" ), opts);
      }
      catch(err) {
      data.ok = false;
      data.message = "⚠ "+file.name+" couldn't exported cause :"+err.message ;
      }
      doc.close ( SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES );
      return data;
      },
      log:function(msg) {
      var f = File ( Folder.desktop+"/batchExport.txt" );
      f.open('a');
      f.writeln ( msg );
      f.close();
      },
      getPDFOpts:function() {
      var opts = new PDFSaveOptions();
      opts.preserveEditability = true;
      //whatever options you may want to set here
      return opts;
      }
    }
    var main = function() {
      var fo = Folder.selectDialog("Please choose a folder"),
      files,n = 0,
      uip, result, pdfOpts, errors = [];
      if ( !fo ) return;
      files = Lib.getFiles ( fo, ["eps"], true );
      n = files.length;
      if ( !n ) {
      alert("No files could be found");
      return;
      }
      pdfOpts = Lib.getPDFOpts();
      uip = app.userInteractionLevel;
      app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS;
      while (n--) {
      result = Lib.exportFile ( files, pdfOpts );
      !result.ok && errors.push ( result.message );
      }
      app.userInteractionLevel = uip;
      errors.length && Lib.log ( errors.join("\r") );
      alert( errors.length? "Some errors occured. Check log on Desktop" : "Everything worked smoothly" );
    }
    main();

    HTH

    Loic

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