Illustrator script that will convert all SPOT colors to Process (CMYK)

[@Js1212]

I have a bunch of multi colored logos that i need to convert. they will come to me as spot colors

does anybody have a script that will convert all spot colors in an illustrator doc to process...

and after that i willl need to convert all process colors to RGB. 

scott

[@Js1212]

Also, i want to keep the color names but maybe tag the color _PROCESS  (231_PROCESS)

[Sergey Osokin]

Do you mean process colors with the Global checkbox checked or unchecked? Should the original spot colors remain in the Swatches panel or be deleted? Are the source documents in CMYK mode?

[@Js1212]

in the swatch panel i need the color type to change from Spot Color  to Process color. It will have the global color unchecked and that is how it shoud remain.

the name of the color in the swatches panel should change (if possible but not mandatory) to reflect that it is a process color by appending the existing color name with something like "_PROCESS" or "_CMYK"

[@Js1212]

 

[Sergey Osokin · Accepted solution]

Based on the topic https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/how-to-change-spot-color-to-process-cmyk-by-d... with improvements. You can set the name suffix in the variable. We cannot change the Color Type directly, but we can create a new Process color with values from Spot, and then delete Spot.

//@target illustrator
main();

function main() {
  var suffix = '_CMYK';
  var isRmvSpot = true; // true of false

  var doc = app.activeDocument;
  var len = doc.spots.length;
  var isRgb = /rgb/i.test(doc.documentColorSpace);

  for (var i = 0; i <= len - 1; i++) {
    if (doc.spots[i].colorType === ColorModel.REGISTRATION) continue;
    var spotName = doc.spots[i].name;
    var spotValue = doc.spots[i].getInternalColor();
    var sw = doc.swatches.add();
    sw.name = spotName + suffix;
    var newColor = setColor(spotValue, isRgb);
    sw.color = newColor;
  }

  if (isRmvSpot && len > 0) doc.spots.removeAll();
}

function setColor(arr, isRgb) {
  var color = isRgb ? new RGBColor() : new CMYKColor();
  if (isRgb) {
    color.red = arr[0];
    color.green = arr[1];
    color.blue = arr[2];
  } else {
    color.cyan = arr[0];
    color.magenta = arr[1];
    color.yellow = arr[2];
    color.black = arr[3];
  }
  return color;
}

[@Js1212]

that worked great ....except it did not delete the original spot colors

[Sergey Osokin]

I have no problem removing spot swatches from the document at the end. What version of Illustrator are you using, what operating system?

[@Js1212]

tried a new document and it worked flawless....THANK YOU!!!!