Increment text value in illustrator

[Vinothmannu]

Hi All,

i have found the below script for text increment in illustrator this is working fine, but i need the increment value to be variable

If the starting number is 7 and the increment value is 7 and number of steps is 5 then our requirement would be 7,14, 21,28,35.

#target illustrator

var selectedItems;

// if a document is open

if(documents.length >0)

{

    var idoc = app.activeDocument;  

   // if textframes exist in the document

   if(activeDocument.textFrames.length > 0)

   {

      // check to make sure something is selected.

      selectedItems = selection

      if (selectedItems.length > 0)

      {

            var itemFound = false;

            for(var i=0; i<selectedItems.length; i++)

            {

               if(selectedItems.typename == "TextFrame")

               {

                  itemFound = true;

                  alert ("The following text item is selected: >" + selectedItems.contents + "<")

                  var startNum = prompt ("Enter a starting number");

                  var incY = prompt ("Enter a Y offset in points (72 points = 1 inch)", "72", "Y Offset");

                  var steps = prompt ("How many steps?");

                  var increment = prompt ("count?"); //Added new

                  selectedItems.contents = startNum;

                  var myGroup = app.activeDocument.groupItems.add();

                  selectedItems.move( myGroup , ElementPlacement.PLACEATEND);

                  selectedItems.position = [0,0];

                  for(var a=0; a<steps; a++)

                  {               

                      selectedItems.duplicate ();

                      selectedItems.move( myGroup , ElementPlacement.PLACEATEND);

                      var newNumber = parseFloat(startNum) + (a+1);

                      selectedItems.contents = newNumber;

                      var newY = incY / 72;

                      selectedItems.position = [0, -((a+1)*incY)];

                   }

               }

            }

            if(itemFound == false) alert("No text items are selected.");

      }

      else

      {

         alert("Nothing is selected, select a text item(s) or a text range.");

      }

   }

   else

   {

      alert("Open a document and select 1 or more text items or a text range.");

   }

}

else

{

   alert("Open a document and select 1 or more text items or a text range.");

}

Regards,

Vinoth

[Ten A · Accepted solution]

Try to change this line,

var newNumber = parseFloat(startNum) + (a+1) ;

to

var newNumber = parseFloat(startNum) + (a+1) * increment;

[Vinothmannu]

Thanks for the update, its working.

selectedItems.position = [0,0];

Instead of [0,0]; position the text has to be retained in the same position where the text is selected, it that is possible.

Regards,

Vinoth

[Vinothmannu]

Any further updates for the above.

[Ten A]

You can reference selected objects position, duplicate it and move it. reference below

var pos = selectedItems.position;

for(.....){

   SelectedItems.position = [pos[0], pos[1]-((a+1)*incY)]

}

[Vinothmannu]

Thanks for update Ten,

I am not so good in scripting, could you please update this for me.

Regards,

Vinoth

[Ten A]

Try it

#target illustrator
var selectedItems, pos;
// if a document is open
if(documents.length >0)
{
    var idoc = app.activeDocument;  
   // if textframes exist in the document
   if(activeDocument.textFrames.length > 0)
   {
      // check to make sure something is selected.
      selectedItems = selection
      if (selectedItems.length > 0)
      {
            var itemFound = false;
            for(var i=0; i<selectedItems.length; i++)
            {
               if(selectedItems.typename == "TextFrame")
               {
                  itemFound = true;
                  alert ("The following text item is selected: >" + selectedItems.contents + "<")
                  var startNum = prompt ("Enter a starting number");
                  var incY = prompt ("Enter a Y offset in points (72 points = 1 inch)", "72", "Y Offset");
                  var steps = prompt ("How many steps?");
                  var increment = prompt ("count?"); //Added new
                  selectedItems.contents = startNum;
                  var myGroup = app.activeDocument.groupItems.add();
                  selectedItems.move( myGroup , ElementPlacement.PLACEATEND);
                  //selectedItems.position = [0,0]; //ignore this line.
                  pos = selectedItems.position; //get original objects position(x,y cordinates) in Array.
                  for(var a=0; a<steps; a++)
                  { 
                      selectedItems.duplicate ();
                      selectedItems.move( myGroup , ElementPlacement.PLACEATEND);
                      var newNumber = parseFloat(startNum) + (a+1);
                      selectedItems.contents = newNumber;
                      var newY = incY / 72;
                      selectedItems.position =  [pos[0], pos[1]-((a+1)*incY)]; //
                   }
               }
            }
            if(itemFound == false) alert("No text items are selected.");
      }
      else
      {
         alert("Nothing is selected, select a text item(s) or a text range.");
      }
   }
   else
   {
      alert("Open a document and select 1 or more text items or a text range.");
   }
}
else
{
   alert("Open a document and select 1 or more text items or a text range.");
}

However, I recommend you to learn around Scripting. Actually, We don't have enough time to write for someone and you don't always get it.

[Vinothmannu]

Thanks a lot. surely i am in the learning process.

[Vinothmannu]

In the decimal value for example 0.5 , 1.0 , 1.5 , 2.0. etc the value are found as 0.5 , 1 , 1.5 , 2. the value of 0 is missing after round value.

[Ten A]

You can use toFix method like below.

var pai = 3.1415926535897932;

var fixedValue = pai.toFix(1);

[Vinothmannu]

Great i solved this issue, Thanks