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Tony Krentzien
Tony Krentzien
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January 26, 2021
Question

Installed Illustrator Scripts don't appear in the dropdown menu

  • January 26, 2021
  • 7 replies
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Hi there,

 

As you can see I installed the scripts on:

 

K:\PROGRAMS\ADOBE\Adobe Illustrator 2021\Presets\en_GB\Scripts

 

Despite doing so they won't show up in my dropdown menu in Ai

 

Any thoughts? Im using last CC version.

 

 

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    AlterEgoTrip
    Participating Frequently
    October 10, 2023

    A little late to the game... However, this has been an issue for me for years.   I just solved it, though not properly.

    In the "Adobe Illustrator 2023/Scripting" any scripts put here do not auto load into the app.  However, if you put them in the wrong place. "Adobe Illustrator 2023/Presets/en_US/Scripts"  This works.

    None of Adobes Sample scripts work in their original location either.

    I am on a Mac. 

      CarlosCanto
      Community Expert
      CarlosCantoCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 26, 2021

      Hi Tony, can you remove one or more of the 4 default scripts from the Scripts folder, to see if they disappear from the Scripts Menu?

        pixxxelschubser
        Community Expert
        pixxxelschubserCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        January 26, 2021

        I wonder:

        Why are the files displayed as "Adobe After Effects ExtendScript" - and not as "Adobe JavaScript file"?

         

        Strange

        Tony Krentzien
        Tony KrentzienAuthor
        Participating Frequently
        January 26, 2021

        Weird, isn't it? Since actually default scripts share the same extension as the ones I downloaded.

        pixxxelschubser
        Community Expert
        pixxxelschubserCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        January 26, 2021

        Hmmh?

        You didn't show us the extension of these files.

         

        Are these files *.js or *.jsx files?

        Tony Krentzien
        Tony KrentzienAuthor
        Participating Frequently
        January 26, 2021

        My bad, they are .jsx files.

        pixxxelschubser
        Community Expert
        pixxxelschubserCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        January 26, 2021
        1. Was this folder defined by you or did it already exist?
        2. Where is your Illustrator installed?
        Tony Krentzien
        Tony KrentzienAuthor
        Participating Frequently
        January 26, 2021

        I changed the folder where my CC apps are stored directly from CC thus reinstalling all my apps on one of my drives.

        The folder was then created by adobe itself.

         

        Ton Frederiks
        Community Expert
        Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        January 26, 2021

        Did you restart Illustrator?

        Tony Krentzien
        Tony KrentzienAuthor
        Participating Frequently
        January 26, 2021

        Yes. I already tried it twice.

        Tony Krentzien
        Tony KrentzienAuthor
        Participating Frequently
        January 26, 2021

        Sorry, last version is: 25.1

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