Introducing: Insert Page Numbers v 2

Didn't work for me, I get this error:

I'm on a Mac running CS6.

Great job! nevertheless, I dared to insert a dirty modification (not a programer myself) to allow user insert page range and first number (for those cases in which the document's got  front page, index, etc), copied bellow.

#target illustrator

//#targetengine main

// script.name = insertPageNumbers_v2.jsx; // works with CS4 & CS5 &C S6

// script description = Inserts page numbers (or any other text) to all artboards in the active document;

// script.required = at least one open document

// script.parent = CarlosCanto // 5/25/12;

// script.elegant = false;

// script.updates = added options to insert Date, Time, Full File Name, & File Name;

//                                      added a button to clear previous entered data;

//                                       dialog stays open, to be able to input data in multiple locations

//                                       only one layer is created on multiple runs

// Notes: The script creates a new layer (Page Numbers) then adds a text frame per Artboard that act as footer or header text.

//              Its primary function is to insert Page Numbers, but it could be used to insert any other kind of information.

if (app.documents.length > 0) // continue if there's at leat one document open

    {

                // start building User Interface

                var win = new Window("dialog","mTools - Insert Page Numbers v 2");

                var panelMargins = win.add("panel", undefined, "Margins");

                var lblMargins = panelMargins.add("statictext",undefined,"How far from the edge:");

                var txtMargins = panelMargins.add("edittext",undefined, 0.25);

                var lblUnits = panelMargins.add("statictext",undefined,"inches");

                var panelLocation = win.add("panel", undefined, "Location");

                var radTop = panelLocation.add("radiobutton",undefined,"Top");

                var radBottom = panelLocation.add("radiobutton",undefined, "Bottom");

                    var trgtPages = win.add("panel", undefined, "Target Pages");

                    var lblfrstP = trgtPages.add("statictext",undefined,"From:");

                    var frstP = trgtPages.add("edittext",undefined, 1);

                    var lbllstP = trgtPages.add("statictext",undefined," - To:");

                    var lstP = trgtPages.add("edittext",undefined,app.activeDocument.artboards.length);

                    var pNlabel = trgtPages.add("statictext",undefined,"First Number");

                    var pN = trgtPages.add("edittext",undefined, 1);

                var panelAlignment = win.add("panel", undefined, "Alignment");

                var radLeft = panelAlignment.add("radiobutton",undefined,"Left");

                var radCenter = panelAlignment.add("radiobutton",undefined, "Center");

                var radRight = panelAlignment.add("radiobutton",undefined, "Right");

                var panelFooter = win.add("panel", undefined, "Text to insert");

                var grpPages = panelFooter.add("group");

                var btnPage = grpPages.add("button",undefined,"P");

                var btnPages = grpPages.add("button",undefined,"Ps");

                var btnDate = grpPages.add("button",undefined,"D");

                var btnTime = grpPages.add("button", undefined, "T");

                var btnFullName = grpPages.add("button", undefined, "fFn");

                var btnFile = grpPages.add("button", undefined, "Fn");

                var txtFooter = panelFooter.add("edittext"); //,undefined, "[Type text to insert here]");

                var btnClear = panelFooter.add("button", undefined, "C");

                btnPage.size = btnPages.size = btnDate.size = btnTime.size = btnFullName.size = btnFile.size = btnClear.size = [31,24]; // on Mac [31, 21] = round buttons, [31,24] = square buttons

                var btnOk = win.add("button", undefined, "Ok");

                radRight.value = radBottom.value = true;

                win.alignChildren = panelFooter.alignChildren = "fill";

                btnClear.alignment = "left";

                panelMargins.spacing = 3;

                panelMargins.orientation = panelLocation.orientation = panelAlignment.orientation = "row";

                win.helpTip = "\u00A9 2012 Carlos Canto";

         btnOk.helpTip = "Press Esc to Close";

                btnPage.helpTip = "Adds *page* keyword, it represents a single page";

                btnPages.helpTip = "Adds *pages* keyword, it represents total number of pages";

                btnDate.helpTip = "Adds *date* keyword, it represents today's date";

                btnTime.helpTip = "Adds *time* keyword, it represents current time";

                btnFullName.helpTip = "Adds *fname* keyword, it represents Full File Name (including path)";

                btnFile.helpTip = "Adds *file* keyword, it represents File Name";

                btnClear.helpTip = "Clears input text area";

                txtFooter.helpTip = "Type \r\t'Page *page* of *pages*' \rto get \r\t'Page 1 of 3' \rfor example";

                //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                // text place holder by Jongware / Marc Autret

                var wgx = win.graphics;

                var grayPen = wgx.newPen(wgx.PenType.SOLID_COLOR,[.67,.67,.67], 1);

                txtFooter.onDraw = function(/*DrawState*/)

                {

                        var gx = this.graphics;

                        gx.drawOSControl();

                        this.text || this.active || gx.drawString("[Type text to insert here] Press Esc to close", grayPen, 0, 0);

                };            

                //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                btnOk.onClick = function(){

                            if (txtFooter.text != "")

                                                        doSomething(); // call main function

                                                        //win.close(); // close when done

                                                 }

                //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                btnClear.onClick = function(){

                                                        txtFooter.text = ""; // call main function

                                                        //win.close(); // close when done

                                                 }

                //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------           

                //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                btnPage.onClick = function(){

                                                        footer("*page*");

                                                 }

                //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                btnPages.onClick = function(){

                                                        footer("*pages*");

                                                 }

                //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                btnDate.onClick = function(){

                                                        footer("*date*");

                                                 }

                //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                btnTime.onClick = function(){

                                                        footer("*time*");

                                                 }

                //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                btnFullName.onClick = function(){

                                                        footer("*fname*");

                                                 }

                //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                btnFile.onClick = function(){

                                                        footer("*file*");

                                                 }

                //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                win.center();

                                                win.show();

                //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                function footer (page) //

                        {

                                txtFooter.text = txtFooter.text + page;

                        }

                function doSomething()

                        {

                                //alert("I'm doing something");

                                var idoc = app.activeDocument;

                                try {

                                        var ilayer = idoc.layers["Page Numbers"];

                                } catch(e) {

                                        var ilayer = idoc.layers.add();

                                        ilayer.name = "Page Numbers";

                                }

                                var pages = idoc.artboards.length; // number of artboards

                                var datee = getdate ();

                                var timee = gettime ();

                                var fname = idoc.path == '' ? "Full Name: <unsaved document>" : idoc.fullName;

                                var file = idoc.name;

                                var footerPages = (txtFooter.text).replace("*pages*",pages);

                                //$.writeln(msg);

                                footerPages = footerPages.replace("*pages*",pages); // replace the "*pages*" keyword with the actual number fo pages (artboards)

                                footerPages = footerPages.replace("*date*",datee);

                                footerPages = footerPages.replace("*time*",timee);

                                footerPages = footerPages.replace("*fname*",fname);

                                footerPages = footerPages.replace("*file*",file);

                                var margins = Number(txtMargins.text)*72; // get margins in points

                                //$.writeln(margins);

  var n =Number(pN.text)-1;

                                for (i = Number(frstP.text)-1; i<Number(lstP.text); i++) // loop thru all artboards, and add input text from UI

                                        {

                                                footerPage = footerPages.replace("*page*",n+1); // replace "*page*" keyword with the actual page Number

                                                var itext = ilayer.textFrames.add();

                                                itext.contents = footerPage; //"page 1 of 1";                         

                                                var fontSize = itext.textRange.characterAttributes.size;

                                                var activeAB = idoc.artboards;

                                                var iartBounds = activeAB.artboardRect;

                                                var ableft = iartBounds[0]+margins;

                                                var abtop = iartBounds[1]-margins;

                                                var abright = iartBounds[2]-margins;

                                                var abbottom = iartBounds[3]+margins+fontSize;

                                                var abcenter = ableft+(abright-ableft)/2;

                                                if (radRight.value == true)

                                                        {

                                                                //var msg = "right";

                                                                itext.left = abright;

                                                                itext.textRange.paragraphAttributes.justification = Justification.RIGHT;

                                                        }

                                                else if (radCenter.value == true)

                                                        {

                                                                //var msg = "center";

                                                                itext.left = abcenter;

                                                                itext.textRange.paragraphAttributes.justification = Justification.CENTER;

                                                        }

                                                else

                                                        {

                                                                //var msg = "Left";

                                                                itext.left = ableft;

                                                                itext.textRange.paragraphAttributes.justification = Justification.LEFT;

                                                        }

                                                if (radTop.value == true)

                                                        {

                                                                //var msg = "top";

                                                                itext.top = abtop;

                                                        }

                                                else

                                                        {

                                                                //var msg = "bottom";

                                                                itext.top = abbottom;

                                                        }

                                                    n=n+1;

                                        } // end for loop thru all artboards

                                app.redraw();

                        } // end function doSomething();

     }

else

    {

        alert ("there's no open documents");

    }

function getdate() {

        var date = new(Date);

        var m = date.getMonth()+1;

        var d = date.getDate();

        var y = date.getFullYear();

        var datemdy = m+"/"+d+"/"+y;

        return datemdy;

//alert(date);

//alert(m+"/"+d+"/"+y);

}

function gettime() {

        var time = new(Date);

        var hours = time.getHours();

        var minutes = time.getMinutes();

        if (minutes < 10){

                minutes = "0" + minutes

        }

        if(hours > 11){

                ampm = "PM";

        } else {

                ampm = "AM";

        }     

        var curtime = hours + ":" + minutes + " " + ampm;

        return curtime;

}

Carlos,

Your Page Numbering Script is PHENOMINAL!!!

It works flawlessly in CS6.

Question: How can one alter the font style, weight, size, color, etc of the page numbering text prior to it being populated into the artboards?

Would also be beneficial to have the dates appear in different formats, examples:

July 9, 2012

07.09.2012

07/09/2012

7/9/2012

7/9/12

2012.07.09

Thank you for taking the time to create this.

-Tory