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wckdtall
wckdtall
Inspiring
March 30, 2017
Question

Is there a way to embed a javascript alert in Illustrator to run on open?

  • March 30, 2017
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As the question states, I'm just wondering if it's possible to embed a javascript alert in an individual Illustrator file. I could see why it would not be based on security but I'm just trying to trigger an alert on open, similar to alerts you're able to create on the web.

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Qwertyfly___
Qwertyfly___
Brainiac
April 4, 2017

looks like your best bet would be to dive in to the SDK.

you need a custom callback.

good luck with it, I'd love to hear back if you find a solution...

wckdtall
wckdtallAuthor
Inspiring
April 4, 2017

Thanks! I can't imagine SDK will let me do what I want to do either, but I'll give it a shot!

Disposition_Dev
Disposition_Dev
Community Expert
March 30, 2017

You can create a script/snippet and put it in the "Startup Scripts" folder and it will execute on open.

on a mac it's located here: /Applications/Adobe Illustrator CC[version]/Startup Scripts

The folder doesn't exist by default, so if you don't have one already you'll need to create one.

Silly-V
Silly-V
Brainiac
March 30, 2017

That's just for Illustrator itself, right?

Silly-V
Silly-V
Brainiac
March 30, 2017

Only if you have a script that you use to open any document instead of native open command, which can also read specially-hidden messages embedded somewhere in the file. Or, maybe the CEP extensions have this event as part of available events.

Loic.Aigon
Loic.Aigon
Brainiac
March 30, 2017

I don't think you can embed javascript code inside a document so it executes itself on opening.

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