Need help making Pantone calls

[Guest]

All,

First let me say I am very new to scripting and I don't have an overwhelming need for it except on rare occasions.

I am in need of writing some code that will basically place squares on a page that will be filled with a Pantone color.

I am able to create what I need using using CMYK but when I modify the code for Pantone colors it fails.
Here is a sample of the code I need (this is not the exact code):

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W = 8.5*72;
H = 11.0*72;

myDocument = app.documents.add(DocumentColorSpace.CMYK, width = W, height = H)
CMYKPatch = new CMYKColor();
    CMYKPatch.cyan = 0;
    CMYKPatch.magenta = 100;
    CMYKPatch.yellow = 100;
    CMYKPatch.black = 0;

rectCMYK = myDocument.pathItems.rectangle( 3/25.4*72, 8/25.4*72, W-(16/25.4*72), -(H-(6/25.4*72)));
            rectCMYK.fillOverprint = true;
            rectCMYK.fillColor = CMYKPatch;
            rectCMYK.stroked = false;

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Here is what I believe I need to do:

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W = 8.5*72;
H = 11.0*72;

myDocument = app.documents.add(DocumentColorSpace.CMYK, width = W, height = H)

myDocument= app.activeDocument;
myColor = myDocument.ImportAdobeSwatchbookSpotColor("PANTONE Red 32 C");
myDocument.colors.add(myColor);

rectCMYK = myDocument.pathItems.rectangle( 3/25.4*72, 8/25.4*72, W-(16/25.4*72), -(H-(6/25.4*72)));
             rectCMYK.fillOverprint = true;
            rectCMYK.fillColor = MyColor;
             rectCMYK.stroked = false;

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The problem is it hangs when it gets to "myColor = myDocument.ImportAdobeSwatchbookSpotColor("PANTONE Red 32 C");"

I have tried to use "app.activeDocument.importAdobeSwatchbookSpotColor ("PANTONE Red 32 C");" with the same results.

I have already checked the documentation and searched online to no avail.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Muppet Mark]

"importAdobeSwatchbookSpotColor" belongs to ID scripting you are in the Illustrator scripting forum.

[Guest]

"importAdobeSwatchbookSpotColor" belongs to ID scripting you are in the Illustrator scripting forum.

Sorry I didn't make this part clear.

I am using javascript in Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit 2 and illustrator CS3.

I just need to make a pantone call in illustrator and I can't find information on how to do that.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

[Muppet Mark]

Sorry to say that as far as Im aware there is no option to add new bookcolors in this app like you can in ID. I might be proved wrong but the only way I have been able to do anything like this is to dupe from file to file. You can add custom spots but just not from the color books and you can work with existing ones. Im only CS2 so things may have changed.