object "play action" not available

[taylorgfls]

hello

trying to use applescript to run an action as part of a multi program workflow

Everything runs until the Illustrator action part when I get an error Object "Play Action" is not available

tell application "Adobe Illustrator"

  activate

  do script "Standard Covers" from "Standard Covers"

end tell

[Silly-V · Accepted solution]

This happens usually when the desired action is not loaded in the actions palette under the name you are attempting to call it with.

[taylorgfls]

thanks, type o in action name. working nicely

[CarlosCanto]

also, at least on windows, if the Action is selected (highlighted in the panel) it won't work, try deselecting it by selecting some other action.