opening in tiled window layout

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August 9, 2021
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Hi,

I am looking for a usage hint (or perhaps a small script) to help me open files in a tiled window layout.

So, if I have file a open in the left side and file b in the right side,I would like to close b and open b2 instead,

without having anything to but choosing a new file

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Correct answer Charu Rajput

@birnerseff

Taking reference from the what @femkeblanco said, simple script below that will open B2.ai document and close B.ai

//Assuming A.ai and B.ai document are already open and B2.ai open exists at Desktop
//First closing B.ai
//Checking B2.ai exists on the Desktop, if yes , open it and then arrange in vertical tile

var doc = app.documents.getByName('B.ai');
doc.close();
var newDoc = File('~/Desktop/B2.ai');
if (newDoc.exists) {
    app.open(newDoc);
}
app.documents.arrange(DocumentLayoutStyle.VERTICALTILE);

The link shared by @femkeblanco says arrange method on activeDocument, but when I try to run as app.activeDocument.arrange, it gives an error that saying "app.activeDocument.arrange is not a function ".

So tried on app.documents.arrange, which works and it makes sense as we need to arrange multiple document not a active document.

Mike_Gondek10189183

Community Expert

You would open first,then click the x to close to get the result you requested.

Charu Rajput

Correct answer

Community Expert

@birnerseff

Taking reference from the what @femkeblanco said, simple script below that will open B2.ai document and close B.ai

//Assuming A.ai and B.ai document are already open and B2.ai open exists at Desktop
//First closing B.ai
//Checking B2.ai exists on the Desktop, if yes , open it and then arrange in vertical tile

var doc = app.documents.getByName('B.ai');
doc.close();
var newDoc = File('~/Desktop/B2.ai');
if (newDoc.exists) {
    app.open(newDoc);
}
app.documents.arrange(DocumentLayoutStyle.VERTICALTILE);

The link shared by @femkeblanco says arrange method on activeDocument, but when I try to run as app.activeDocument.arrange, it gives an error that saying "app.activeDocument.arrange is not a function ".

So tried on app.documents.arrange, which works and it makes sense as we need to arrange multiple document not a active document.

Best regards