I put together a script to resize the 1st artboard of pdf and ai files in a supplied folder.
**WARNING**
the script will overwrite your files, please make back ups if your files are valuable...you've been warned.
// script.name = batchResizeArtboards.jsx;
// script.description = opens all files in selected folder and resizes first artboard
// script.requirements = open illustrator before running the script
// script.parent = CarlosCanto // 07/04/2019;
// script.support = canto29@gmail.com;
function main () {
// DEBUG ONLY, press shift to set donate flag to false and force bringing up the donate dialog, otherwise, read the preference file to get the flag from it
var forceShowDialog = false;
if (ScriptUI.environment.keyboardState.shiftKey) {
forceShowDialog = true;
}
var sourceFolder = getPreselectFolder ('resizeArtboards', 'sourceFolder');
if (sourceFolder) {
}
else {return};
var files = sourceFolder.getFiles (/\.(pdf|ai)$/i); // get files
var filecount = files.length;
if (filecount == 0) {
alert('no files found in selected folder');
return;
}
// skip open options window, open file with defaults
app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS;
var inches = 72;
var title = "Resize First Artboard";
var width = Number(Window.prompt ("Enter New Artboard Width in inches", 5.625, title))*inches;
var height = Number(Window.prompt ("Enter New Artboard Height in inches", 4.87, title))*inches;
var idoc;
for (var k=0; k<files.length; k++) {
idoc = app.open(files[k]);
artboardProperties (idoc.artboards[0], width, height, true, false);
app.activeDocument.close (SaveOptions.SAVECHANGES);
}
donate (File($.fileName).displayName, forceShowDialog);
app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DISPLAYALERTS;
}
main ();
// resizes the active artboard, returns the new document origin
function artboardProperties (ab, width, height, resize, fromTop) {
var abBounds = ab.artboardRect;// left, top, right, bottom
var ableft = abBounds[0];
var abtop = abBounds[1];
var abright = abBounds[2];
var abbottom = abBounds[3];
var abwidth = abBounds[2] - ableft;
var abheight = abtop- abBounds[3];
var abctrx = abwidth/2+ableft;
var abctry = abtop-abheight/2;
if (width && height) {
if (fromTop) {
var ableft = abctrx-width/2;
var abtop = abtop;
var abright = abctrx+width/2;
var abbottom = abtop-height;
var abctry = abtop-(abtop- abbottom)/2;
}
else {
var ableft = abctrx-width/2;
var abtop = abctry+height/2;
var abright = abctrx+width/2;
var abbottom = abctry-height/2;
}
var abwidth = abright - ableft;
var abheight = abtop- abbottom;
if (resize)
ab.artboardRect = [ableft, abtop, abright, abbottom];
}
return {left:ableft, top:abtop, right:abright, bottom:abbottom, centerx:abctrx, centery:abctry, width:abwidth, height:abheight}
}
function getPreselectFolder(scriptname, strfolder, extension) {
var folderStrPref = 'aiscripts.com/'+scriptname+'/'+strfolder;
var preselectFolder = Folder(app.preferences.getStringPreference (folderStrPref));
if (!preselectFolder.exists) {
var preselectFolder = new Folder('~/Desktop');
}
if (extension) {
var sourceFile = preselectFolder.openDlg('Select Source file...', '*.'+extension, false); // select source file
if (sourceFile==null) { // exit if press cancel in either dialog
alert('Cancelled by user');
return;
}
var folder = sourceFile.parent;
app.preferences.setStringPreference (folderStrPref, folder.fsName);
return sourceFile;
}
else {
var folder = preselectFolder.selectDlg('Select '+strfolder+'...'); // select source folder
}
if (folder==null) { // exit if press cancel in either dialog
alert('Cancelled by user');
return;
}
app.preferences.setStringPreference (folderStrPref, folder.fsName);
//preselectFolder = Folder(app.preferences.getStringPreference (folderStrPref));
//return preselectFolder;
return folder;
}
function donate(thisScript, forceShowDialog) {
var donateStrPref = 'aiscripts.com/donate/'+thisScript;
// press shift to set donate flag to false and force brign up the donate dialog, otherwise, read the preference file to get the flag
var donated;
if (forceShowDialog) {
donated = false;
app.preferences.setStringPreference (donateStrPref, 'false');
}
else {
donated = app.preferences.getStringPreference (donateStrPref);
}
if (donated != 'true') {
var showAgain = showDonateWindow ();
if (showAgain) {
//alert('checked');
app.preferences.setStringPreference (donateStrPref, 'true');
}
}
}
function showDonateWindow() {
var win = new Window('dialog', 'https://www.paypal.me/aiscripts');
var lblDonate = win.add('staticText', undefined, 'Do you find the script valuable?\nDo you use the script commercially?\n\nPlease consider donating.', {multiline:true});
var grp = win.add('group');
var btnCancel = grp.add('button', undefined, 'Cancel');
var btnDonate = grp.add('button', undefined, 'Donate');
var chk = win.add('checkbox', undefined, "Do not show me this message again");
btnDonate.onClick = function(){
openURL( 'www.paypal.me/aiscripts' );
win.close();
}
win.center();
if(win.show() == 2){
//alert("pressed Cancel");
return chk.value;
} else {
//alert('pressed donate');
return chk.value;
}
function openURL( address ) {
var f = File( Folder.desktop + '/aiOpenURL.url' );
f.open( 'w' );
f.write( '[InternetShortcut]' + '\r' + 'URL=http://' + address + '\r' );
f.close();
f.execute();
f.remove();
};
}
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