Remove clipping mask

here's an updated version

#target Illustrator

// script.name = RemoveClippingMasks.jsx

// script.description = deletes all pathItems being used as clipping masks that are visible and unlocked.

// script.parent = Kenneth Webb // 09/26/2013

var docRef = app.activeDocument;

var clippingCount = 0

clipScan(docRef) // searches the whole document

//clipScan(docRef.activeLayer); // searches the active layer

function clipScan (container) {

    for (i=container.pathItems.length-1;i>=0;i--) {

var item = container.pathItems[i];

        if (item.clipping == true && item.editable == true){ //screens for locked or hidden items

            container.pathItems[i].remove();

            clippingCount++;

        }

    }

};

alert (clippingCount+" Clipping Masks Removed")

Keep cool.

You know, Illustrator is not a PDF editor. Like Monika said.
😉

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The script written in 2013 has stopped working.

Hmmm.
However, this is not a problem of the original script or an update to a newer program version of the Adobe software.

The main problem is:
The switch to the new forum software from Jive to Khoros has unfortunately damaged some of the older good scripts.

Usually a counter "[i]" is missing in the script. Like here too.

Try the following version. I have inserted the (presumably) missing counters. Hope this is ok for Kenneth Webb, the author.

#target Illustrator

// script.name = RemoveClippingMasks.jsx
// script.description = deletes all PageItems being used as clipping masks.
// script.parent = Kenneth Webb // 01/07/2013
// script.elegant = true?

var docRef = app.activeDocument;
var clippingCount = 0;

clipScan()

//loops through all pageItems, removing those that are clipping masks
function clipScan () {
    for (i=docRef.pageItems.length-1;i>=0;i--) { 
        if (docRef.pageItems[i].clipping == true) {
            docRef.pageItems[i].remove();
            clippingCount++;
        }
    }
};

alert ("All "+clippingCount+" Clipping Masks Removed");

If that works for you

have fun

😉