Save as-funcion -> help needed

[jessevictoor]

Hello,

The question is simple but the solution for me isn't so simple.

An eps-file in Illustrator must be saved as an ai-file with the same name, but the extension must be ai instead of the original eps-file.

Is it also possible to change the color profile from RGB/CMYK/... to grayscale?

The problem is that Illustrator saves the file as undefined.ai instead of the <<original file name>>.ai

#target illustrator

// PART 1 -> OK, this part works
var doc = app.activeDocument;
doc.artboards[0].artboardRect = doc.visibleBounds; //cropt de artboard naar enkel de figuurgrootte

// PART 2 -> don't work

var docName=doc.fullname;
destFolder = doc.path;
var destFile = new File(destFolder + "/" +  docName + ".ai");   // make a new file in the dest folder

var options = new IllustratorSaveOptions();   // new save as options
options.compatibility = Compatibility.ILLUSTRATOR15;   // save as AI CS5
options.pdfCompatible = true;

options.useCompression = false

doc.saveAs(destFile,  options);  // save the file in the same foldere as the eps

// PART 3 -> OK, this part works
doc.close(SaveOptions.SAVECHANGES);   // close the file with saving

// PART 4 -> change color profile?

I hope that someone can help.

Thanks

[moluapple]

Try this:

#target illustrator
 
// PART 1 -> OK, this part works
var doc = app.activeDocument;
doc.artboards[0].artboardRect = doc.visibleBounds; //cropt de artboard naar enkel de figuurgrootte
 
// PART 2 ->
var destFile = new File(decodeURI(doc.fullName).replace(/(?: \[Converted\])?\.eps$/, '.ai'));   // also remove "[Converted]" from filename
var options = new IllustratorSaveOptions({});   // new save as options
options.compatibility = Compatibility.ILLUSTRATOR15;   // save as AI CS5
options.pdfCompatible = false;   //I don't like it
options.useCompression = true;   //I like it
doc.saveAs(destFile, options);   // save the file in the same foldere as the eps

// PART 3 -> OK, this part works
doc.close(SaveOptions.SAVECHANGES);   // close the file with saving

PART 4 -> change color profile

Do you mean change colorMode? But there is no grayscale colorMode.

[jessevictoor]

Fabulous!!

many thanks!

Part 4, see attached screenshot.

First I think, everything must be selected (unlock all layers? > select all > change everything to grayscale)

But, I'm a very Newbie. 😞

Now, everything is or RGB or CMYK, and I hope there is a possibility to change everything to Grayscale.

Of course, I know that unlock all layers, select all, change color to grayscale must be done before saving and before closing the file.

Now, I will begin with analyzing what you have changed on my original poor javascript code...

Many thanks for helpful suggestions.

[moluapple · Accepted solution]

Maybe someone can find a solution if there are only path/text objects in you document.(eg: K = 0.3*R + 0.59*G + 0.11*B etc.)

Else, I don't think is possible with Javascript, for example, if you have rasterItem embed, there is no way to change it to grayscale with JS(except re-rasterize).

In Windows, a possibly solution is record a "change to grayscale" action, and call the action from within a VBA script. But I'm not familiar with VBA, sorry.

By the way, isn't all steps can be done with an action?