Save as pdf without dialog , default save location

[siomosp]

Hello,

i want to add to following script a default save folder location.

Any idea how?

( the default location i want to use is a network folder, \\SERVER2\customer requests\orders)
"function saveAsPDF() {
var pdfFile = new File(app.activeDocument.path + "/" + app.activeDocument.name.split('.')[0] + '.pdf');
var pdfOptions = new PDFSaveOptions();
pdfOptions.compatibility = PDFCompatibility.ACROBAT5;
pdfOptions.generateThumbnails = true;
pdfOptions.preserveEditability = false;
pdfOptions.preset = "[Smallest File Size]";
app.activeDocument.saveAs(pdfFile, pdfOptions);
}
saveAsPDF()"

[AndyWizz]

Hi simosp,
here are some snippets I took from a much more complicated project of mine, hope you could use some of that.

These snippets will not work alone!!!

Keep in Mind that you need a swtich for Windows of MacOS

 if($.os.match("Windows")) {
    //Paths Windows Netzwerk
    var path1 = "//Windows/path1/deeper"; //Windows
    }
    else {
      //Paths MacOS Netzwerk
      var path1 = "MacOS/path1/deeper"; //MacOS
    }

---

//saveAS PDF
function exportFileToPdf(fileNameOnlyID, pathPdf, pdfPresetName) {
  if (Folder(pathPdf).exists) {
    var compPath = pathPdf + "/" + fileNameOnlyID + ".pdf";
    var pdfPathPlusName = new File(compPath);
    if (!pdfPathPlusName.exists) {
      doc.saveAs(pdfPathPlusName, pdfPresetName);
    } else {
      var res = confirm("Die PDF-Datei existiert bereits hier:\r" + compPath + "\rSoll sie überschrieben werden?", true, "Problem");
      // if the user hits no, move on without saving this
      if (res !== true) {
        return; //get out of this function
      } else {
        doc.saveAs(pdfPathPlusName, pdfPresetName);
        }
      }
  } else {
    alert("Ein oder mehrere Ordner existieren nicht. \rFunktion: pdf");
  }
}

exportFileToPdf(fileNameOnlyID, path1, PDFX1);

[Disposition_Dev]

//to set a default folder path
var mySaveFolderPath = "/SERVER2/customer requests/orders/";

//to get a save dialog that defaults to the above folder:
//if you don't want the dialog at all and you always want to save
//directly into the orders folder, just comment this line out.
mySaveFolderPath = Folder.selectDialog("Choose save folder", mySaveFolderPath);


//set the new file name to the save folder path + name of document
//and setup pdf save options
var saveFile = File(mySaveFolderPath + app.activeDocument.name.replace(/^\.(ai)|(svg)|(eps)/i,".pdf");
var pdfSaveOpts = new PDFSaveOptions();
pdfSaveOpts.compatibility = PDFCompatibility.ACROBAT5;
pdfSaveOpts.generateThumbnails = true;
pdfSaveOpts.preserveEditability = false;
pdfSaveOpts.preset = "[Smallest File Size]";

//save the file
app.activeDocument.saveAs(saveFile,pdfSaveOpts)

[siomosp]

Hello!

Althought script call correctly the select folder dialog, it is not easy to select folder

The save as native illustrator folder is much easier.

There is a way to call illustrators save as dialog from the script?

[Silly-V]

I think to get the Ai native saver you have to use a dynamic action, and also make sure it is set to show the dialog.

Otherwise, there's one small edit to @Disposition_Dev 's code which will still use the pathetic tiny Windows file-saver but will take you there:

var mySaveFolderPath = "/SERVER2/customer requests/orders/";
var possibleFile = File(mySaveFolderPath + "/test.pdf");
var saveLocation = possibleFile.saveDlg("Save the file");
// should take you right to that folder with the name "test.pdf" already pre-filled.
if (!saveLocation) {
  alert("User cancelled saving op.");
}

[siomosp]

Hello,

script is fine now, thank you!