Script to select same stroke color of path group ~~Adobe Illustrator

[rui huang]

how to select path group with script ? if they are not group, I can select with script. pls help me, thanks

var doc = app.activeDocument;
var artb = doc.artboards;
var artLayer = doc.layers[0];
var s = artLayer.pathItems;

var colorObj = new CMYKColor();
colorObj.cyan = 100;
colorObj.magenta = 0;
colorObj.yellow = 0;
colorObj.black = 0;

var aLen = artb.length;
for(var i = 0; i < s.length; i++){
var pathItem = s[i];

if (pathItem.strokeColor.cyan == 100 && pathItem.strokeColor.magenta == 0 && pathItem.strokeColor.yellow == 0 && pathItem.strokeColor.black == 0){
pathItem.selected = true;
artb.add(pathItem.geometricBounds);
pathItem.remove();
}else{

}
}

[rui huang]

Additional explanation, actually I want to open PDF with AI and select the path object of the PDF,  if it is rectangle, then change to artboards. but I can't selected.

[renél80416020]

for(var i = s.length-1; i >= 0; i--){

[CarlosCanto]

instead of checking for pathItems

var s = artLayer.pathItems;

check for pageItems, 

var s = artLayer.pageItems;

pageItems will include everything ie text, groups, compound paths, etc, so, in your loop, first check what kind of object you're dealing with before proceeding

// PSEUDO CODE
for(var i = 0; i < s.length; i++){
  var pgItem = s[i];

  if (pgItem.typename == "TextFrame")
    continue; // stop here, continue with next item

  if (pgItem.typename == "PathItem") {
    // do your thing
  }

  if (pgItem.typename == "GroupItem") {
    var pItem = pgItem[0]; // first item in the group
    // check if pItem is a path Item and if it meets your criteria
    // then add artboard using pgItem (group) bounds
  }

[rui huang]

Hi CarlosCanto,

    thanks for your answer, but I still have problem for this, pgItem should be one page in PDF, and there is not found pathItem. see below, script code: alert(pathItem.length) return 0,  Where do I need to modify it?

if(pgItem.typename == "GroupItem"){
var pathItem = pgItem.pathItems;
alert(pathItem.length);
for(var i=0; i<pathItem.length;i++){
//do thing

}

[CarlosCanto]

your pageItem might be inside a clipping mask, most pdf files include a lot of nested clipping masks.

can you share your pdf file?

[rui huang]

Hi Carlos,  I have uploaded pdf, I want to change all white rectangle of pdf to artboard, please help to try, many thanks

[CarlosCanto]

based on the sample file, your script would work without issues, except that the rectangles are white, not cyan

so if you test for cmyk 0, 0, 0, 0 then you'll be able to find all four rectangles

var doc = app.activeDocument;
var artb = doc.artboards;
var artLayer = doc.layers[0];
var s = artLayer.pathItems;

var whiteRectangles = [];

// collect white rectangles
for (var i = 0; i < s.length; i++) {
  var pathItem = s[i];
  
  if (pathItem.strokeColor.cyan == 0 && pathItem.strokeColor.magenta == 0 && pathItem.strokeColor.yellow == 0 && pathItem.strokeColor.black == 0) {
    whiteRectangles.push(pathItem);
  } else {}
}   

for (var a=0; a<whiteRectangles.length; a++) {
    artb.add(whiteRectangles[a].geometricBounds);
    whiteRectangles[a].remove();
}

[rui huang]

Your solution is great, but if you open my PDF to test the script code, it still be failed. I think it's because of the clipping mask.

[CarlosCanto · Accepted solution]

I had just opened page 3, it comes as I showed with no clipping mask

if you open the 3 pages, each page is a group. The group you're interested in is the top group or page 3.

all you have to do is target the clipping mask, which is also a group, 

try this

var doc = app.activeDocument;
var artb = doc.artboards;
var artLayer = doc.layers[0];

var topGroup = artLayer.groupItems[0]; // *** added
var clipGroup = topGroup.groupItems[0]; // *** added

var s = clipGroup.pathItems; // *** edited

var whiteRectangles = [];

// collect white rectangles
for (var i = 0; i < s.length; i++) {
  var pathItem = s[i];
  
  if (pathItem.strokeColor.cyan == 0 && pathItem.strokeColor.magenta == 0 && pathItem.strokeColor.yellow == 0 && pathItem.strokeColor.black == 0) {
    whiteRectangles.push(pathItem);
  } else {}
}   

for (var a=0; a<whiteRectangles.length; a++) {
    artb.add(whiteRectangles[a].geometricBounds);
    whiteRectangles[a].remove();
}

[rui huang]

You are so awesome, I admire you！！！