Scripting: Prompt a Dialog Box to add text to part of my existing Script.

[ArtsieGirl305253]

     I'm new with scripting and haven't had a lot to do with it, so i'm looking for a little help. I need to add to my companies existing Script Pallet, we have a script that creates our art into dies for us. So that they can be used for Debossing/Hotstamping items. But, we need the "Die" to have the Name of the job on it, so i'm trying to get a box to prompt up to add that text to the top of my die...I have got the box to come up but i can't get it to put the text on the art. Am I missing a link somewhere?

var newDieName = prompt ('Enter Job Number for New Die', " ","Creating Die");

var newDieName = newDieName.name;

            var die_num = thisDoc.textFrames.add();

            die_num.contents = "DJ" +(newDieName)+ ".01" + "-" + " " +magThick;

            die_num.moveToBeginning(rec_group1);

    var myParagraph = die_num.paragraphs[0];

            myParagraph.characterAttributes.size = 12;

            myParagraph.characterAttributes.textFont=app.textFonts.getByName("MyriadPro-Regular");

            myParagraph.characterAttributes.fillColor = orange;

//  Determines where the die number should be placed.

     die_num.top = -170;

     die_num.left = -54;

     die_num.filled = true;

     die_num.rotate(180);

     die_num.overprintFill = false;

//  End of die number creation

;

Please let me know if you need any other information; i will see want i can do to.

[Silly-V]

In your code, what does rec_group1 ​reference to?

Out of curiosity, can you tell us what kind of "Scripting Palette" you guys are using?

[ArtsieGirl305253]

i believe it refers to the first group of die's to the die name. The script reads 4 different die's out of 2 different groups, depending on the size of the art.

[pixxxelschubser]

It seems you have trouble with your syntax. And I miss necessary parts in your code. Furthermore: the version of your Illustartor is absolutely required for the correct position of your die_num

If I understand you right, you need something like this

var thisDoc = activeDocument;
var rec_group1 = thisDoc.layers.getByName("rec_group1");
var magThick = "0,250";
var newDieName = prompt ('Enter Job Number for New Die', " ","Creating Die");
if (newDieName) {
var die_num = rec_group1.textFrames.add();
die_num.contents = "DJ" + newDieName + ".01" + "-" + " " + magThick;
die_num.moveToBeginning(rec_group1);
die_num.textRange.characterAttributes.size = 12;
die_num.textRange.characterAttributes.textFont=app.textFonts.getByName("MyriadPro-Regular");
die_num.textRange.characterAttributes.fillColor = thisDoc.swatches[4].color;
//  Determines where the die number should be placed.
die_num.top = -170;
die_num.left = -54;
die_num.filled = true;
die_num.overprintFill = false;
die_num.rotate(180);
//  End of die number creation
};

One question (if allowed) Where do you come from?

Have fun

[Disposition_Dev]

One issue I can see right off the bat.. these first 2 lines:

var newDieName = prompt ('Enter Job Number for New Die', " ","Creating Die");

var newDieName = newDieName.name;

The first line sets the variable newDieName equal to the result of the prompt window

Since the prompt returns a string, the second line doesn't work. there is no "name" property of a string.

You can get rid of that second line all together since the first one already does what you want.