There is a problem with saving as illustrator using AppleScript

[PTLPP035C36]

The following is my code. It works when I use version 2023, but it fails when I use version 2024. The error message is "Cannot get document 1"

save aiDoc in file mynewfilepath as Illustrator ¬

with options {class:Illustrator save options, embed ICC profile:true, flatten output:preserve appearance}

Please help me

[hhas01 · Accepted solution]

This does appear to be a bug. The error occurs when the `save` command’s `with options` parameter is a record containing a `embed icc profile` property.

Your command is valid but fails on AI 28.7.6 and AI 29.5 (macOS 15.3.2):

set mynewfile to "/Users/jsmith/test.ai" as POSIX file -- change this to your actual path

tell application "Adobe Illustrator"
  save document 1 in mynewfile as Illustrator with options ¬
    {class:Illustrator save options, flatten output:preserve appearance, embed icc profile:false} -- this errors!
end tell

However this works:

set mynewfile to "/Users/jsmith/test.ai" as POSIX file -- change this to your actual path

tell application "Adobe Illustrator"
  save document 1 in mynewfile as Illustrator with options ¬
    {class:Illustrator save options, flatten output:preserve appearance} -- this works
end tell

In addition, the “Can’t get document 1” error message is incorrect as the problem is the `with options` parameter, so that’s a second bug. (I’ll assume you do have at least one document open. Ironically, if you don’t, AI correctly returns an error but this time the message is “File/Folder expected” instead of “Can’t get document 1”, so that’s three bugs in the `save` command!)

You can file your bug report here:

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/

[PTLPP035C36]

Thank you very much for your help. I don't have a Facebook account, so I can't fill in the BUG. If you can, can you help me submit this BUG?

Do you know that JavaScript will also have the same problem?

[hhas01]

You can create an account with your email address; you don’t need Facebook (I don’t have it either).

JavaScript appears to work correctly:

var d = app.documents[0];

var saveOptions = new IllustratorSaveOptions();
saveOptions.flattenOutput = OutputFlattening.PRESERVEAPPEARANCE;
saveOptions.embedICCProfile = true;

d.saveAs(new File('~/testjs.ai'), saveOptions);

[PTLPP035C36]

Thank you very much for your help

[kyleh98548143]

I submitted a bug report for this. Please help by upvoting it.

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/49839756-apples...