Toggling Create sub-folders in Export for Screens from a script

[Sven Axelsson]

I have a fairly complex script that exports different things from an Illustrator document. I am using document.exportForScreens to easily export all artboards at once. However, I can't find a way to turn off Create sub-folders in the script. Is that possible?

[Doug A Roberts]

not sure on that. try asking over here:

Illustrator Scripting

[Sven Axelsson]

Thanks, I'll try that.

[CarlosCanto · Accepted solution]

it's tied to the UI, it remembers your last setting. Just make sure it's off in the UI.

you can also set it off in your script

app.preferences.setIntegerPreference ('plugin/SmartExportUI/CreateFoldersPreference', 0);

[Trevor:]

Hi Carlos,

Worked for me so I marked as correct.

Did you get 'plugin/SmartExportUI/CreateFoldersPreference' from the SDK? If not from were did you get it?

Thanks

Trevor

[CarlosCanto]

Hi Trevor, I got it by scouring the preferences file.

[Trevor:]

Thanks very useful

[schroef]

@CarlosCanto 

awesome, this was making me go nuts. i had this issue with my logo packer extension. sort of remembered some options but could remember if this was done by settings.

How did you find what ket to use in the setInteger item?

[CarlosCanto]

@schroef some of the entries in the pref file are easy to spot, they match the UI strings, for others I use trial and error, a bit of guessing, a bit of luck