Why can't apply Character Style to Text Object in Illustrator 2021, 2023?

[MrTran]

I attach sample data: Font2.ai

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EZyR4TARjRAb9n7myCI9s2Oy8VD-wiCj/view?usp=sharing

Character style using a Composite Font.

This is my code:

var doc=app.documents[0];
var style=doc.characterStyles[1];
var oText=doc.textFrames[0];
style.applyTo(oText.textRange);

In Illustrator 2020: it apply ok,

But with Illustrator 2021,2023 thi occur error: an Illustrator error occurred: 285 ('')

Why can't apply Character Style to Text Object in Illustrator 2021, 2023?

[m1b · Accepted solution]

Hi @MrTran, I tried your code on your sample .ai document and I got the exact same results as you did. I don't think I'll be much help but here are two things I noticed:

1. The script actually worked (it applied the character style to the text), so if you put in a try/catch it won't show the error:

var doc = app.documents[0];
var style = doc.characterStyles[1];
var oText = doc.textFrames[0];
try {
    style.applyTo(oText.textRange);
} catch (error) { }

2. What is going on with that character style? The font family is "test2" which might not be right.

If I change "test2" to another font on my system, the script does not throw the error.

- Mark

[MrTran]

Thank you.

1. I had try try catch, but it still can't apply to text object:

try {
style.applyTo(oText.textRange);
} catch (error) { }

2. Character style using a Composite Font, it is a font type of Japanese,

To create it refer: https://www.globalizationpartners.com/2016/03/09/illustrator-working-with-composite-font-for-japanes...

[MrTran]

Sorry, i had try again with try catch, it is ok.

Thank you, it can apply.

[m1b]

Thank you for the link. You have taught me something today.

- Mark

[CarlosCanto]

I took too long to reply loll

anyway, it seems there might be something wrong with test2. 

applying characterStyles[0] or [2] works fine

[MrTran]

[test2] is a composite font.

I think, this is a bug of Adobe. Because with CC2020 can apply OK.

[m1b]

Yes it seems to be a bug. If you like you could lodge a bug. You can link the bug report to this thread, too.

- Mark

[CarlosCanto]

have you tried applying other composite fonts? 

I get the same 285 error but using a try/catch bypasses the error and it seems to apply the Character Style succesfully.

var doc=app.documents[0];
var style=doc.characterStyles[1];
var oText=doc.textFrames[0];
try {
    style.applyTo(oText.textRange);
}
catch(e) {/*$.writeln(e)*/}

[MrTran]

Thank you.

Yes, It only occur error with composite font.