Working on a script that will add a new artboard and delete the old one if it is not a specific size

[djbgraphicdesign]

var docRef = app.activeDocument;

app.coordinateSystem = CoordinateSystem.ARTBOARDCOORDINATESYSTEM; 

var ab = docRef.artboards[0];

if ((((ab.artboardRect[2] - ab.artboardRect[0]) / 72) == 17) && (((ab.artboardRect[1] - ab.artboardRect[3]) / 72) == 20)) {

// do nothing

}

else {

docRef.artboards.add( [575,1601.78,1799,161.78] );   

docRef.artboards.remove(0);

var abIdx = docRef.artboards.getActiveArtboardIndex(); 

var actAbBds = docRef.artboards[abIdx].artboardRect;

}

I want to say it works about 90% of the time. I have no idea why it doesn't always work, sometimes it will build the other artboard even though it is the correct size and I have no idea why. It is very frustrating haha. If anyone has an idea why it won't always work, please let me know. Thanks in advance!

[pixxxelschubser · Accepted solution]

Hi djbgraphicdesign,

perhaps this could be a rounding problem.

Please try something like this instead

if ((Math.round((ab.artboardRect[2] - ab.artboardRect[0]) / 72) == 17) && (Math.round((ab.artboardRect[1] - ab.artboardRect[3]) / 72) == 20)) {

[djbgraphicdesign]

I tried it and tested it about 50 times, it worked every time. Thanks for coming to my rescue again pixxxel!

[Aneta_G_]

I can see here the artboards.add method used with an array as argument but for me it always (more than 50times:) ) stops executing with

Error 1200: an Illustrator error occurred: 1346458189 ('PARM') error

in Illustrator CS5.1

[djbgraphicdesign]

Darn, I have illustrator 6 and I have never had that problem. I would ask that question again as a new discussion so more people could see it, I'm sure someone out there has the answer. I wish I could help but I have no idea

[djbgraphicdesign]

And it looks like you already did and pixxxel answered it haha. I should of checked the discussion board.