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Janga_Jack
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January 3, 2013
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Illustrator Events not available in VB.NET

  • January 3, 2013
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I'm trying to utilize the Illustrator CS6 Type Library (COM) from VB.NET. I tried creating a basic object and accessing its events as I would other COM objects:

Private WithEvents _aiApp As Illustrator.Application
Private WithEvents _aiDoc As Illustrator.Document
Private WithEvents _aiDocs As Illustrator.Documents

This didn't work. And when I scanned the Object Browser in Visual Studio I wasn't able to find any accessible events in this type library. Does anyone know if this is on purpose because I'm outside the application's context? Is it a consequence of using VB.NET over C# or C++?

If you know please let me know.

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CarlosCanto
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CarlosCantoCommunity Expert
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January 3, 2013

sorry, no events are exposed in Illustrator using scripting, inside or outise of the application context.

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Janga_JackAuthor
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January 3, 2013

Thanks for the quick reply have you attempted a workaround for this problem to observe a collection or monitor changes to an active document?

CarlosCanto
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CarlosCantoCommunity Expert
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January 3, 2013

I haven't, are there workarounds to try? I've no clue as what to try.

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