Javascript file names on Mac

Report · Feb 20, 2018

Hi All:

I have a javascript that creates new files on windows and mac. On the windows side it creates a file name ok and calls it B5177-123-My style.ai

on the mac side the same exact script pulled from same location creates a file name that on the Mac looks similar except it includes the last folder name I told it to store in so if desktop it will store it one folder level up and call it desktop\B5177-123-My style.ai but if I copy it to our mutual win/mac server the file name shows up as D23458A~.ai

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Script is included if that helps. I bolded the section that is most likely causing the problem.

THanks,

Ron

#target illustrator

// for this code to work it must have 12 items in each row seperated by tabs.

// items are order#,custcd,customer name, style-colour, style desc,colour,emb type, placement,unused,unused,style file name including path,comments, embcode

// 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

function testBtnOnClick() {

// this.parent.buildBtn.enabled = true;

//this.parent.make1Btn.enabled = true;

var dlg = this.parent.parent;

var mydata = calculateApprovalsVG(this.parent.parent.msgEt.text);

//var data = showdata(mydata);

//var data = mydata;

// debugger;

//dlg.dataStore = mydata;

//dlg.CADLoc = parseCADLoc(dlg.msgCAD.text);

//fillList(dlg, data);

}

// pick folder for saving completed forms

// what is this? looks same as routine above

function main() {

var thisC = this;

this.dlg = new Window('dialog', 'Paste document data below');

this.dlg.dataStore = new Array();

this.dlg.CADLoc = new Array();

this.dlg.size = {width: 1000, height: 570};

this.dlg.msgEt = this.dlg.add('edittext', undefined, '', {multiline:true});

this. dlg.msgEt.size = {width: 970, height: 500};

//this.dlg.msgCAD = this.dlg.add('edittext', undefined, '<CAD Location Data>', {multiline:true});

//this. dlg.msgCAD.size = {width: 970, height: 100};

//this. dlg.msgCAD.alignment = 'left';

//this.dlg.listBox = this.dlg.add('listbox', undefined, 'formListBox', {multiselect:true});

//this.dlg.listBox.alignment = 'right';

//this.dlg.listBox.size = {width: 970, height: 200};

//this.dlg.listBox.alignChildren = 'top';

//this.dlg.listBox.formItems = new Array();

this.dlg.btnPnl = this.dlg.add('panel', undefined, );

this.dlg.btnPnl.orientation = 'row';

this.dlg.btnPnl.alignment = 'right';

this.dlg.btnPnl.testBtn = this.dlg.btnPnl.add('button', undefined, 'Make All Forms')

//this.dlg.btnPnl.buildBtn = this.dlg.btnPnl.add('button', undefined, 'Make All Forms');

//this.dlg.btnPnl.buildBtn.enabled = false;

//'this.dlg.btnPnl.make1Btn = this.dlg.btnPnl.add('button', undefined, 'Make Selected Forms');

//'this.dlg.btnPnl.make1Btn.enabled = false;

//'this.dlg.btnPnl.make1Btn.onClick = make1BtnBtnOnClick;

this.dlg.btnPnl.cnclBtn = this.dlg.btnPnl.add('button', undefined, 'Done', {name:'cancel'});

this.dlg.btnPnl.testBtn.onClick = testBtnOnClick;

//this.dlg.btnPnl.buildBtn.onClick = buildBtnOnClick;

this.dlg.show();

}

// Saves the current document to dest as an AI file with specified options,

// dest specifies the full path and file name of the new file

function exportFileToAI (dest, docRef) {

if ( app.documents.length > 0 ) {

var saveOptions = new IllustratorSaveOptions();

var aiDoc = new File(dest);

saveOptions.compatibility = Compatibility.ILLUSTRATOR15;

saveOptions.flattenOutput = OutputFlattening.PRESERVEAPPEARANCE;

docRef.saveAs( aiDoc, saveOptions );

}

//

// * validate the data and unless errors proceed now!

//

function calculateApprovalsVG(spreadsheet) {

//var spreadsheet = document.barcodegen.spreadsheet.value;

var spreadsheetRows = spreadsheet.split("\n");

var columnArray = new Array();

var xx = 0;

var mydata = new Array();

var m = 0;

// Iterate over the rows and break them down into their columns

var spreadsheetRowsCols = new Array();

//var firstsize = 0;

//var isItSize;

for (var i in spreadsheetRows) {

spreadsheetRowsCols = new Array();

spreadsheetRowsCols = spreadsheetRows.split("\t");

xx = spreadsheetRowsCols.length

if(spreadsheetRowsCols.length<11){

alert("Row "+ i + " must be 12 tabbed items in the list for this to work. Last good order was " +spreadsheetRowsCols[i-1][0],"Big problemo! On strike til you fix this!");

return;

}

// if (spreadsheetRowsCols[9].exists){

// alert("File not found "+spreadsheetRowsCols[9] +" aborting!");

// }

}

//

// lets try and place the whole thing in here and make it use first array!

//

var destFolder = null;

destFolder = Folder.selectDialog( 'Please select the folder to save the forms to.', '~' );

alert( destFolder );

var tempFile = null;

tempFile = File.openDialog( 'Please choose the template file.', '*.ai' );

if(tempFile) {

var theTemplate = tempFile.fsName;

for(var i in spreadsheetRows) {

if(spreadsheetRows ){

//alert(i + ': ' + mainframe.dataStore['client'] + ' - ' + mainframe.dataStore['style']);

var theStyle = spreadsheetRowsCols[3];

var theCAD = spreadsheetRowsCols[9];

//alert(theStyle + ': ' + theCAD);

var notset;

if(theCAD == notset) theCAD = '';

makeSingleForm(spreadsheetRowsCols, destFolder, tempFile, theCAD);

}

alert("Processing Complete","All files were created!");

}

function makeSingleForm(artformData, destFolder, theTemplate, theCAD) {

//alert(artformData['scs']);

// File Name

// Point Text

//alert(theTemplate);

var docRef = open(theTemplate);

// Client y: 595 from bottom, 63

var pointTextClient = docRef.textFrames.add();

pointTextClient.contents = artformData[2];

pointTextClient.top = -65;

pointTextClient.left = 550;

pointTextClient.selected = false;

// Licensor Name