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Simple DATAMATRIX code

Community Beginner ,
Mar 19, 2019 Mar 19, 2019

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I got this "simple" code for generating DATAMATRIX (ascii) (link).

It works great in Extend Script but doesn't work in Illustrator.

Please help.

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Valorous Hero , Mar 19, 2019 Mar 19, 2019

Now is your great opportunity to port Node.js code into ancient EcmaScript 3!

What you have to do it go to https://github.com/tualo/tualo-datamatrix/blob/master/lib/datamatrix.js . and make it work inside of your Illustrator.

At brief look-over it does not appear that this code uses many modern features for ES3, so this will likely be an easy task!

The only modern feature I could see is the "exports" statement at the very bottom. I think you can just get rid of that.

Actually I couldn't help myself

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Mar 19, 2019 Mar 19, 2019

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Now is your great opportunity to port Node.js code into ancient EcmaScript 3!

What you have to do it go to https://github.com/tualo/tualo-datamatrix/blob/master/lib/datamatrix.js . and make it work inside of your Illustrator.

At brief look-over it does not appear that this code uses many modern features for ES3, so this will likely be an easy task!

The only modern feature I could see is the "exports" statement at the very bottom. I think you can just get rid of that.

Actually I couldn't help myself and did a test.

If you put in the code above with my exact instructions, it works!

/*

... the datamatrix.js code pasted in above ...

*/

var doc = app.activeDocument;

var str = "ABCDEFG!";

var dm = new Datamatrix();

var ascii = dm.getDigit(str, false);

var newText = doc.textFrames.add();

newText.size = [500, 500];

newText.contents = ascii;

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Community Beginner ,
Mar 19, 2019 Mar 19, 2019

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Thank you for your fast reply.

I done it as you said

first code datamatrix.js

and at the bottom

your code.

I saved this and run it from Illustrator "Scripts/Other Scripts.."

but doesn't work. I don't know what I am doing wrong.

Do I need node.js installed?

Is it possible for you to send me link to your working version of jsx file.

Thank you very much.

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Valorous Hero ,
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It's easy - you probably just didn't take out the export statement like I have instructed?

Make sure the line "export Datamatrix" or whatever - is gone.

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Community Beginner ,
Mar 19, 2019 Mar 19, 2019

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Yes I did that and still doesnt work.

Strange thing for me is that if I runscript in ExtendScript works fine.

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but when I run it in Illustrator I get error.

screen4.png

screen2.png

screen1.png

I hope there is answer to my problem;)

Thanks again.

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Community Beginner ,
Mar 21, 2019 Mar 21, 2019

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I finally got it:))

Thank you very much.

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Oct 29, 2020 Oct 29, 2020

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Hi—
I am running into the same problem that you experienced @gorazdr45766660, what did you do to make it work?

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Community Beginner ,
Aug 15, 2021 Aug 15, 2021

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Don't you love when someone has a problem with something and posts and update that they solved it without the working solution 😞

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Aug 16, 2021 Aug 16, 2021

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Enthusiast ,
Mar 24, 2023 Mar 24, 2023

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The problem is that "Matrix" is a reserved word in ExtendScript Illustrator, and this code uses it as a variable. For those looking for a solution: Replace "var Matrix", "Matrix.prototype" and "new Matrix" everywhere with any other variable name, for example "MatrixObj".

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