SYMBOLS COUNT TABLE

[Ari_Miaciro]

It´s possible to make a script that writes a table with all symbols instances count ? how difficult it would be?

[Loic.Aigon · Accepted solution]

var main = function() {
var doc;
if ( !app.documents.length ) {
alert("This scripts needs an open document !");
return;
}
doc = app.activeDocument;
var symbols = doc.symbolItems, n = symbols.length, nSymbol, db = {}, arr = [];
while ( n-- ) {
nSymbol = symbols.symbol;
db[ nSymbol.name ]  = db[ nSymbol.name ] || 0;
db[ nSymbol.name ]++;
}
for ( prop in db ) {
arr.push ( prop+" : "+db[prop] );
}
alert( "Result:\r"+arr.join("\r") );
}
main();

[Ari_Miaciro]

thank you very much !

I made a little change in the script making illustrator to paste the results in a text frame, because I coulnd´t copy the text from the alert.

var main = function() { 

var doc; 

if ( !app.documents.length ) { 

alert("This scripts needs an open document !"); 

return; 

} 

doc = app.activeDocument; 

var symbols = doc.symbolItems, n = symbols.length, nSymbol, db = {}, arr = []; 

while ( n-- ) { 

nSymbol = symbols.symbol; 

db[ nSymbol.name ]  = db[ nSymbol.name ] || 0; 

db[ nSymbol.name ]++; 

} 

for ( prop in db ) { 

arr.push ( prop+" : "+db[prop] ); 

} 

var result = doc.textFrames.add();

result.contents = ( "Result:\r"+arr.join("\r") );

result.top = 700;

result.left = 400;

redraw();

} 

main(); 

I´ll try to refine a bit to make a table, but it works anyway.

Thank you !

[jcontois37]

Hello! 

Thank you for these! 

I am gettign an error. is it becuase I named my symbols? They are all static graphic symbols

thank you!

[Silly-V]

That is a strange error, are you running the script as written or did you have anything running before it, or have extra custom code?

[jcontois37]

I am running it as written. copy and pasted it into sublime text, and then saved it as a .js. 

i do not know code so copy and paste is my only option. 

[CarlosCanto · Accepted solution]

moving to the new Forums ruined all existing scripts, try this version

var main = function() { 

 

var doc; 

 

if ( !app.documents.length ) { 

alert("This scripts needs an open document !"); 

return; 

} 

 

 

doc = app.activeDocument; 

 

var symbols = doc.symbolItems, n = symbols.length, nSymbol, db = {}, arr = []; 

 

while ( n-- ) { 

nSymbol = symbols[n].symbol; 

db[ nSymbol.name ]  = db[ nSymbol.name ] || 0; 

db[ nSymbol.name ]++; 

} 

 

 

for ( prop in db ) { 

arr.push ( prop+" : "+db[prop] ); 

} 

var result = doc.textFrames.add();

result.contents = ( "Result:\r"+arr.join("\r") );

result.top = 700;

result.left = 400;

redraw();

 

} 

 

 

main(); 

[jcontois37]

Thank you so much, that worked! 

[Rtvkeith58]

Carlos,

Thank you for the excellent script. Is it possible to have the symbol itself show in the resulting list instead of the name? How would a person code that?

Thanks, so much.

rtvkeith

[CarlosCanto]

Hi keith, what do you mean? can you elaborate?