Object Layer Options, change for all AI links?

[steffenunger]

Hi,

I am working in ID CS5 and have a document with several dozen linked AI files. They are all built the same way in AI, with 5 layers. I need to print the document for different people, who need different layers visible. Right now I had set up the document with all 5 AI layers visible but I would like to be able to turn off, say, Layer 1 and Layer 2, - depending on the target audience - for all linked AI files, then turn them back on, and so forth.

Is that scriptable?

Thanks so much!

S

ps, Right now I am able to get a menu item containing the "Object Layer Options" when direct-selecting a link, and even made a keyboard shortcut for it, but this shortcut does not work when selecting multiple graphics frames, nor can I find the menu command anywhere in Find/Change.

[-hans-]

Hi,

not as fine but try this:

var input = ['Ebene 1', 'Ebene 2']/*Names of Layers to switch on or off*/, onOrOff = false/*true = visible, false = not visible*/;
var currDocGraphics = app.activeDocument.allGraphics;
l = currDocGraphics.length;
while(l--){
    currImage = currDocGraphics;
    if(currImage.imageTypeName == 'Adobe PDF'){
        i = input.length;
        while(i--){
            try{
    currImage.graphicLayerOptions.graphicLayers.itemByName(input).currentVisibility = onOrOff;
       } catch (e){
            }
    }
   }
        }

No GUI today 😉

[steffenunger]

Hi, sorry, but I am still new to scripting. I copy and paste into ExtendScript Toolkit, save as .js but nothing happens when I run the script in ID. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks

[-hans- · Accepted solution]

Hi,

until now the script does not have a GUI. So you have to set your choice in the first scriptline.

var input = ['layerName01', 'layerName02', 'add as many layers as you want', '...', 'and so on']/*Names of Layers to switch on or off*/, onOrOff = false/*true = visible, false = not visible*/;

[steffenunger]

Got it! I saved a series of scripts for the layers I need, with an ON and and an OFF version for each. Thanks so much! Vielen Dank!

[-hans-]

dafür nich' 😉