How to open a graphics images in illustrator via InDesign using javascript

[Balaji Murugesan]

Need to open a graphics images in ilustrator, which that used in indesign

Please share javascript code with explanation its more helpful to understand.

Thanks

Balaji

[Mike Witherell]

Possible help here:

https://forums.adobe.com/message/10598534#10598534

[rob day]

You would need to use the BridgeTalk class to open other applications.

http://estk.aenhancers.com/interapplication-communication/communicating-through-messages.html

I posted a Photoshop example here:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/indesign-script-for-get-color-name-or-values-of-illustrator-...

Here is a similar example for Illustrator. Direct Select a linked AI file and run the script. It sends the link’s file path to Illustrator, opens the linked file and returns a string back to ID:

//InDesign as the script application
#target indesign
#targetengine "session" 

//the file path of a selected placed AI file
var fp = app.activeDocument.selection[0].itemLink.filePath;

runIllustrator(true, "Hey There");


/**
* A BridgeTalk function to run in Illustrator 
*  a boolean example 
*  a string example 
*  void 
* 
*/
function runIllustrator(isBoolean, theString){
    //open Photoshop and run psScript
    var bt = new BridgeTalk();  
    bt.target = "Illustrator";  
    //the function string with a string variable and 2 parameters
    //Note a string parameter is '"+theString+"'
    //Other parameters are "+isBoolean+"
    
    bt.body = "var aString = '"+fp+"'; var func = " + aiScript.toString() + "func("+isBoolean+",'"+theString+"');";

    bt.onResult = function(resObj) { 
        alert("Illustrator returned this message: " + resObj.body);
    }  
    bt.onError = function( inBT ) { alert(inBT.body); };  
    bt.send(8);  
      
    function aiScript(isBoolean, theString) {  
        app.open(File(aString));
        var n = app.documents[0].name
        alert("Illustrator Running. Document named " + n + " is open.")
        
        //the 2 parameters and variable with the file path sent to Illustrator
        $.writeln("1st Param= " + isBoolean); 
        $.writeln("2nd Param= " + theString);
        $.writeln("1st Var= " + aString);
        return "Done"
    }  
}