Update CS3 (13) to 13.0.2 and the ESTK to 2.0.2 and see if this helps. There may be some changes in the updates which will help. ... View more

A swatch is a property of a document, not a layer. You will need to go through the page items on the layer and compare the fill/stroke colors to the document swatch list. ... View more

Does this work for you? -------------------- --get a sourceFolder that holds the files to print set sourceFolder to (choose folder with prompt "Choose a folder with files to process:") as text -- get a list of files of the files to be printed in the sourceFolder tell application "Finder" to set workingFiles to (every file of folder sourceFolder) as alias list repeat with aFile in workingFiles     tell application "Adobe Illustrator"         open aFile                 set currentFile to front document                 tell application "Adobe Illustrator"             do script "Delete Unused Panel Items" from "Default Actions" without dialogs                     end tell         close currentFile with saving             end tell end repeat ----------- This deletes all the unused swatches, graphic styles, brushes and symbols. ... View more

Here's what I tried and it worked for me tell application "Adobe InDesign CS3"         set active layer of document 2 to "Layer 1" -- the target document         (duplicate (every page item of document 1 where name of its item layer is "Layer 1") to page 1 of document 2) send to back     end tell ... View more

I just tried it and it does work. Do both of your document have only a single page? If not the you will have to address which page of Document 1 you wish to duplicate. Have both documents open and Document 1 foremost, then run the script. ... View more

Sorry, it's supposed to work in JS as well as AS but no one has every been able to get it to work. ... View more

What scripting language? If Applescript, the you can use do script to call an action from an action set. ... View more

It might be as simple as set selection to every page item of reference_layer ... View more

Have you tried making an Action using Insert Menu Item from the flyout? You can then assign an F-key to the action and call it with one keystroke. ... View more

Are you working on the file locally or over a net. Sometimes the server time is not synchronized properly and this will cause this error message to be dislayed. ... View more

You might try this and see if it will work for you http://www.illustrationetc.com/AI_Javascripts/PathScripts.htm ... View more

You really should have started a new topic but maybe this will work. It's modified from an export to PNG script posted last year. /** * @author Niels Bosma (niels.bosma@motorola.com */ var folder = Folder.selectDialog(); var document = app.activeDocument; if(document && folder) {        var exportOptions = new ExportOptionsJPEG();     var type = ExportType.JPEG;     // Setting ExportOptionsJPEG properties.     exportOptions.antiAliasing = false;     exportOptions.qualitySetting = 100;     //exportOptions.artBoardClipping = true;         var n = document.layers.length;     for(var i=0; i<n; ++i)     {         hideAllLayers();         var layer = document.layers;         layer.visible = true;             var file = new File(folder.fsName+"/"+layer.name+".jpg");         document.exportFile(file, type, exportOptions);        }         showAllLayers(); } function hideAllLayers() {     forEach(document.layers, function(layer) {         layer.visible = false;     }); } function showAllLayers() {     forEach(document.layers, function(layer) {         layer.visible = true;     });        } function forEach(collection, fn) {     var n = collection.length;     for(var i=0; i<n; ++i)     {         fn(collection);     } } //Cut and paste into any text editor and save as .jsx. Put into the AI Scripts preset folder and run. It requires an open document and will ask where to save the files. ... View more

Saving it into the Default set doesn't survive. I haven't tried to save a new set and reload it after restarting. ... View more

But the assigned key Action with a script will not survive a restart. ... View more

By setting the compatibility of any file you are just dumbing down the file to the level set. Any feature like the new Artboards fron CS4 or Live Paint from CS2 will be flattened into objects that could be output from AI10. It can't change the originating software. ... View more

Works for me. Good job, Chris ... View more

It's still in the que for approval. Actually I think that Adobe seriously misjudged the amount of disk space they would need to host the attached files or they are suffering problems with people trying to upload virus-laden files. ... View more

I got one this morning as well. At least I now know where it's coming from and will have to change my preferences as well. ... View more

This is probably one of the many places that is not well supported in AI scripting. You might be able to do it with Apple keystroke commands but it would be nice if there were more options. ... View more

To the farr left of the action, is there a checkmark or is the box blank. When I do the same action, with the checkmark, the dialog comes up. Without the checkmark, no dialog. ... View more

It doesn't matter. You set the save options (or not) as you want them in the new IllustratorSaveOptions that you create for each save. Since all options are optional, if you don't specify the option the default as listed in the Scripting Reference will be used. ... View more

It is added to the file by the Marks & Bleed part of the PDF export dialog as Page Information. What method are you using to generate the PDF from AI? If it is a preset, then modify the preset to not include the page info. ... View more

Where do you see this? When printing? It looks like a printer mark and not something added by AI. ... View more

Your second guess is probably correct. Set your PNG values on a manual export and then run your script to test. ... View more

It's an attribute of a character so figure out how to set that. ... View more

Click on my name for my email and I'll send you what I have knocked up. I tried to post it but it wouldn't work. ... View more

Answered on the AI/Mac forum. ... View more

On the Mac that file is hidden in the Package and has a .bundle file extension. I don't know how accessible it is. ... View more

The easiest way is probably to put them into a new folder in the script panel called "Version 4.0 Scripts" (minus the quotes). ... View more