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‎Mar 04, 2016
11:04 AM
Sorry pixxxel schubser‌ I just realized what you did! and that I skipped it! Doh!!.... That is much more efficient than mine! Sorry about that! Thanks for pointing it out and replying....and helping! Like I said I am not a programmer so I appreciate when guys like you and silly-v jump in and show me things like that!
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‎Mar 04, 2016
09:13 AM
Is there a reason this wouldn't work with just 1 item? I have a project that it only contains 1 text frame (instead of 3).... The contents is this.... WTL1-101 and that is also common to have just 1 text frame like that. So when I run the script with just one text frame in the document I get... <meta name="SN Effectivity 1" content="">
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‎Mar 04, 2016
08:00 AM
NAILED IT! Silly-V‌ THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Here is the output.... <meta name="SN Effectivity 1" content="LNB1-UP, LZB1-UP, L8D1-UP, LXK1-UP, CE51-UP, LNA1-UP, LZA1-UP, L8B1-UP, LXJ1-UP, CE31-UP, NH31-UP, DH41-UP, NH41-UP"> Here is the final code:
#target illustrator
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var allText = doc.textFrames;
var allLayers = doc.layers;
var count = 0;
var dashFrames = new Array();
for (z = 0; z < allLayers.length; z++) {
if (allLayers .name == "Single Line" || allLayers .name == "Two Line" || allLayers .name == "Three Line" || allLayers .name == "Four Line") {
//alert("Found single two three four layer");
for (i = 0; i < allText.length; i++) {
if (allText.typename == "TextFrame") {
//alert(allText.layer);
if (allText.layer != "[Layer Single Line]") {
//skip it
} else {
if (allText.contents.match("-")) {
if (allText.contents.substr(0, 4) == "UENR" || allText.contents.substr(0, 4) == "RENR" || allText.contents.substr(0, 4) == "SENR" || allText.contents.substr(0, 4) == "KENR") {
//skip it
} else {
dashFrames[count] = allText.contents.replace(/^.[^\n\r]+/, "").replace(/^[\r\n]/,"").split(/[\n\r]/);
count++;
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
var str = '<meta name="SN Effectivity 1" content="' + dashFrames.join (",").replace(/,/g, ", ") + '">\r';
var f = File("~/Desktop/" + "SN Info.txt");
f.open('w');
f.write(str);
f.close();
So could you maybe explain this part of line 18 to me? I am not a programmer....I get by (with some help)
replace(/^.[^\n\r]+/, "").replace(/^[\r\n]/,"").split(/[\n\r]/);
I understand the replace function and \n = new line? \r = carriage return? But what about the /^. and +/ Thank you again for your help and time!
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‎Mar 04, 2016
07:15 AM
SSSOOOOOO CLOSE! Silly-V‌ So when I put your line in I get the following output.... <meta name="SN Effectivity 1" content="LNB1-UP,LZB1-UP,L8D1-UP,LXK1-UP, CE51-UP,LNA1-UP,LZA1-UP,L8B1-UP,LXJ1-UP, CE31-UP,NH31-UP,DH41-UP,NH41-UP"> So the only thing that isn't exactly what I am looking for is the comma and space. It is correct between the text frames....just not within the text frame content lines.
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‎Mar 04, 2016
03:53 AM
Silly-V‌ Here is what I get if I replace the line as you suggested.... <meta name="SN Effectivity 1" content=", , "> pixxxel schubser‌ I had to change the tF variable you put in to match my textFrames so here is the coded updated with that. Also thank you for the suggestion on removing the formatSerials loop and replacing with the dashFrames.join!
#target illustrator
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var allText = doc.textFrames;
var allLayers = doc.layers;
var count = 0;
var dashFrames = new Array();
for (z = 0; z < allLayers.length; z++) {
if (allLayers .name == "Single Line" || allLayers .name == "Two Line" || allLayers .name == "Three Line" || allLayers .name == "Four Line") {
//alert("Found single two three four layer");
for (i = 0; i < allText.length; i++) {
if (allText.typename == "TextFrame") {
alert(allText.typename);
//alert(allText.layer);
if (allText.layer != "[Layer Single Line]") {
//skip it
} else {
alert(allText.layer);
if (!allText.contents.match (/^[URSK]ENR/) && allText.contents.match ("-")) {
alert(allText.contents.match ("-"));
/* ---------------------------------> THIS is not needed
if (allText.contents.match("-")) {
if (allText.contents.substr(0, 4) == "UENR" || allText.contents.substr(0, 4) == "RENR" || allText.contents.substr(0, 4) == "SENR" || allText.contents.substr(0, 4) == "KENR") {
//skip it
} else {*/
dashFrames[count] = allText.contents;
count++;
//}
}
}
}
}
}
}
var str = '<meta name="SN Effectivity 1" content="' + dashFrames.join (", ") + '">\r';
var f = File("~/Desktop/" + "SN Info.txt");
f.open('w');
f.write(str);
f.close();
alert ("final:\r"+dashFrames.join ("\r"));
Here is what I get I run the above code.... <meta name="SN Effectivity 1" content="A18: LNB1-UP LZB1-UP L8D1-UP LXK1-UP, A15: CE51-UP LNA1-UP LZA1-UP L8B1-UP LXJ1-UP, A13: CE31-UP NH31-UP DH41-UP NH41-UP"> So I still need it to leave out the A18 A15 A13 and separate with comma space....so my txt file output should look like this... <meta name="SN Effectivity 1" content="LNB1-UP, LZB1-UP, L8D1-UP, LXK1-UP, CE51-UP, LNA1-UP, LZA1-UP, L8B1-UP, LXJ1-UP, CE31-UP, NH31-UP, DH41-UP, NH41-UP"> Here is a link to the test page I am working with on my Google Drive if you would like to test with my file. Keeping in mind I have stripped some things out. Adobe Forum Thank you both for continuing to work with me on this! I really appreciate it!
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‎Mar 03, 2016
09:36 AM
When I try changing the line as you suggested it doesn't pull it into the txt file Here is what I get in my txt output file.... <meta name="SN Effectivity 1" content=""> If I change the line to read.....
dashFrames[count] = (allText.contents.split(/[\n\r]/));
Here is what I get in my txt output file.... <meta name="SN Effectivity 1" content="A18:,LNB1-UP,LZB1-UP,L8D1-UP,LXK1-UP, A15:,CE51-UP,LNA1-UP,LZA1-UP,L8B1-UP,LXJ1-UP, A13:,CE31-UP,NH31-UP,DH41-UP,NH41-UP"> Which is close...but still pulls in the text that doesn't have a dash in it. A18: A15: A13: (keeping in mind these values before the colon will change from job to job)
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‎Mar 03, 2016
08:11 AM
So I have the following code that will look at a specific layer....ignore textFrames that don't have a dash in it and then create a report txt on my desktop.
#target illustrator
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var allText = doc.textFrames;
var allLayers = doc.layers;
var count = 0;
var dashFrames = new Array();
for (z = 0; z < allLayers.length; z++) {
if (allLayers .name == "Single Line" || allLayers .name == "Two Line" || allLayers .name == "Three Line" || allLayers .name == "Four Line") {
//alert("Found single two three four layer");
for (i = 0; i < allText.length; i++) {
if (allText.typename == "TextFrame") {
//alert(allText.layer);
if (allText.layer != "[Layer Single Line]") {
//skip it
} else {
if (allText.contents.match("-")) {
if (allText.contents.substr(0, 4) == "UENR" || allText.contents.substr(0, 4) == "RENR" || allText.contents.substr(0, 4) == "SENR" || allText.contents.substr(0, 4) == "KENR") {
//skip it
} else {
dashFrames[count] = allText.contents;
count++;
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
var formatSerials = "";
var advanceNum = 1;
for (var i = 0; i < dashFrames.length; i++) {
if (advanceNum < dashFrames.length) {
formatSerials += dashFrames + ", ";
advanceNum++;
} else {
formatSerials += dashFrames;
}
}
var str = '<meta name="SN Effectivity 1" content="' + formatSerials + '">\r'
var f = File("~/Desktop/" + "SN Info.txt");
f.open('w');
f.write(str);
f.close(
);
So the content of my txt file looks like this....... <meta name="SN Effectivity 1" content="C18: LNB1-UP LZB1-UP L8D1-UP LXK1-UP, C15: CE51-UP LNA1-UP LZA1-UP L8B1-UP LXJ1-UP, C13: CE31-UP NH31-UP DH41-UP NH41-UP"> First off it is pulling in text that doesn't have a dash (because they are part of a multiple line single text box)? I have 3 text boxes and here is what they look like.... TEXT FRAME 1 A13: CE31-UP NH31-UP DH41-UP NH41-UP TEXT FRAME 2 A15: CE51-UP LNA1-UP LZA1-UP L8B1-UP LXJ1-UP TEXT FRAME 3 A18: LNB1-UP LZB1-UP L8D1-UP LXK1-UP So when all is said and done I need my txt output to look like this..... <meta name="SN Effectivity 1" content="LNB1-UP, LZB1-UP, L8D1-UP, LXK1-UP, CE51-UP, LNA1-UP, LZA1-UP, L8B1-UP, LXJ1-UP, CE31-UP, NH31-UP, DH41-UP, NH41-UP"> Leave out anything without a dash.....all on one line.....separated by a comma and a space. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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‎Mar 03, 2016
04:49 AM
1 Upvote
Yup works perfect! Only thing I modified was the specific length of 4. My specs changed and I need that to be more dynamic now. THANKS pixxxel schubser‌!
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‎Mar 02, 2016
10:21 AM
Is there a way that I can search through the selected text items and if the text frame contains a dash push the entire contents of the text frame into an array? If it doesn't contain a dash it would just skip it. so for example: The following text would be selected.... SNJ1-UP RYT245-587 WRX1-107 J:37 There would be 4 items in the selection... and it would push the content to an array dashFrames[]; which would have 3 text frame items in it... dashFrames[0] = SNJ1-UP dashFrames[1] = RYT245-587 dashFrames[2] = WRX1-107
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‎Feb 26, 2016
08:16 AM
#target illustrator
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var allText = doc.textFrames;
var boldText = app.textFonts.getByName("Arial-Black")
var d = new Date();
var currentYear = d.getFullYear();
var currentMonth = ("0"+(d.getMonth()+1)).slice(-2);
var currentDay = ("0" + (d.getDate())).slice(-2)
for (var i = 0; i < allText.length; i++) {
//alert(allText.contents.substr(0,4));
if (allText.contents == "Electrical System") {
//alert("This is an Electrical Schematic");
var mediaType = allText.contents;
}
if (allText.contents.substr(0, 4) == "UENR") {
//alert("Media Number " + allText.contents);
var mediaNumber = allText.contents;
}
var textFieldRange = allText.textRange;
var textProps = textFieldRange.characterAttributes;
if (allText.contents != "Electrical System" && textProps.textFont == "[TextFont Arial-Black]") {
//alert("Your Title is: " + allText.contents);
var mediaTitle = allText.contents;
}
}
var emailAddress = "someone@myemail.com";
var dateFormat = currentYear + "" + currentMonth + "" + currentDay;
//alert("Media #: " + mediaNumber + "\nMedia Type: " + mediaType + "\nTitle: " + mediaTitle + "\nEmail report to: " + emailAddress + "\nSubmitted on: " + dateFormat);
So I am wanting to take the information from the above script I wrote and have a text file of sorts in a certain format. For example I would like this format <meta name="Internet E-Mail Address" content="emailAddress"> <meta name="Media No Rev" content="mediaNumber"> <meta name="Publication Date" content="dateFormat"> so a finished report would look like this for example: <meta name="Internet E-Mail Address" content="someone@myemail.com"> <meta name="Media No Rev" content="UENR1234"> <meta name="Publication Date" content="20160226">
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‎Jul 01, 2015
04:27 AM
Qwertyfly... You are the man! Thank you for sticking with this!!! I do similar searches on a day to day basis. Learned a lot from your code! MUCH APPRECIATED!!!
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‎Jun 30, 2015
07:40 AM
Ok based on what you said I flipped the arrays around. The code runs great!!
#target illustrator
var start = new Date().getTime();
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var allText = doc.textFrames;
var componentName = [];
var componentCallout = [];
var z = 1;
var j = 0;
for (var i = 0; i < allText.length; i++) {
if (j < allText.length) {
//alert(allText .contents);
componentCallout.push(allText .contents);
j += 2;
}
if (z < allText.length) {
//alert(allText .contents);
componentName.push(allText .contents);
z += 2;
}
}
doc.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var allText = doc.textFrames;
var componentString = "~" + componentName.join("~");
for (var i = 0; i < allText.length; i++) {
if (componentString.indexOf(allText.contents) > -1) {
var componentIndex = componentString.substr(0, componentString.indexOf(allText.contents)).match(new RegExp(/~/g)).length;
allText.contents = "(" + componentCallout[(componentIndex - 1)] + ") " + allText.contents;
}
}
var end = new Date().getTime();
var time = (end - start) / 1000;
alert('Execution time: ' + time + ' seconds');
The only small issue I see when the code runs is that it is picking up some random stuff that don't match the componentName string. See the items in red....those shouldn't be changing. Any thoughts? Before Code: After Code: is it also possible to move the textFrames that are changed to a layer called "Formatted" ?
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‎Jun 30, 2015
05:26 AM
Ok first of all thank you so much for taking the time you have on this! I appreciate it so much! I ran your code and my machine took about 9 seconds to run it. This is an amazing difference from what I originally started with. However the code isn't doing exactly what I need it to. If you look at the table information column 1 is the component name. The component name is what needs to be searched for on the generic document. So to better explain myself I will use a specific example. When the first part of the code runs it stores column 1 in the componentName array and column 2 in the componentCallout. componentName componentCallout Then on the generic.ai file it will search for the content of the componentName array....in this example: CONT_GP_JSTICK_RH When a match for CONT_GP_JSTICK_RH is found it will change the original content: To the following format shown in red (24) CONT_GP_JSTICK_RH Nothing else will change. Just find a match from the componentName array and add the componentCallout number to the front of it with parentheses around the number. Sorry I don't mean to be a pain....again I appreciate all your efforts. My script takes over 30 minutes to run and sometimes crashes Illustrator. So when you come up with something that takes 9 SECONDS!! that floors me. Any help to get the code to do this in that fast would help me tremendously! Thanks again and I look forward to your response!
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‎Jun 29, 2015
10:23 AM
pixxxel schubser‌ Thank you for pointing that out. Didn't think about it breaking the text frames. I have uploaded .ai CS3 compatible to the same location as above. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/tho3yj78mvseqbz/AABxdTGH1H_oUCTvgT4HgklIa?dl=0
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‎Jun 29, 2015
05:19 AM
Here are 2 example files. Keep in mind I had to make a lot of the information generic so the text that says Description Info won't actually have that content in the normal file. Same thing applies to the text that says 111-A222 BB-14. So to improve the speed I have changed the code a little. I open my main file then I open the table info file. I run the code with the table file as the active document. Here is a link to 2 sample files (open GENERIC.pdf file first then open Table Data.pdf). Then here is my most recent code: Sample files
#target illustrator
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var allText = doc.textFrames;
var componentName = [];
var componentCallout = [];
var z = 1;
var j = 0;
for (var i = 0; i < allText.length; i++) {
if (j < allText.length) {
//alert(allText .contents);
componentCallout.push(allText .contents);
j += 2;
}
if (z < allText.length) {
//alert(allText .contents);
componentName.push(allText .contents);
z += 2;
}
}
doc.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
alert("Table scanned");
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var allText = doc.textFrames;
var allText = doc.textFrames;
for (var i = 0; i < allText.length; i++) {
for (var ii = 0; ii < allText.length; ii++) {
if (allText.contents == componentName[ii]) {
allText.contents = "(" + componentCallout[ii] + ") " + allText.contents;
break;
}
}
}
alert("Done");
I am working with Illustrator CS4
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‎Jun 29, 2015
04:22 AM
I get an error: null is not an object on the following line....
var componentIndex = componentString.substr(0,componentString.indexOf(allText.contents)).match(new RegExp(/~/g)).length;
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‎Jun 26, 2015
05:06 AM
When I run this block of code:
for (var i=0; i < allText.length; i++){
if(componentName.indexOf(allText.contents)>-1){
var componentIndex = componentName.indexOf(allText.contents);
allText.contents = "(" + conmponentCallout[componentIndex] + ")" + allText.contents;
}
}
I get an error message that componentName.indexOf is not a function. Here is my entire code (with your addition) if that helps:
#target illustrator
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var allLayers = doc.layers;
var allText = doc.textFrames;
var componentName = [];
var componentCallout = [];
var z = 1;
var j = 0;
for (var i = 0; i < allText.length; i++) {
if (allText.layer == "[Layer Table]") {
if (j <= allText.length){
componentCallout.push(allText .contents);
j+=2;
}
else if (z <= allText.length){
componentName.push(allText .contents);
z+=2;
}
}
}
for (var i=0; i < allText.length; i++){
if(componentName.indexOf(allText.contents)>-1){
var componentIndex = componentName.indexOf(allText.contents);
allText.contents = "(" + conmponentCallout[componentIndex] + ")" + allText.contents;
}
}
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‎Jun 25, 2015
12:30 PM
I have a table that I scan and sort into 2 different arrays. The first array is a part name the second array is a part number. What I am trying to accomplish is adding the part number in front of the part name when it finds a match. However I think my loop to compare is wrong. Could someone take a look and advise of a more efficient loop to compare?
for (var i = 0; i < allText.length; i++) {
for (var ii = 0; ii < allText.length; ii++){
if (allText.contents == componentName[ii]){
allText.contents = "(" + componentCallout[ii] + ") " + allText.contents;
}
}
}
I need to scan the entire document and find if any text frame matches the text from my array componentName The code you see works on a small scale but when I try to use it on a document with a lot of text it just crunches and crunches. Anyone see a more efficient way to loop this? Thanks!
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‎Jun 24, 2015
11:40 AM
1 Upvote
That is EXACTLY what I was looking for! Thanks so much!
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‎Jun 24, 2015
08:19 AM
I am not sure how to utilize the index method of the textFrames collection. I am trying to search through all of my text frames to see if it contains: "SW" If it does contain "SW" I want to have it remove "SW" from it's current location in the textFrame and put this at the beginning of the textFrame: "Switch - " Here is an example of a textFrame: PARK_BRAKE_SW Here is an example of a textFrame after the script would run: SWITCH - PARK_BRAKE Could also look like this: SW_DISCONNECT_c0 Which after the script would look like this: SWITCH -_DISCONNECT_c0 Any help or thoughts on this would be appreciated!
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‎Jun 24, 2015
08:12 AM
1 Upvote
Works like a charm! Thanks so much pixxxel schubser‌!
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‎Jun 23, 2015
07:02 AM
I am trying to take the selected text, sort it alphabetically, then duplicate all the text so it comes out in a list form. So if I had the following text selected.... And ran my script....which I have just a vague start on...
#target illustrator
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var selectedItems = doc.selection;
var alphaList = [];
for (i = 0; i < selectedItems.length; i++){
alphaList.push(selectedItems);
}
alphaList.sort();
The results would be this.... Anyone have any guidance for me? Thanks in advance!
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‎Jun 22, 2015
03:10 AM
1 Upvote
That is exactly what I was trying to accomplish. Thank you both for your help and feedback!
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‎Jun 19, 2015
08:15 AM
Can someone tell me why my else if statement isn't working? I know I have 3 path items that have no fill and no stroke...
#target illustrator
var allDocs = app.documents;
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var allLayers = doc.layers;
var allLines = doc.pathItems;
var counter = 0;
for (var i = 0; i < allLines.length; i++) {
if (allLines.layer == "[Layer Tables]") {
if (allLines.stroked == true) {
counter++;
allLines.remove();
} else if (allLines.stroked == false && allLines.filled == false) {
counter++;
allLines.remove();
}
}
}
alert(counter + " items removed");
Adobe Illustrator CS4 Windows 64 Bit JavaScript
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‎Jun 04, 2015
07:44 AM
I have a document that I want to save the .ai file that is open....then save as a pdf with my own Adobe PDF Presets. The name of my preset is: Machine Views Example sudo code:
#target illustrator
var doc = app.activeDocument;
// just save it as the .ai that it is
doc.save();
// save .ai as .pdf with custom named preset
doc.savePDF("Machine Views");
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‎Jun 04, 2015
07:35 AM
By shell script do you mean something other than via ExtendScript? Because my version of AI doesn't support...
app.doScript(action, set);
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‎Jun 04, 2015
07:11 AM
BOOOOO lol. Thank you for the response. I thought maybe I was doing something wrong or a preference check box I was missing. I guess I will just run the action then the script. It's not that big of a deal but every click for efficiency is important. Thanks again!
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‎Jun 04, 2015
06:31 AM
1 Upvote
I am using Illustrator CS4 on a Windows PC writing in JavaScript. I know I can't call an action via JavaScript in my version/language but I can load the script from an action. I call some scripts from my action set using the insert menu item in the action menu. However even if I save the actions with the scripts in the playlist Illustrator doesn't retain the scripts in the action set. Am I doing something wrong? Is there a work around?
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