Here is a sample code store rectangles in an Array. var myRectangle = new Array(); for (i=0;i<10;i++){     myRectangle = app.activeDocument.pathItems.rectangle(-100,i*15+30,10,10);     } var c = new CMYKColor; c.cyan= 100; c.magenta = 0; c.yellow = 0; c.black = 0; myRectangle[4].fillColor = c; Ten ... View more

Hi, try below var myRectangle = app.activeDocument.pathItems.rectangle(-100,100,150,150); You can add rectangles use pathItems rectangle method. PathItem PathItems.rectangle (top: number, left: number, width: number, height: number[, reversed: bool=false]) Ten. ... View more

You can make a template file with a pie chart graph that uses data driven graphics. But you have to make many xml files and import them. You can read below article as reference. http://forums.adobe.com/message/2387823 Ten. ... View more

yes, full code is below. var omf = 2.834645; var x=0; var y=0; var verschuivingx = 0; var verschuivingy = 0; var size= 0; docPreset = new DocumentPreset; docPreset.width = 100*omf; docPreset.colorMode = DocumentColorSpace.CMYK docPreset.previewMode = DocumentPreviewMode.OverprintPreview; docPreset.rasterResolution = DocumentRasterResolution.HighResolution; docPreset.title = "testgradient"; docPreset.rulerUnits = RulerUnits.Millimeters; docPreset.height = (100*omf); docPreset.name = "testgradient"; var doc = app.documents.addDocument(DocumentColorSpace.CMYK,docPreset); app.activeDocument.layers[0].name = "testgradient"; var line = doc.pathItems.add(); line.setEntirePath(Array(Array(((x+167.922261870534+verschuivingx)*omf ),((y+99.0916493732019+size - verschuivingy)*omf)),     Array(((x+39.8638983011982+verschuivingx)*omf),( (y+99.0916493732019+size - verschuivingy)*omf)),Array(((x+39.8638983011982+verschuivingx)*omf),     ( (y+215.861121388216+size - verschuivingy)*omf)),Array(((x+167.922261870534+verschuivingx)*omf),( (y+215.861121388216+size - verschuivingy)*omf)))); line.pathPoints[0].leftDirection = Array(((x+167.922261870534+verschuivingx)*omf),((y+99.0916493732019-verschuivingy)*omf)); line.pathPoints[0].rightDirection = Array(((x+167.922261870534+verschuivingx)*omf),((y+99.0916493732019-verschuivingy)*omf)); line.pathPoints[1].leftDirection = Array(((x+39.8638983011982+verschuivingx)*omf),((y+99.0916493732019-verschuivingy)*omf)); line.pathPoints[1].rightDirection = Array(((x+39.8638983011982+verschuivingx)*omf),((y+99.0916493732019-verschuivingy)*omf)); line.pathPoints[2].leftDirection = Array(((x+39.8638983011982+verschuivingx)*omf),((y+215.861121388216-verschuivingy)*omf)); line.pathPoints[2].rightDirection = Array(((x+39.8638983011982+verschuivingx)*omf),((y+215.861121388216-verschuivingy)*omf)); line.pathPoints[3].leftDirection = Array(((x+167.922261870534+verschuivingx)*omf),((y+215.861121388216-verschuivingy)*omf)); line.pathPoints[3].rightDirection = Array(((x+167.922261870534+verschuivingx)*omf),((y+215.861121388216-verschuivingy)*omf)); line.closed = true; line.stroked= false; line.filled= true; var newGradient = app.activeDocument.gradients.add(); newGradient.name = "NewGradient0"; newGradient.type=GradientType.LINEAR; var itemColor1 = new CMYKColor(); itemColor1.cyan = 0; itemColor1.magenta = 100; itemColor1.yellow = 100; itemColor1.black = 0; newGradient.gradientStops[1].color = itemColor1; newGradient.gradientStops[1].rampPoint=100; newGradient.gradientStops[1].midPoint=50; var itemColor0 = new CMYKColor(); itemColor0.cyan = 0; itemColor0.magenta = 0; itemColor0.yellow = 100; itemColor0.black = 0; newGradient.gradientStops[0].color = itemColor0; newGradient.gradientStops[0].rampPoint=0; newGradient.gradientStops[0].midPoint=50; var colorOfGradient = new GradientColor(); colorOfGradient.gradient = newGradient; line.fillColor = colorOfGradient; line.fillOverprint = false; line.rotate(130,false,false,true,false); var itemColor = new Array(); itemColor[2] = new CMYKColor(); itemColor[2].cyan = 0; itemColor[2].magenta = 75; itemColor[2].yellow = 100; itemColor[2].black = 0; itemColor[1] = new CMYKColor(); itemColor[1].cyan = 30; itemColor[1].magenta = 100; itemColor[1].yellow = 0; itemColor[1].black = 0; itemColor[0] = new CMYKColor(); itemColor[0].cyan = 85; itemColor[0].magenta = 10; itemColor[0].yellow = 100; itemColor[0].black = 0; for (i=0;i<itemColor.length;i++){     grdntstop= doc.gradients.getByName("NewGradient0").gradientStops.add();     grdntstop.color = itemColor;     grdntstop.rampPoint = (i+1)/(itemColor.length+1)*100;     grdntstop.midPoint=50;     } var illustratorversion = app.version; var illustratorversionarray = illustratorversion.split("."); if(illustratorversionarray[0]>13){     app.activeDocument.artboards[0].artboardRect = app.activeDocument.visibleBounds; } zet_nulpunt(); zoomcenterpage() function zoomcenterpage(){     var myView=app.activeDocument.views[0];     myView.centerPoint = [(app.activeDocument.width/2),(app.activeDocument.height/2)];     myView.zoom = 1     myView.screenMode.FULLSCREEN; } function zet_nulpunt(){     // zet nulpunt linksonder     app.activeDocument.pageOrigin = Array(0,0);     app.activeDocument.rulerOrigin = Array(0,0); } result images... ... View more

Hi I rewrite this code of apply gradient colors like below. var itemColor = new Array(); itemColor[2] = new CMYKColor(); itemColor[2].cyan = 0; itemColor[2].magenta = 75; itemColor[2].yellow = 100; itemColor[2].black = 0; itemColor[1] = new CMYKColor(); itemColor[1].cyan = 30; itemColor[1].magenta = 100; itemColor[1].yellow = 0; itemColor[1].black = 0; itemColor[0] = new CMYKColor(); itemColor[0].cyan = 85; itemColor[0].magenta = 10; itemColor[0].yellow = 100; itemColor[0].black = 0; for (i=0;i<itemColor.length;i++){     grdntstop= doc.gradients.getByName("NewGradient0").gradientStops.add();     grdntstop.color = itemColor;     grdntstop.rampPoint = (i+1)/(itemColor.length+1)*100;     grdntstop.midPoint=50;     } perhaps, you have to separate gradientStops object. Ten wrote. ... View more

At first, you can't access documents properties from book. "characterStyles" properties are Documents children. It mean, You have to open the document before edit properties. see below. filePath = app.activeBook.bookContents[0].fullName; f = new File(filePath); myDoc = app.open(f); This sample is open first item in book. and you can access underline property like below. myDoc.characterStyle.itemByName('Style Name').underline = true; It set to underline. If you want delete it, change value "true" to "false". for (i=0;i<app.activeBook.bookContents.length;i++){     filePath = app.activeBook.bookContents.fullName;     f = new File(filePath);     myDoc = app.open(f);     myDoc.characterStyles.itemByName('test').underline = true;     myDoc.close(SaveOptions.YES);     } previous script is change value of characterStyle named "test"s underline property of all documents in activeBook. Ten. ... View more

Previous sample scripts target is pathItems. Did you create pathItems like a rectangles or an ellipse before run it? ... View more

In Indesign, all Objects have isValid property, but Illustrator don't. So we have to validate ourselves. When I think that we can collecting error and then make spots object. But it could not for some environments. I don't know why couldn't catch it and really want to know what happen. So we have to find out another approach. I write down below function, can check all swatches name propaty. function isColorExist(colorName){     var clrs = app.activeDocument.swatches;     for (var i=0;i<clrs.length;i++){         if (clrs.name==colorName){             return true;             }         }     return false;     } var docRef = app.activeDocument; if (!isColorExist('SpotRed')){     var myColor = new CMYKColor;     myColor.cyan = 0;     myColor.magenta = 100;     myColor.yellow = 20;     myColor.black = 0;     var thisSpot = docRef.spots.add();     thisSpot.name = 'SpotRed';     thisSpot.color = myColor     thisSpot.colorType = ColorModel.SPOT;     } var mySpot= docRef.swatches.getByName("SpotRed"); docRef.pathItems[0].fillColor = mySpot.color; redraw(); ... View more

Previous thing is work fine in my environment, isn't you? ... View more

, How about like below. var docRef = app.activeDocument; try{     var mySpot = docRef.swatches.getByName('SpotRed');     docRef.pathItems[0].fillColor = mySpot.color;     redraw();     } catch (e){         var myColor = new CMYKColor;         myColor.cyan = 0;         myColor.magenta = 100;         myColor.yellow = 20;         myColor.black = 0;         var thisSpot = docRef.spots.add();         thisSpot.name = 'SpotRed';         thisSpot.color = myColor         thisSpot.colorType = ColorModel.SPOT;         docRef.pathItems[0].fillColor = docRef.swatches.getByName('SpotRed').color;         redraw();         } When error occured, cleate a new spots and apply. ... View more

Hi Alastair. I update both scripts. When delete pathPoints ondemand, must be check from last Object. var pt = new Array(); var tg = app.activeDocument.selection[0]; if (tg.typename =="PathItem"){     for (i=tg.pathPoints.length-1;i>=0;i--){         if(tg.pathPoints.selected=='PathPointSelection.ANCHORPOINT')             tg.pathPoints.remove();         }     } I add a flag which keep last pathPoint state. And now we can detect last point of clusters. distPt() function also fixed. for (i=0;i<tgt.pathPoints.length-1;i++){     if (distPt(tgt.pathPoints.anchor, tgt.pathPoints[i+1].anchor)<1){         slct.push(tgt.pathPoints[i+1]);         flg = true;         } else {             if (flg) slct.pop();             flg = false;             }     } for (i=0;i<slct.length;i++){     slct.remove();     } function distPt(pt0, pt1){     var result,dx,dy;     (pt0[0]>pt1[0]) ? dx=pt0[0]-pt1[0] : dx=pt1[0]-pt0[0];     (pt0[1]>pt1[1]) ? dy=pt0[1]-pt1[1] : dy=pt1[1]-pt0[1];     result = Math.sqrt (dx*dx+dy*dy);     return result;     } Ten wrote. ... View more

You can use selected pathPoints 'selected' property, and use drop pathPoint method 'remove()' too. sample is below. var pt = new Array(); var tg = app.activeDocument.selection[0]; if (tg.typename =="PathItem"){     for (i=0;i<tg.pathPoints.length;i++){         if(tg.pathPoints.selected=='PathPointSelection.ANCHORPOINT')             tg.pathPoints.remove();         }     } It delete selected pathPoints. See below POC script. var tgt = app.activeDocument.selection[0]; var slct = new Array(); for (i=0;i<tgt.pathPoints.length-1;i++){     if (distPt(tgt.pathPoints.anchor, tgt.pathPoints[i+1].anchor)<10){         slct.push(tgt.pathPoints[i+1]);         }     } for (i=0;i<slct.length;i++){     slct.pop().remove();     } function distPt(pt0, pt1){     var result;        var dx = pt0[0] - pt1[0];     var dy = pt0[1] - pt1[1];     result = Math.sqrt (dx*dx+dy*dy);     return result;     } It correct pathpoints, distance to last pathPoint shorter than 10pt and delete them. I often use below chm files to reference object models. It is very useful. http://forums.adobe.com/thread/668578 Ten wrote. ... View more

you can read below page as reference... http://forums.adobe.com/message/3576774#3576774 It is push to countents width. Ten. ... View more

first, I wrote below code. It is really you wanted, but I think you can reference it. var slct = app.activeDocument.textFrames[0]; var plen = slct.paragraphs[0].length; var hlen = slct.story.lines[0].length; var hscale = paragraphs[0].scaling; var step = 0.01; while (plen != hlen) {     slct.paragraphs[0].scaling = [hscale,1];     hlen = slct4.story.lines[0].length;     hscale -= step;     } We can detect overflows, comparing lines and paragraphs properties. second, We can make threaded textFrames, use baseFrame property. And normally, add to after baseFrames. When we set postFix to true, areaText add to after baseFrame. See below. var bf = app.activeDocument.selection[0]; var a=app.activeDocument.pathItems.rectangle (-100,100,100,100); var b = app.activeDocument.textFrames.areaText(     a,     TextOrientation.HORIZONTAL,     baseFrame=bf ,     postFix=true     ); *upper frame is baseFrame. var bf = app.activeDocument.selection[0]; var a=app.activeDocument.pathItems.rectangle (-100,100,100,100); var b = app.activeDocument.textFrames.areaText(     a,     TextOrientation.HORIZONTAL,     baseFrame=bf ,     postFix=false     ); false mean preFix, like below image. *upper frame is baseFrame. ... View more

Do you want to place PDF pages?  You can set pdfPlacePreferences. app.pdfPlacePreferences.pageNumber = pageNumber; Sample code is below... var tgt = app.activeDocument; var fNm = File.openDialog("select PDF file"); var f = new File (fNm); for(i=0;i<10;i++){     app.pdfPlacePreferences.pageNumber = i+1;     app.pdfPlacePreferences.pdfCrop = PDFCrop.CROP_MEDIA;     var rect = tgt.pages.rectangles.add();         rect.place(f);     rect.geometricBounds=[0,0,297,210];     rect.fit(FitOptions.CENTER_CONTENT);     } Ten wrote. ... View more

Here is an alternative way to add groups. How about this? var a = new Array(); a[0] =  app.activeDocument.textFrames.add(); a[0].geometricBounds = [0,0,10,10]; a[1] =  app.activeDocument.textFrames.add(); a[1].geometricBounds = [0,0,20,20]; a[2] =  app.activeDocument.textFrames.add(); a[2].geometricBounds = [10,10,30,30]; myGroup = app.activeDocument.groups.add(a); Ten wrote. ... View more

You have to change frames contentType, when you want to set frameFittingOptions. textFrames[0].contentType = ContentType.graphicType; But script system can't detect change objects contentType. However, we can use getElements method. myFrame = app.activeDocument.textFrames.add(); myFrame.contentType = ContentType.graphicType; myFrame.getElements()[0].frameFittingOptions.topCrop = 10; I think that put image into frame, using rectangle is better way. //sample, Image placement test //crop top and left var pageobj = app.activeDocument.pages[0]; var imgobj = pageobj.rectangles.add(); imgobj.visibleBounds = [0,0,200,200]; f = new File ("~/test.eps"); imgobj.place(f); imgobj.frameFittingOptions.leftCrop = 10; imgobj.frameFittingOptions.topCrop = 10; imgobj.fit(FitOptions.APPLY_FRAME_FITTING_OPTIONS); Ten wrote ... View more

Hi, try below code. app.activeDocument.selection[0].fit(FitOptions.FRAME_TO_CONTENT); You can read "fitOptions" in OMV for more detail. Still, we are ALIVE... Ten wrote ... View more

I don't know how to Relink images. But I know how to get fullpath of placing images, and how to place Images in rectangles. We can collect Images filepath, app.activeDocument.rectangles[0].epss[0].properties.itemLink.filePath If you only change filenames extension, you can replace the EPS images, and other properties can keep before replace Images. for (var i=0;i<app.activeDocument.rectangles.length;i++) {     if (app.activeDocument.rectangles.epss.length>0){         var n = app.activeDocument.rectangles.epss[0].properties.itemLink.filePath;         var f = File (n);         app.activeDocument.rectangles.place(f);         }     } Though it only has to be useful... ... View more

What a helpful materials, Thank you Jongware! ... View more

I think some situation, name property is very useful. Thanks Mark!  (^_^; ... View more

test this script. var LF = String.fromCharCode(10); var CR = String.fromCharCode(13); var qrt = '"'; var dlmtr = '"' + ',' + '"'; var RET = qrt + LF + qrt; var rslt = new Array(); var fNm = File.openDialog("select CSV file"); var f = new File(fNm); if (f.open ('r')){     var myCSV = f.read();     f.close();     myCSV = myCSV.substr(1,myCSV.length-2); //drop first and last quart     var myRows = myCSV.split(RET); //only split real return code     for (i=0;i<myRows.length;i++){         var rslt = new Array();         rslt = myRows.split(dlmtr);  //         }     } You can access result data like rslt[rows_num][cols_num] ... View more

here is a sample script, getting web contents through bridgeTalk. //bridgesoc_sample.jsx var cnnct = new Socket;     if (cnnct.open("chuwa.iobb.net:80", "binary")) {         cnnct.write("GET /tech/images/sample1-thumb-240x125.jpg HTTP/1.0\n"                         + "Host: chuwa.iobb.net\n"                         + "User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; ja)\n"                         + "Connection: close\n\n");         var rply = cnnct.read(999999);         cnnct.close();         }     f =new File("/test.jpg");     if(f.open('W')){         f.encoding = "BINARY";         f.write(rply);         f.close()         }</p> //main.jsx var bt = new BridgeTalk(); bt.target = "bridge"; bt.body = uneval (getResource)+"()"; 　 bt.onError = function (){      alert ('Error has occured.');      } bt.send(); function getResource(){     var a = new File('/bridgesoc_sample.jsx');     if (a.open("r")){         cd = a.read();         a.close();         eval(cd);         }     } Its work fine. You don't want through bridge, use custom external object to make your own. ... View more