Illustrator Scripting :: Symbol To Be Placed In EPS File?
May 21, 2013I need to place a logo at the bottom of the image in eps.
i have created the logo as symbol, can this symbol could be placed at the bottom of the image.
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Illustrator Scripting :: Break Link To Symbol
Feb 5, 2011If I right click on a symbol instance, I get a menu item, "Break link to symbol." How can I do that same thing in Javascript?
1) That is, how do I use Javascript to break the link between a SymbolItem and the Symbol it represents? (i.e. without deleting the Symbol?)
2) Once the link is broken, how do I locate the Layer that was created when the link was broken? That is, once the link is broken, it is no longer a SymbolItem; it becomes a Layer instead. How do I locate that Layer?
3) How do I convert the Layer to a GroupItem?
Illustrator Scripting :: Replace GPS Points With A Symbol
Dec 19, 2011So I am trying to replace gps points with a symbol I have created. I have found blogs referencing a script that can replace selected items with symbols saved in the symbols panel, but I can't seem to find the actual script! Where I can find JET_ReplaceWithSymbol.jsx or any other script that can do the same function.
View 21 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: How To Add Methods To The Symbol Items Class
May 31, 2012is there a way to extend existing classes? I am trying to add methods to the symbolItems class, but it doesn't seem to work. says it is not defined:
symbolItems.prototype.isIn = function(parentItem, runThis) {
//do something
}
Illustrator Scripting :: Deleting Used Symbol Generates Error
May 31, 2012I'm having difficulty writing a script that deletes all of the symbols in the document (as opposed to just breaking links or expanding which I apparently cannot do). app.sourceDocument.symbols.removeAll();When it reaches a symbol that's used in the document somewhere it spits out this error: Error 1200: an Illustrator error occurred: 1346458189 ('MRAP')
View 11 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Swap Symbol Instance By Changing Its Name?
Aug 11, 2012I'm trying to swap symbols in situ by changing the 'name' property of the symbol instance.
My rudimentary script can find the existing symbol name (for me, that's a small triumph!). The Illustrator document has two symbols in the Symbols panel, 'blue_square' and 'red_circle'. I run the script with an instance of 'blue_square' (and nothing else) on the page, and try to change the name to 'red_circle':
var docRef = activeDocument;
var symbolitem = docRef.symbolItems[0]
var symbolname = symbolitem.symbol.name;
var newname = "red_circle";
symbolitem.selected = true;
// this next line causes the problem:
symbolitem.symbol.name = newname;
This causes an error - 'the name is in use'.
Illustrator Scripting :: Fill A Shape With Instances Of A Symbol?
Sep 6, 2012I'd like to fill a shape with instances of a symbol. The sybmols should vary in size but never touch each other or the outer edges of my shape. Is there a script that can do this?
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Illustrator Scripting :: How To Break Symbol Link By Script
Sep 12, 2013How to do it ?
View 4 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Create Symbol From Layer PageItems
Mar 25, 2011How to create a single symbol from all the objects within a single layer.
Despite what the reference docs say, it doesn't seem that PageItems is a valid argument to pass into Symbols.add()...
Some example code?
Illustrator Scripting :: Find And Replace Symbol Content
Nov 18, 2013I have multiple documents using text as symbols. I need to change a ® 2013 to a ® 2014 within the symbols. Without having to go into each document and double click on the symbol or break the link, is there a way to do a batch find and replace that will search within symbols to change text?
View 2 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Adjust 9 Slice Scaling Guides Of Symbol By Script?
Sep 19, 2013How to adjust 9 slice scaling guides of symbol by script?
View 1 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Using Javascript And ScriptUI To Create A Form That Brings In Symbol From Library
Feb 25, 2012I've been trying to pull together the right info to use JavaScript to create a form to bring in particular symbols from the symbol library based on the variables taken from the form. I've taken bits and pieces from various sample scripts and tried to make this work, but my problem appears when I try to use conditionals.This is a limited version of what I want to do, but it is enough to get the point across.
1. I want to select a script that has various dropdown boxes. I would like the first dropdown to give me 3 options: 10, 13, 18
2. I would also like another drop down box that gives me three more options: single needle, double needle, and knife edge.
3. I would then like it to have an "ok" button and "Cancel" button.
4. From here when I click the ok button, a symbol is brought in from the library depending on what parameters were given to the form.
ex. If I selected 10 in the first drop down and double needle in the second, I would like "SYMBOL A" to be pulled from the library and centered on the artboard.ex. If I selected 13 in the first drop down and double needle in the second, I would like "SYMBOL B" to be pulled from the library and centered on the artboard.
I've gotten the UI to pop up and it works as planned as well as bringing in a symbol, my problem comes when I try to incorporate conditionals and functions.Here is my script.
var myDoc = app.activeDocument;var Pallette = new Window ("dialog", "Create a Shell"); Pallette.add ("statictext", undefined, "Fill Opening in Inches:"); Pallette.orientation = "row";var myDropdown = Pallette.add ("dropdownlist", undefined, ["10", "13", "18"]);myDropdown.selection = 1;var myButtonGroup = Pallette.add ("group");myButtonGroup.orientation = "column";var btnCreate = myButtonGroup.add ("button", undefined,
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Illustrator Scripting :: Symbol Is Within Rectangle Vector Area / Parent Child Relationship In HTML
May 30, 2012I think the execution would be relatively easy. how to tell detect if a symbol is within a rectangle vector area. so almost like a parent child relationship in HTML goes? was thinking about getting top bottom left and right of a layer called parent then checking all layers below it (maybe they have "child" naming scene, so i can match by layer name) if the top bottom left and right are >=/<= the one above it. so it is basically detecting if a box is inside another box.
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Illustrator :: Saving Symbols From AI File In Existing Symbol File
Feb 28, 2012I saved a symbols file with a few symbols in it.
I then create new .ai files - create some graphics then want to save some of them in the symbols file.
I dont see a way of saving symbols from the .ai file into the already existing symbols file.
Illustrator Scripting :: Adding File Name And File Full Path To A Page
Mar 28, 2012I'm new to scripting What I want to do and don't know how to go about it is to run a script that collects the saved file name and the full path where the file is saved on the network and displays it on my document.
View 2 Replies View RelatedIllustrator :: Drawing Pyramid With CS5 - Cannot Add 45 Degree Symbol To AI File
Jan 25, 2014I'm trying to draw a pyramid with CS5, but
C:Program FilesAdobeAdobe Illustrator CS4Support FilesRequiredResourcesen_US.Program
apparently won't let add 45 degree symbol to the bevels.ai file.
Illustrator :: Edit Text In Symbol Instances Without Breaking Link To Symbol
Sep 26, 2012Is there a way to edit the text in a symbol instance without breaking the link to the symbol?
a really simplen example would be several instances of the same button graphic but with different labels.
I know these things are possible in Fireworks, but couldn't find a way to make it happen in Illustrator.
Illustrator Scripting :: How To Convert EPS File To SVG
Sep 11, 2012I added CS6 COM reference in my VB.NET application and after that I have the following basic object creation in order to convert a eps file to svg. But for some reason when I create this COM object it is launching the Adobe Illustrator application. Why it is doing like this? It’s a simple COM object why it is interacting with Illustrator Editor?
View 9 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Export File To JPG
Apr 1, 2013I need to export an AI file to JPG.
For that I am using the File->Export option of Adobe Illustrator.
Now I want to do the same by using JSX Script.
I need Four JPG images of different sizes (70,150, 300,900) .
What Resolution (DPI) should I use to get images of above mentioned sizes.. or how can i dynamically set the DPI while exporting AI to JPEG image file
Illustrator Scripting :: Convert EPS File To JPG Or PDF
Jan 15, 2009I'm using Adobe to deal with .eps files.
My problem is to display graphic arts in "read only mode". That means when I'm done developing graphics in my .eps file, I want to display this graphics to other user without giving him option to edit it or delete it.
I'm trying to accomplish this true Visual Studio 2005, C# .net
Illustrator :: Add Symbol To User Defined Symbol Library
Aug 16, 2013How do I add new symbol to an exsiting user defined symbol library? AI CS5.5, Mac.
View 2 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Can Create Layers With CSV File?
May 9, 2013Is there a script that can create layers with csv file?
View 5 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Open File Without Warnings?
Aug 22, 2012When I open a PDF file I get the following warning:
The document contains PDF objects that have been reinterpreted.
- The font is missing
Can I somehow open the file without showing that error, or simply automate and click OK on that window? I am using C# with COM reference. See code below:
var iapp = new Illustrator.Application();
var idoc = iapp.Open(file, Illustrator.AiDocumentColorSpace.aiDocumentRGBColor, null);
Illustrator Scripting :: Get Source Path Of AI File?
Sep 7, 2012Have searched but i cant find a good way of retrieving the source path of the current .AI file. Is it possible?
IE: If i am working with a file in C:adobeIllustratoreautifulfile.ai i want a function that retrieve C:adobeIllustrator
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Illustrator Scripting :: Reading A File Containing BridgeTalk
Feb 6, 2013I have a scriptUI generated palette which contains 26 icons linked to their respective scripts. When an icon is pressed, it invokes the required script via this:
searchPanel.children[0].onClick = function(){
searchOne.open("r");
var bt = new BridgeTalk;
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My other scripts have "normal" functions that don't cause any problems, so I'm assuming it has something with BridgeTalk being loaded inside the palette function (since the code that's read in from the file is inserted at the location from where it's called).
Illustrator Scripting :: Placing A Text File Into CC
Jul 6, 2013how to place an image into illustrator via scripting with javascript, however I am having difficulties with text files. My code is:
var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
var Layer1 = myDoc.layers[0];
function getTextFile() {
return File.openDialog('Please select the text file to be imported:', undefined, undefined);
}
var myTextfile = getTextFile();
var myPlacedFile = Layer1.placedItems.add();
myPlacedFile.file = myTextfile;
But when I select a text file, it says it is an unsupported format. I'm assuming it has something to do with the extra options that come with importing a text document, specific for .txt and .doc for example.
For what it's worth I was working on an alternate method by read() ing in the contents of the .txt file and setting them equal to the contents of a textFrame, however it imported the text without carriage returns/newlines and I haven't been able to result that issue.
Illustrator Scripting :: How To Convert File To JPEG
Oct 22, 2012I am using following code to convert AI file to JPEG
exportFileToJPEG('~/Desktop/Harsh/1.jpg');
function exportFileToJPEG (dest) {
if ( app.documents.length > 0 ) {
var exportOptions = new ExportOptionsJPEG();
var type = ExportType.JPEG;
var fileSpec = new File(dest);
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but ir crope the document to the size of the image and resize the ArtBoard to the size of Image.
I want to convert the Existing ArtBoard Area only , i dont want to crope the image.
Illustrator Scripting :: How To Save DXF As AI File Using VBScript
Oct 9, 2013I have a VBA script that opens a .DXF file in Illustrator, and want to save it as an AI file. How do I do this?
View 14 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Parse CSV File And Output XML For It
Dec 18, 2012im trying to parse a CSV file and output XML for Illustrator;
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here is a sample file That works,
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Im trying to turn this
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into something that works in Illustrator
Illustrator Scripting :: Importing Text From TXT File?
Oct 17, 2013I'm looking for a way to import text from a .txt file but I'm totally lost.
View 2 Replies View RelatedIllustrator Scripting :: Save A File That Is Already Open In Same Directory With Different Name
Nov 7, 2013I'm trying to create a script to save a file that is already open in the same directory with a different name.
Example: nome_0000_art to nome_0000_closed
I tried to create from another script that saves EPS but as I am new to the subject could not make it work
how do I perform the command saveas automatically without showing the dialog window by changing the file name?