I'm a graphic designer and a beginner at coding. So please dumb down for me :)
I have a script that I run through Illustrator. It embeds an image and removes a clipping mask on the file. I need this script to run on multiple .ai files in a folder.
The thing is, I cannot create a batch action (in Illustrator) to run the script. Our IT guy doesn't want to add the script to our Illustrator settings on multiple accounts. Is there a way to add code to my script to do this?
I need it to open all the files, run the script and save. The files can be left open on Illustrator, no need to close.
What code do I need to add to my script?
I am on a Mac not PC.
It can be done this way:
function my_script() {
// copy a full text of your script here
// or include the jsx file this way:
# include '~/Desktop/script/my_script.jsx'
}
function main() {
var folder = Folder.selectDialog('Please, select the folder');
if (!(folder instanceof Folder)) return;
var files = folder.getFiles('*.ai');
if (files.length == 0) {
alert('Folder doesn\'t content AI files');
return;
}
var i = files.length;
while (i--) {
var doc = app.open(files[i]);
my_script(); // <------- here your script is running
doc.save();
doc.close();
}
alert(files.length + ' files were processed');
}
main();