Scripts - Adobe ILLUSTRATOR CS2 User Manual

Processes all files and folders within the specified folder.
Include All Subdirectories
If the action contains any save or export commands, you can set the following options:
Override Action "Save" Commands
recorded in the action. Click Choose to specify the destination folder.
Override Action "Export" Commands
location recorded in the action. Click Choose to specify the destination folder.
If you select Data Sets for Source, you can set an option for generating file names when overriding Save and Export
commands:
Generates the file name by taking the original document's file name, removing any extension, and
File + Number
then appending a three-digit number corresponding to the data set.
Generates the file name by taking the original document's file name, removing any extension,
File + Data Set Name
and then appending an underscore and the name of the data set.
Generates the file name by taking the name of the data set.
Data Set Name

Scripts

About scripts
When you execute a script, your computer performs a sequence of operations. These operations may involve only
Illustrator, or they may involve other applications, such as word-processing, spreadsheet, and database-management
programs.
Illustrator supports multiple scripting environments (including Microsoft Visual Basic, AppleScript, and JavaScript).
You can use the standard scripts that come with Illustrator, and you can create your own scripts and add them to the
Scripts submenu.
To use a script
•
To run a script, choose File > Scripts, and select a script from the submenu. Alternatively, choose File > Scripts >
Browse, and navigate to the script you want to execute.
•
To install a script, copy the script to your computer's hard disk. If you place the script in the Presets/Scripts folder
inside the Adobe Illustrator application folder, the script will appear in the File > Scripts submenu. If you place the
script in another location on your hard disk, you can execute the script in Illustrator using the File > Scripts >
Browse command.
Note: If you edit a script while Illustrator is running, you must save your changes for the changes to take effect. If you
place a script in the Scripts folder while Illustrator is running, you must relaunch Illustrator for the script to appear in
the Scripts menu.
Saves the processed files in the specified destination folder and not to a location
Exports the processed files to the specified destination folder and not to a
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