Adobe 26001360 - Illustrator CS - PC Manual page 32

32 About error handling
capabilities to your script. The following examples show how to how you can stop a script from
executing when a specific file cannot be found.
AppleScript
--Store a reference to the fifth path item of the document in a variable
--If the object does not exist in the current document, display a message
tell application "Adobe Illustrator CS"
activate
try
set itemCount to count of path items in current document
set fifthItem to path item 5 of current document
on error
display dialog "Couldn't locate 5th path object - Only " ¬
& itemCount & " objects."
end try
end tell
Visual Basic
Private Sub Command1_Click()
' Store a reference to the fifth path item of the document in a
' variable. If the object does not exist in the current document,
' display message.
Dim appRef As New Illustrator.Application
Dim docRef As Illustrator.Document
Dim aiObject As Illustrator.PathItem
Dim numObjects As Single
Dim errorMessage As String
Set docRef = appRef.ActiveDocument
numObjects = docRef.PathItems.Count
On Error GoTo DisplayError
Set aiObject = docRef.PathItems(5)
Exit Sub
DisplayError:
errorMessage = "Couldn't locate 5th path object - Only "
errorMessage = errorMessage & numObjects & " objects."
MsgBox errorMessage
End Sub
12 Aug 03