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Illustrator's Spot object represents a spot color as defined by Illustrator. All Illustrator
documents contain the spot color "[Registration]" which can be used to print to all plates of a
separation.
If no properties are specified when creating a new spot, default properties will be provided.
However, if specifying the color, you must use the same color space as the document, either
CMYK or RGB. Otherwise, an error will result. When created, the spot is inserted into the swatch
palette at the end.
Example 75.1
This script illustrates how to create a new spot in the frontmost document.
Dim appRef As New Illustrator.Application
Dim frontDocument As Illustrator.Document
Dim newSpot As Illustrator.Spot
Dim newSpotColor As Illustrator.SpotColor
'Create the new spot
Set frontDocument = appRef.ActiveDocument
Set newSpot = frontDocument.Spots.Add
'Define the new color value
Dim newColor As New Illustrator.CMYKColor
newColor.Cyan = 35
newColor.Magenta = 0
newColor.Yellow = 50
newColor.Black = 0
'Define a new SpotColor with an 80% tint
'of the new Spot's color. The spot color can then
'be applied to an art item like any other color.
newSpot.Name = "Pea-Green"
newSpot.ColorType = aiSpot
newSpot.Color = newColor
Set newSpotColor = New Illustrator.SpotColor
newSpotColor.Spot = newSpot
12 Aug 03
Visual Basic Reference
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