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Automating tasks

Last updated 6/5/2015

Batch options

If you select Folder for Source, you can set the following options:

Override Action “Open” Commands Opens the files from the specified folder and ignores any Open commands

recorded as part of the original action.

Include All Subdirectories Processes all files and folders within the specified folder.

If the action contains any save or export commands, you can set the following options:

Override Action “Save” Commands Saves the processed files in the specified destination folder and not to a location

recorded in the action. Click Choose to specify the destination folder.

Override Action “Export” Commands Exports the processed files to the specified destination folder and not to a

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 filenames when overriding Save and Export

commands:

File + Number Generates the filename by taking the original document’s filename, removing any extension, and then

appending a three-digit number corresponding to the data set.

File + Data Set Name Generates the filename by taking the original document’s filename, removing any extension, and

then appending an underscore and the name of the data set.

Data Set Name Generates the filename by taking the name of the data set.

More Help topics

Data-driven graphics through templates and variables

Automation with scripts

When you run 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, JavaScript, and

ExtendScript). You can use the standard scripts that come with Illustrator, and you can create your own scripts and add

them to the Scripts submenu.

For more information about scripting in Illustrator, see the latest documentation at

www.adobe.com/devnet/illustrator/scripting.html. Sample scripts are installed in the Adobe Illustrator CS5/Scripting

folder.

Run a script

❖ Choose File > Scripts, and choose a script. Alternatively, choose File > Scripts > Other Script, and navigate to a script.

Note: If you edit a script while Illustrator is running, you must save your changes for them to take effect.

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