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Scripting with VBScript

This chapter uses script examples and explanations to help you to become familiar with Illustrator

scripting using VBScript.

For more information

Several extended sample scripts are in the /Scripting/Sample Scripts folder in your Illustrator CS5

installation directory.

For information about individual classes, objects, properties, methods, and parameters, as well as script

samples that demonstrate how to use many of these items, see Adobe Illustrator CS Scripting Reference:

VBScript, in the

/Scripting/Documentation folder in your Illustrator CS5 installation directory. You also

can view the Illustrator CS5 type library from most VBScript editors or any Microsoft Office application; see

“

Viewing the VBScript object model” on page 10.

If you do not understand the concepts and terms used in this chapter, read Adobe Introduction to Scripting.

Your first Illustrator script

The traditional first project in any programming language is displaying the message “Hello World!” Follow

these steps:

1. Start any text editor (for example, Notepad).

2. Type the following code:

Rem Hello World

Set appRef = CreateObject("Illustrator.Application")

Rem Create a new document and assign it to a variable

Set documentRef = appRef.Documents.Add

Rem Create a new text frame item and assign it to a variable

Set sampleText = documentRef.TextFrames.Add

Rem Set the contents and position of the TextFrame

sampleText.Position = Array(200, 200)

sampleText.Contents = "Hello World!"

3. Save the file as text-only in a folder of your choice, using the file extension .vbs.

4. To test the script, do one of the following:

X Double-click the file.

X Start Illustrator, choose File > Scripts > Other Scripts, and navigate to and run your script file.

IP: To add the script to the Illustrator Scripts menu (File > Scripts), save the script in the Scripts folder. The

script will appear on the menu the next time you start Illustrator. For details, see “

Installing scripts in the

Scripts menu” on page 10. In general, when you launch a VBScript script from the Scripts menu, any

msgBox dialogs will not display correctly.

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