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Paste in place

Aug 9, 2012 9:53 PM

Tags: #illustrator_cs5 #"indesign_scripting" #illustrator_cs6 #illustrator_scripting

I want to use Paste In Place function in Illustrator using Illustrator javascript. Now I am using app.paste() it will paste the content but the position may differs so i want to paste in exact place how I did copy.

Can anyone please help on this.

719 Views   6 Replies   Latest reply: piggychops, Aug 10, 2012 3:34 AM
 
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  • moluapple
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    1. moluapple,
    Aug 9, 2012 10:11 PM   in reply to piggychops
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    Use duplicate() method: duplicate([relativeObject][,insertionLocation])

     

    app.selection[0].duplicate();

     
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  • Velprakash
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    2. Velprakash,
    Aug 10, 2012 12:18 AM   in reply to piggychops
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    Hi,

        Did you tried app.pasteInPlace() ? I hope it will work...

     

    Thanks and Regards,

    Vel.

     
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    3. Muppet Mark,
    Aug 10, 2012 1:17 AM   in reply to Velprakash
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    That is an ID app command? Not in AI unless it's been added to CS6 ( I don't have yet )…

     
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  • piggychops
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    4. piggychops,
    Aug 10, 2012 1:43 AM   in reply to Muppet Mark
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    Yeah... Actually i wanted to copy the content from Indesign and paste it in

    Illustrator using app.copy() and app.paste() commands.

     
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    5. Muppet Mark,
    Aug 10, 2012 2:43 AM   in reply to piggychops
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    You need bridgetalk to communicate between app's but I've just seen that answered over in ID forum…

     
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    6. piggychops,
    Aug 10, 2012 3:34 AM   in reply to Muppet Mark
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    Yeah i'm using that but the thing is i want to use paste in place not app.paste()... because if i just paste the content the coordinates value may change sometimes. I want to get the exact output as it is there in Indesign.

     
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