Hi,

you've got to use bridgetalk.

 

#target indesign

 

main();

 

function main() {

 

          if ( app.documents.length == 0 ) { return; }

          app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.NO )

    

                    callFunction = doIlluStuff;

                    callFunction += '\rdoIlluStuff(500 , 500);';

                    btMessaging( 'illustrator', callFunction );

         }

 

function btMessaging( target, callFunction ) {

 

          var bt = new BridgeTalk();

          bt.target = target;

          bt.body = callFunction;

          bt.send();

 

}

 

function doIlluStuff(w,h) {

 

         app.documents.add(DocumentColorSpace.CMYK, width = w, height = h);

 

}

Documentation is within JavaScriptToolsGuide.

nice. and how to use bridge talk to open illustrator documents

its a question. would like to open an eps file and export it as an svg format, i've tried illustrator.open(File ('bala.eps')); but unable to export it as svg

Why are you having ID send AI bridgetalk messaging to do this? I don't see your point?

Well that makes sence now… although I perfer *.pdf over *.eps

Hi,

to simplify the notation e.G. passing arguments through bridgetalk I like to do it like this:

//store all your arguments in a array

           var myArgumentsAsArray = [File('~/Desktop/test.eps'), File('~/Desktop/Untitled-2.svg')];

                          script = myIlluScript;

//coercing to source only this array, nothing else | ->work with calling functions

                    script += '\myIlluScript(' + myArgumentsAsArray.toSource()+ ');';

                    btMessaging( 'illustrator', script );

 

function btMessaging( targetApp, script ) {

BridgeTalk.bringToFront( 'illustrator' );

          var bt = new BridgeTalk();

          bt.target = targetApp;

          bt.body = script;

          bt.send();

 

}

 

//get the arrayparts

function myIlluScript(aArray){

    app.open(aArray[0]);

    app.activeDocument.exportFile(aArray[1], ExportType.SVG)

    }

 

no, it doesnt work

unfortunately it doesnt work for me and still looking out for a solution. I couldnt solve it on my own as my knowledge on bridge is limited.