Current version of the code, in case it helps anyone. I wasn't able to make it check for folders and create them on the fly, but that's not an issue for me because all of our folders are duplicated from a template folder.
The code will delete hidden layers and objects in the original file, then check for certain layers and save a modified file to each specific folder based on whether or not the layers are present.
#target Illustrator
app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS;
var dir = Folder.selectDialog("Select folder containing .ai files for processing.");
var files = dir.getFiles("*.ai");
var pdfOption1 = 'Print pdf'; // <--- in here put the name of your PDF settings for EPSON
var pdfOption2 = 'Print pdf'; // <--- in here put the name of your PDF settings for printing
var pdfOption3 = '[Illustrator Default]'; // <--- in here put the name of your PDF settings for ICUT
var pdfFolder1 = '/epson';
var pdfFolder2 = '/print%20files';
var pdfFolder3 = '/icut';
var pdfSuff1 = '_e.pdf'; // Suffix for EPSON PDF
var pdfSuff2 = '_print.pdf'; // Suffix print PDF
var pdfSuff3 = '_icut.pdf'; // Suffix ICUT PDF
function doesLayerExist(layers, name) {
for (i=0; i<layers.length; i++) {
if (layers.name==name) return true;
}
return false;
}
function delete_hidden () {
var idoc = app.activeDocument;
for (i = idoc.pageItems.length-1; i >= 0; i--){
if (idoc.pageItems.hidden == true){
idoc.pageItems.remove()
}
}
}
function delete_hidden_layers () {
var myDoc=app.activeDocument;
var layerCount=myDoc.layers.length;
for (var ii = layerCount - 1; ii >= 0; ii--) {
var currentLayer = myDoc.layers[ii];
currentLayer.locked = false;
var subCount = currentLayer.layers.length;
for (var ss = subCount -1; ss >= 0; ss--){
var subLayer = currentLayer.layers[ss];
subLayer.locked = false;
if (subLayer.visible == false){
subLayer.visible = true;
if (subLayer.name != 'typosafe') {
subLayer.remove()}
else {
subLayer.visible = false};
}
}
if (currentLayer.visible == false){
currentLayer.visible = true;
if (currentLayer.name != 'typosafe') {
currentLayer.remove()}
else {
currentLayer.visible = false};
}
}
}
function hide_layer (hideme) {
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var myLayers = doc.layers;
try {
HideLayer = myLayers.getByName (hideme);
HideLayer.visible = false;
redraw();
}
catch (e) {}
}
function saveCopyAsPDF (setPDF, placePDF, namePDF) {
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var original_file = doc.fullName;
var home = original_file.parent; // here we get the full path to the directory containing your AI file
var export_folder = export_folder = home + placePDF; // there we want to create a subfolder
var options = new PDFSaveOptions ();
options.pDFPreset = setPDF;
options.viewAfterSaving = false;
var targetFile = null;
targetFile = app.activeDocument.name.toString().replace(".ai", namePDF);
//alert (export_folder + "/" + targetFile); // alert for testing save locations
doc.saveAs (new File (export_folder + "/" + targetFile), options); // new save code with export folder directory, a slash, and the appended filename
doc.close ();
}
function fontvect (){
while (doc.textFrames.length != 0) {
doc.textFrames[0].createOutline();
}
}
function hide_all_but_cut () {
var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
var layerCount = myDoc.layers.length;
var layerCount2 = myDoc.layers.length;
for (var ii = layerCount - 1; ii >= 0; ii--) {
var currentLayer = myDoc.layers[ii];
currentLayer.locked = false;
currentLayer.visible = false;
};
for (var i = layerCount2 - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
var currentLayer2 = myDoc.layers;
if (currentLayer2.name == "Outside Cut") {currentLayer2.visible = true};
else if (currentLayer2.name == "Holes-Inside Cut") {currentLayer2.visible = true};
else if (currentLayer2.name == "Score") {currentLayer2.visible = true};
else if (currentLayer2.name == "regmarks") {currentLayer2.visible = true};
else {currentLayer2.visible = false};
};
}
for (var f = 0; f < files.length; f++) {
var doc = app.open(files);
var original_file = doc.fullName;
delete_hidden_layers (); // delete all hidden layers
delete_hidden (); // delete all hidden objects
fontvect (); // outline fonts
if (!doc.saved) doc.save(); // base file cleaned up, now save it
splitemup (doc);
};
function splitemup (doc) {
var doc = app.activeDocument;
if (doesLayerExist(app.activeDocument.layers, "Outside Cut") || doesLayerExist(app.activeDocument.layers, "Holes-Inside Cut") || doesLayerExist(app.activeDocument.layers, "Score")){
saveCopyAsPDF (pdfOption1, pdfFolder1, pdfSuff1); // save as PDF for EPSON
app.open (File (original_file)); // return to original file
hide_layer ("Outside Cut");
hide_layer ("Holes-Inside Cut");
hide_layer ("Score");
}
saveCopyAsPDF (pdfOption2, pdfFolder2, pdfSuff2); // save as PDF for Print
app.open (File (original_file)); // return to original file
if (doesLayerExist(app.activeDocument.layers, "regmarks")){
hide_all_but_cut ();
delete_hidden_layers ();
saveCopyAsPDF (pdfOption3, pdfFolder3, pdfSuff3); // save as PDF for ICUT
} else {
activeDocument.close();
}
};
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