Scripts that copy the width/height of the object to the clipboard

[maxham12]

Could you create two scripts that copy the width/height (only a fractional number without "px") of the selected object (or group of objects) to the clipboard?

[Ten A]

If you want to get only text and paste it in text editor, you can use below code.

var str = app.selection[0].width + "/" + app.selection[0].height;
var tx = app.activeDocument.textFrames.add();
app.selection[0].selected = false;
tx.selected = true;
tx.contents = str;
app.cut();

[maxham12]

Great! You helped me a lot!

How to make the script round to a value of three digits after the decimal point?

1.24682468246824  →  1.247

[Silly-V]

Make the following edit to this line:

var str = app.selection[0].width.toFixed(3) + "/" + app.selection[0].height.toFixed(3); 

[maxham12]

Cool! Thank you very much!

[maxham12]

How to make the script not remove the selection from the current object?

The script creates the text and cuts the value. Is it possible that after these operations he would select my last object?

[Ten A]

How about this?

var sel = app.selection[0];
var str = sel.width.toFixed(3) + "/" + app.selection[0].height.toFixed(3);  
var tx = app.activeDocument.textFrames.add();  
sel.selected = false;  
tx.selected = true;  
tx.contents = str;  
app.cut();
sel.selected = true;

[maxham12]

Works great! But I noticed one bug of all versions of the script - it does not work if the top layer is blocked.

By the way, if you select two or more shapes (which are not grouped), then in the first run of the script, it will remove one of the shapes, and in the second run of the script, the Illustrator closes.

[maxham12]

Ten A, is it possible to implement a script so that it takes into account the total length / width of the selected objects?

I assume that the script cuts objects from double selection because of the app.cut() function.

Can it be better if a separate layer is created for the text?

Or so that the height / width values are copied from the text, and the text itself is deleted with the help of a step backward (Ctrl + Z)?

[Ten A]

You can make a layer that can be add textFrames to cut values.

If you make a layer named "scriptWork", You can access like below

app.activeDocument.layers.getByName("scriptWork");

therefor previouse code rewrite like below.

var tx = app.activeDocument.layers.getByName("scriptWork").textFrames.add(); //tx as textFrame object

If you select some object, replace "sel.selected = false;" to

app.executeMenuCommand("deselectall");

Please note that I do not have test environment now and codes not tested. However, these may work.

[maxham12]

As you suggested, I changed the code:

var sel = app.selection[0];  
var str = sel.width.toFixed(3) + "/" + app.selection[0].height.toFixed(3);    
var tx = app.activeDocument.layers.getByName("scriptWork").textFrames.add(); //tx as textFrame object
app.executeMenuCommand("deselectall");  
tx.selected = true;    
tx.contents = str;    
app.cut();  
sel.selected = true;  

Indeed, the script no longer cuts out objects. However, it still copies the values of only one shape of the two.

[RIVIERA_NEON]

Is there a way to get width & height in meters instead of pixels? (And with only 3 decimals : 0,111m x 0,222m).

Thanks.

[Ten A]

You have to make "for" loop and put your code into it.

[maxham12]

Unfortunately, I do not yet know how to do this.

Is it possible to create and delete the scriptWork layer automatically?

[Ten A]

Yes, you can do it.

[maxham12]

I managed:

var layerName = LayerOrderType;
var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
var layerName = "scriptWork";  var myLayer = myDoc.layers.add(); myLayer.name = layerName; 
var sel = app.selection[0];    
var str = sel.width.toFixed(3) + "/" + app.selection[0].height.toFixed(3);      
var tx = app.activeDocument.layers.getByName("scriptWork").textFrames.add(); //tx as textFrame object  
app.executeMenuCommand("deselectall");    
tx.selected = true;      
tx.contents = str;      
app.cut();    
sel.selected = true;  
app.activeDocument.layers.getByName('scriptWork').remove();

But I can not implement this in the script:

the selected shape is grouped, and after copying the value to the clipboard is ungrouped. I do not know where to insert a function.

Can you help?

[Ten A · Accepted solution]

I rewrite your modifications.

var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
var myLayer = myDoc.layers.add();  //in this case, You can keep your layer in ths variable.
var sel = app.selection; //sel as selections array.
var str = "";
for (var i=0;i<sel.length;i++) { //loop and check each selected objects
  str += sel.width.toFixed(3) + "/" + sel.height.toFixed(3) + "\n";
  }
var tx = myLayer.textFrames.add();
tx.contents = str;
app.executeMenuCommand("deselectall"); //deselect all abjects
tx.selected = true;
app.cut();
for (i=0;i<sel.length;i++) sel.selected = true;  //select all of last selections 
myLayer.remove();

Here is some references you can read and try.

https://www.w3schools.com/js/default.asp

ex:how to make loop

https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_loop_for.asp

Have you aleady install Extendscript Toolkit CC?

If you aleady install it, You can read references under the Help menu.

[maxham12]

Thank you very much! You helped me a lot. Links are very useful.

[Ten A]

You're welcome.

Please keep studying about it will helps your work.