I have a lot of .ai files to process into press-ready PDFs. I am trying to write a script that will run "Create Outlines" on a group of files automatically (and as a bonus, save as press quality PDF and append "PR" to the filename.
I started with the supplied script, Align Text.scpt as a guide.
What should I be telling the script to do after it selects a text frame? Is it even possible to ask a script to run another script?
This is the setup I used in my test:
Basically, you create the Action and invoke it via the Batch command in the Actions' palette. You choose then a source (where your Illustrator files are saved) and a destination (where the PDFs are supposed to be saved) folder.
I suggest to execute a test first with just 2/3 files to check if it works for you. Make a backup copy of your original Illustrator files as well.
This is the setup I used in my test:
Basically, you create the Action and invoke it via the Batch command in the Actions' palette. You choose then a source (where your Illustrator files are saved) and a destination (where the PDFs are supposed to be saved) folder.
I suggest to execute a test first with just 2/3 files to check if it works for you. Make a backup copy of your original Illustrator files as well.
I assume you mean converting texts in outlines.
Can't you just record an Action in Illustrator (Select Text Objects -> Create Outlines -> Save PDF) and then execute it in batch inside a folder with your .ai files overriding the Save command?
Action works, thanks. Please help me understand how to execute as described. Not a programmer, just a prepress person.
"execute it in batch inside a folder with your .ai files overriding the Save command"
Can I batch process "Create Outlines" in Illustrator?
