Applescript to save eps as .ai (in CMYK) with Illustrator 2015 fails

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#1

Had a great applescript that opened .eps files and saved them as .ai in CMYK that no longer works in Illustrator CC 2015.

Have tried a lot with tweaking and googling but only get errors. Can anyone see whats wrong?

Script should
¢ Open selected file without prompt (doing this through Hazel)
¢ Preferrably select all artwork and convert selection to new work-area
¢ Save as .ai in CMYK


set docRef to theFile as string
set outputFolder to "/Users/AF/Downloads/   UT/" as string



tell application "Adobe Illustrator"
	activate
	
	open (theFile as alias) without dialogs
	
	tell front document
		
		set docRef to the current document
		set docName to name of docRef
		
		set newFilePath to outputFolder & "v_" & docName
		
		try
			set (spots whose name does not contain "White")'s color type to process color
		end try
		
		save current document in file newFilePath as Illustrator with options {color space:CMYK, embed ICC profile:true}
		
		
	end tell
	
	close front document saving no
	
end tell
#2

Hi there,

I’ve had a quick look at the dictionary, a slightly older version than yours, and it doesn’t look like color space is one of the ‘Illustrator’ save options. It’s there in the core suite and other save options.

Not sure if you need to change the color space of the document before you save it as an Illustrator format?

HTH

#3

Thanks. This works:


set FileSample to theFile as string

set MyFolderA to "/Users/AF/Desktop/" as string


tell application "Adobe Illustrator"
	activate
	
	open (theFile as alias) without dialogs
	
	try
		do javascript file "/Users/AF/Dropbox/CMYK.jsx" with arguments {1, 2}
		
	end try
	
	tell front document
		set docBaseName to name
		
		set newFileName to (MyFolderA & docBaseName & ".ai") as string
	end tell
	
	save front document in file newFileName as Illustrator
	close front document saving no
end tell

The script “CMYK.jsx” is a javascript with only this content in the file:
app.executeMenuCommand(‘doc-color-cmyk’);

#4

Hi there,

Rather than putting the javascript in a .jsx file, this works too:


tell application "Adobe Illustrator"
	set doThis to do javascript "app.executeMenuCommand('doc-color-cmyk');"
end tell

HTH