Embed links Illustrator 10 with applescript

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#1

Hi,

I have next problem. I place items (placed items) in an empty Illustrator document. After all I want to embed all placed items in this file. I have used the EPS save options (embed linked files: true) but when I open the file on another system all “embeded links” are gone and I have an empty document again.

Does anybody know what I do wrong?

Eric

#2

Hi Eric,

This morning I stumbled across an article which might be of some interest for you:

The Design Playbook: Illustrator Place File AppleScript

They also published the sample script including TIFF files and an Illustrator document (*.ai):

Download the sample script…

#3

Hi Martin,

Thanks for your reply. It is exactly what I wanted. I have another question about this script. Do you know what this part is: event ART5pEmb . It does the embed part.


-- Default embed option is set to no.
set embed_option to "No"

-- Select the file(s) you would like to place in the front Illustrator document.
set file_refs to choose file with prompt "Select file(s) to place." with multiple selections allowed without invisibles

-- Count the number of files selected.
set total_files to count item in file_refs

-- Question user about placing or embedding the selected file(s).
display dialog "Would you like to embed the selected file(s)?" buttons {"Yes", "No"} default button 2
if the button returned of the result is "Yes" then
	set embed_option to "Yes"
end if

-- Iterate through every file and perform the place_files subroutine.
repeat with i from 1 to total_files
	set active_file to item i of file_refs
	place_files(active_file, embed_option)
end repeat

on place_files(file_ref, embed_file)
	tell application "Adobe Illustrator 10"
		set placed_file to make new placed item in document 1 Â
			with properties {file path:file_ref, position:{0.0, 0.0}}
		if embed_file = "Yes" then
			event ART5pEmb placed_file
		end if
	end tell
end place_files