Print from Illustrator

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#1

I’m having some issues printing from illustrator, primarily in

1.) Selecting the correct Media Size for the paper I am printing to
2.) I would like to let my printer determine the colors, rather than Illustrator.

The following code is what I was using to try and set the paper height and width, but it is not working.

I do not know how I would change the Color Management from having Illustrator determine the colors, versus the Post Script Processor.

I would sincerely appreciate any advice.

Regards,

Ryan


on printDocument(pages)
	tell application "Adobe Illustrator"
		set theDocument to current document
		tell theDocument
			set h to height of theDocument
			set w to width of theDocument
			set paperOpts to {class:paper options, height:h, width:w}
			set jobOpts to {copies:pages}
			set printOpts to {print preset:"Tray2trans", job settings:jobOpts, paper settings:paperOpts}
			--et printOpts to {print preset:"Tray2trans", job settings:jobOpts}
			print theDocument options printOpts
		end tell
	end tell
end printDocument
#2

I was able to figure out the paper size


on printDocument(pages)
	tell application "Adobe Illustrator"
		set theDocument to current document
		tell theDocument
			set paperName to "Tabloid"
			set paperOpts to {class:paper options, name:paperName}
			set jobOpts to {copies:pages}
			set printOpts to {print preset:"Tray2trans", job settings:jobOpts, paper settings:paperOpts}
			print theDocument options printOpts
		end tell
	end tell
end printDocument

Does anyone have any tips for how I can select the color management of the document I am printing?

#3

In Illustrator CC this works.


print myDocument using "PrintTiff" without print dialog

Set up a print style in Illustrator.

Rob Roy

#4

Hi,
first, i specify several print styles in Illustrator, then i call necessary style from script.

Like as


if myChoose is 1 then
				-- set printOptions to {class:print options, print preset:"A3_wo_Bleeds"}
				with timeout of 600 seconds
					print current document options {class:print options, print preset:"A3_wo_Bleeds"} 
				end timeout
			else if myChoose is 2 then
				-- set printOptions to {class:print options, print preset:"A3_Cropmarks_fitPage"}
				with timeout of 600 seconds
					print current document options {class:print options, print preset:"A3_Cropmarks_fitPage"}
				end timeout
			else if myChoose is 3 then
				-- set printOptions to {class:print options, print preset:"A3_Cropmarks_noScale"}
				with timeout of 600 seconds
					print current document options {class:print options, print preset:"A3_Cropmarks_noScale"}
				end timeout
			else if myChoose is 4 then
				-- set printOptions to {class:print options, print preset:"A4_Cropmarks_noScale"}
				with timeout of 600 seconds
					print current document options {class:print options, print preset:"A4_Cropmarks_noScale"}
				end timeout
			end if
			close current document saving no