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Export a list of used Spot colors to TXT. Adobe Illustrator script
/*
The script exports a list of used Spot colors to txt
Author: Sergey Osokin, email: hi@sergosokin.ru
Check my other scripts: https://github.com/creold
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*/
//@target illustrator
app.preferences.setBooleanPreference('ShowExternalJSXWarning', false);// Fix drag and drop a .jsx file
function main() {
if (!/illustrator/i.test(app.name)) return;
if (parseFloat(app.version) < 16) return;
var action = {
set: '[TEMP]',
name: 'CleanSwatches',
path: Folder.myDocuments + '/Adobe Scripts/'
};
delUnusedSwatch(action);
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var spots = doc.spots;
var spotNames = '';
try {
for (var i = 0; i < spots.length; i++) {
var sw = spots[i];
if (/registration/i.test(sw.colorType)) continue;
spotNames += sw.name.replace(/PANTONE(\sP)?\s/, 'P ') + '\r\n';
}
} catch (err) {}
app.redraw();
app.undo(); // Restore swatches
var docName = doc.name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');
var txt = decodeURI(doc.path) + '/' + docName + '_spots.txt';
writeData(txt, spotNames);
alert('The names of all spot swatches have been saved to ' + txt);
}
// Add action
function delUnusedSwatch(action) {
app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS;
var str = [
'/version 3',
'/name [' + action.set.length + ' ' + ascii2Hex(action.set) + ']',
'/isOpen 1',
'/actionCount 1',
'/action-1 {',
'/name [' + action.name.length + ' ' + ascii2Hex(action.name) + ']',
' /keyIndex 0',
' /colorIndex 0',
' /isOpen 1',
' /eventCount 2',
' /event-1 {',
' /useRulersIn1stQuadrant 0',
' /internalName (ai_plugin_swatches)',
' /localizedName [ 8',
' 5377617463686573',
' ]',
' /isOpen 1',
' /isOn 1',
' /hasDialog 0',
' /parameterCount 1',
' /parameter-1 {',
' /key 1835363957',
' /showInPalette 4294967295',
' /type (enumerated)',
' /name [ 17',
' 53656c65637420416c6c20556e75736564',
' ]',
' /value 11',
' }',
' }',
' /event-2 {',
' /useRulersIn1stQuadrant 0',
' /internalName (ai_plugin_swatches)',
' /localizedName [ 8',
' 5377617463686573',
' ]',
' /isOpen 1',
' /isOn 1',
' /hasDialog 1',
' /showDialog 1',
' /parameterCount 1',
' /parameter-1 {',
' /key 1835363957',
' /showInPalette 4294967295',
' /type (enumerated)',
' /name [ 13',
' 44656c65746520537761746368',
' ]',
' /value 3',
' }',
' }',
'}'].join('');
try {
app.unloadAction(action.set, '');
} catch (err) {}
createAction(str, action.set, action.path);
app.doScript(action.name, action.set);
app.unloadAction(action.set, '');
app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DISPLAYALERTS;
}
// Load action
function createAction(str, set, path) {
if (!Folder(path).exists) Folder(path).create();
var f = new File('' + path + '/' + set + '.aia');
f.open('w');
f.write(str);
f.close();
app.loadAction(f);
f.remove();
}
// String to hex
function ascii2Hex(hex) {
return hex.replace(/./g, function(a) {
return a.charCodeAt(0).toString(16)
});
}
function writeData(name, str) {
var f = new File(name);
f.open('w');
f.write(str);
f.close();
}
// Run script
try {
main();
} catch (err) {}
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creold commented May 25, 2023

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