Adobe Illustrator Scripting with Visual Basic and AppleScript
Ethan Wilde, John Farnsworth · 2002
From the Publisher: Untitled If you're a designer, production pro, or Illustrator power user, chances are you repeat tedious tasks over and over in your daily work. Think about it: How many times have you performed the same step on hundreds of images? Save timeand wear-and-tear on your wristswith Adobe Illustrator Scripting, the clearest, quickest route to reducing your workload and making life easier through the power of scripting. Adobe Illustrator Scripting combines the in-depth coverage of a reference book with actual hands-on training that shows you how to create and run scripts in Illustrator, using both AppleScript (for Mac users) and Visual Basic (for the PC). You'll learn how to automate tasks such as linking graphics to a database, transforming images, and performing batch processes. There's no better time to try your hand at scripting, even if you have no prior experiencewith Illustrator 10, the program is more scriptable than ever before. Adobe Illustrator Scripting will help you unlock the true potential of this workhorse application.