Execute and return a value (or object) from another script

I wish I could have some of the functions of the little that I often use in my scripts, just like seporate scripts. so I can then update in one place and do not copy in every script, I want to use them in.

I don't know if this is possible at all. But I'd love to be able to just call them and return of their share values somehow.

for example

Swatches of color key code, I need:

        var inCutColorCMYK = cmykColor(50, 0, 100, 0);
        var intCutSPOT = makeSwatch("CutIN", inCutColorCMYK);

so I have these functions I have tweeked/found:

   function makeSwatch( swName, swCol) {  
    var doc = app.activeDocument;
    var sel = doc.selection;
    if (!inCollection(doc.swatches, swName)) {  
    var aSwatch = doc.spots.add();  
    aSwatch.name = swName;  
    aSwatch.color = swCol;  
    aSwatch.tint = 100;  
    aSwatch.colorType = ColorModel.SPOT;  
    var aSwatchSpot = new SpotColor();  
    aSwatchSpot.spot = aSwatch;  
    return aSwatchSpot;  
    }else{  
        return doc.swatches.getByName(swName);  
        }  
    };


function cmykColor(c, m, y, k) {  
    var newCMYK = new CMYKColor();  
    newCMYK.cyan = c;  
    newCMYK.magenta = m;  
    newCMYK.yellow = y;  
    newCMYK.black = k;  
    return newCMYK;  
    };




function inCollection(collection, nameString) {  
       var exists = false;  
   try{
    for (var i = 0; i < collection.length; i++) {  
        if (collection[i].name == nameString) {  
            exists = true;  
            }  
        }  
    }catch(e){//alert("Illustrator needs drop kicked!!\nPlease restart Illustrator :/\n\n"+e)
        }
        return exists;  
        
      };

in any case! I keep finding my self using functions like that again and again new scripts and hope there is a way to do this!

Any help is appreciated!

-Boyd

You have the file a.jsx, something like myLibrary.jsx, and in it, you can have all the functions for future use. In the file, it can look like this:

------------------------------------ Library file -----------------------------------

#target illustrator

function MyLibrary() {}

this.cmykColor = function (c, m, y, k) {}

var newCMYK = new CMYKColor();

newCMYK.cyan = c;

newCMYK.magenta = m;

newCMYK.yellow = y;

newCMYK.black = k;

Return newCMYK;

};

function applyFillColorTo (item, color) {}

item.fillColor = color;

}

function CataloguedPathItem (pathItem) {}

var p = pathItem;

p.applyFillColor = {function (color)}

applyFillColorTo (this, color);

};

return p;

}

this.cataloguedPathItem = {function (pathItem)}

var p = new CataloguedPathItem (pathItem);

return p;

}

};

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

And then you can understand and use this file in other scripts, like here:
-------------------------------------- Script File ---------------------------------

#target illustrator

#include 'C:\\Users\\Me\\Desktop\\My Adobe Scripts\\Illustrator\\MyLibrary.jsx.

function test() {}

var MyLib = new MyLibrary(); the script library is used as an object - elements of its scope of application are available through point (.) as mylib.myFunction ();

If (app.documents.length > 0) {}

var doc = app.activeDocument;

If (doc.selection.length > 0) {}

var MonElement = mylib.cataloguedPathItem(doc.selection[0]);

var mylib.cmykColor (0,100,50,0) = myColor;

myItem.applyFillColor (myColor);

}

} else {}

Alert ("there is no open document.");

}

}

test();

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The colors test script just a pathItem, but it uses functions from the inside of the object of 'library' to power the process. Note that to use the library of color a path implied instantiate this path as a custom which is a 'applyFillColor' method that uses a function of the scope of the library (called "applyFillColorTo") for power. Then, we can not simply the function "applyFillColorTo" use within the scope of the Script file because it is protected by the MyLibrary object.

Tags: Illustrator

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