Import text from a txt file.

Hey guys,.

I'm looking for a way to import text from a .txt file, but I'm totally lost. If someone could point me in the right direction would be great

Hi Prails
This script is basically what you asked:

#target illustrator

main #targetengine

function copyText() {}

text var file is File.openDialog ('select file');.

If (! textFile.exists | app.documents.length == 0) {}

return;

};

textFile.open ("r");

var txtContent = textFile.read ();

textFile.close ();

var doc = app.activeDocument;

var textItem = doc.textFrames.add ();

textItem.contents = txtContent

};

copyText ();

Basically what you need to do is to declare the text file, open, read and close it. Then, you create a new text element in the Illustrator document and write content once caught in the text element.

You can continue to work with the variable 'textItem' in my example script if you want to set properties such as size, text color, position and so on. Also, if you wish, replace the first line of the function var textFile = new file ("" ~ / Desktop/Test.txt ' "); textFile var = File.openDialog ("select the file"); so the script opens a dialog box asks you the file you want to copy the content.

Hope to be helped

Best regards

Gustavo

Post edited by: Gustavo Del steep

Tags: Illustrator

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