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--- pdf_export [2018/02/20 05:15] – [2.0.2] o2admin
+++ pdf_export [2024/04/03 07:23] – [Javascript] o2admin
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+==== Javascript ====
+You can run Extendscript (Illustrator's built-in version of Javascript) to modify the file and path. Your code will be wrapped in a function so ensure that you include a return statement with the required data structure.
+  * Return an array with the find and replace values such as [{ find: "ABC", replace: "123"},{find: "Cat", replace: "Dog"}] which will be applied to the filename template
+  * Return false to cancel without error
+  * Return string to show as an error.
+**Variables passed your code**
+  * 'path' is the destination path.
+  * 'filename' is the filename template.
+  * 'index' is the current artboard index.
+  * 'range' is the page range being used. i.e '2-4'
+  *
+**Functions**
+  * Call getData(variable) to get the standard data from the table below, such as getData('doc.filename')
+  * Call setPath(path) to change the destination path
+==== Filename ====
+You can setup the filename template, and the values in the template will be replaced as the PDF file is exported.
+|**{Variable}**|**Description**|**Example Output*|
+|timestamp|Timestamp| 2024-02-03 14:33:12|
+|time|Time HH:MM:SS|14:33:12|
+|weekday|Weekday|Monday|
+|shortweekday|Short Weekday|Mon|
+|day|Day|3|
+|month~Month|7|
+|year~Year|2024|
+|linked.filename~Filename of First Linked File|*Empty if none found|
+|pdf.preset|PDF Preset Name| |
+|artboard.width|Artboard Width in document units | |
+|artboard.height|Artboard Height in document units| |
+|artboard.number|Artboard Page Number|  |
+|artboard.name|Artboard Name|  |
+|artboard.count|Total Artboard Count| |
+|export.number|Current count of pages being exported| |
+|export.count|Total Number of pages being exported|  |
+|doc.rulerunits|Ruler Units|mm|
+|doc.colorSpace|Document Color Space|RGB|
+|doc.filename|Document filename|example.ai|
+|?Question|Uses the text to ask a question| {?Customer Name} will prompt for "Customer Name"|
 ==== Release Notes ====
+===== 2.3.0 =====
+  * Added a Javascript option to allow changing of the path and filename for more automated workflows; for example, use the filename to set the correct path to save to.
+  * Allowed Subfolder creation in filename template.
 ===== 2.1.0 =====
-  * Added option to check speklking before creating PDF
+  * Added option to check spelling before creating PDF