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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.
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 spelling before creating PDF
2.0.2
- Fixed issue where UI was crashing
2.0.1
- Requires PowerScripts 3.4.2
- CC2018 Compatability Fixes
2.0.0
- Export artboards as separate files (NEW in 2.0.)
- Secure the PDF with just a click using a common password
- Add printers confidence strips for large format printers
- Export just the currently selected artboard, a range of pages or the entire document
- Automatically name the PDF, including adding: (NEW in 2.0.0)
- Custom text
- Timestamp, weekday name, day, month, year
- The Linked filename of a placed document
- Artboard size or name
- Artboard number
- Total number of Artboards
- Exported page count
- Document color mode (Helps to capture export errors downstream)
- Document filename
- Add in custom values which will ask for user input, such as a revision number
- Set a destination to save (NEW in 2.0.0)
- Last Exported to Folder
- Documents Folder
- Fixed Location
- Current document working folder
- Sub folder - creating it if it does not exist
- Prompt for filenames or save each file without asking
- Open the destination folder after exporting (NEW in 2.0.0)
- Set different defaults to use for quick reuse