Solution to Script : Pasting artwork is slow, includes unused data

i have solution 'many swatch' problem (http://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/copy-paste-artwork-slow-or.html)

 

1. unlock object (ctrl+alt+2)

2. select object (ctrl+a)

3. run script

 

principle ...

(1) open new document

(2) copy selected object new document

(3) save new document (xxx_new.ai)

 

 

i'm not programmer. feel uneasy open source code. but, it's maybe hint problem.

 

if it's not work, send ai file. need variety test data.

 

part3story@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

var title = "swatchmata";   var docpreset = new documentpreset;           docpreset.units = rulerunits.millimeters;           docpreset.width = 297*2.83464566929134;           docpreset.height=210*2.83464566929134;     if(app.documents.length == 0){alert("file open please", title)}  else {           var runconfirm = confirm("copy selected object only. locked object not copy. keep going?", false, title);           if(runconfirm==true){                     var docref = activedocument;                      var newgroup = docref.groupitems.add();                     var sel = docref.selection;                     if(sel.length>0){ swatchmata();}                     }           }   function ungroup(wheretoungroup, group) // ungroup? layer, document, other group?      {           (i=group.pageitems.length-1; i>=0; i--)                group.pageitems[i].move(wheretoungroup, elementplacement.placeatbeginning);      }   function cutex(path){           var fullpath = path;           var filename = path.slice(0, path.lastindexof("."));           return filename }   function exportfiletoai (mydoc, dest) {           if ( app.documents.length > 0 ) {                     var saveoptions = new illustratorsaveoptions();                     var ai13doc = new file(dest);                     saveoptions.compatibility = compatibility.illustrator13;                     saveoptions.flattenoutput = outputflattening.preserveappearance;                     mydoc.saveas( ai13doc, saveoptions );           } }   function swatchmata(){                   var docref2 = documents.adddocument(documentcolorspace.cmyk, docpreset);           for(i=0; i<sel.length; i++){                      sel[i].duplicate(newgroup, elementplacement.placeatend); //copy                     }           newgroup.move(docref2, elementplacement.placeatbeginning)              var myfilepath = docref.path           var myfilename = cutex(docref.name) + "_new.ai";           var fullpath = myfilepath +"/" + myfilename;              exportfiletoai(docref2, fullpath)              docref2.selected = true;           ungroup(docref2, newgroup); }  

i had brief @ link… did read may possible read file script , text removal… didn't see manual solution not done script… regular expression should able find , remove unwanted plug-in parts. said , have not had time check ai file need not compressed… in order readable… unless jongware knows how decompress ai file… wouldn't have clue on how go that…

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