Adobe Illustrator

This configurator drives Adobe Illustrator. It is a processor that allows various file format conversions. In addition it supports executing a custom JavaScript in Illustrator, which allows automating most of the application's functionality from within Switch.

Refer to Version requirements for third-party applications for more information on the third-party application required by this configurator.

Keywords

Keywords can be used with the search function above the elements pane.

The keywords for the Adobe Illustrator configurator are:

creative
PDF
EPS
SVG

Detecting the application

This configurator implements the following mechanisms to detect the presence of the corresponding third-party application. See Detecting third-party applications for more information.

Detection mechanism	Comments
Automatic detection at startup	Uses information registered with the operating system when the application is installed
Searching from the elements pane	Not provided
Manually locating the executable	Not provided

Connections

This configurator allows only a single outgoing connection.

Properties

Property	Description
Name	The name of the flow element displayed in the canvas
Open	The method used to open the incoming file; i.e. one of the following options: Automatic: opens the incoming file in Illustrator without further instructions Use script: executes a user-provided Javascript to open the incoming file in a customized manner; see JavaScript for applications for more information
Command	The command to be performed; i.e. one of the following options: None: does nothing (other than what's specified for opening and saving the file) Use script: executes a user-provided Javascript on the file for customized processing; see JavaScript for applications for more information
Save as	The method or format to save the file; i.e. one of the following options: File format (various formats supported by Illustrator): saves the file in the selected file format; for some formats the configurator shows extra properties to set format-specific save options corresponding to those options available in the application; for other save options, Illustrator uses the option values that were set during the most recent interactive use Use script: executes a user-provided Javascript to save the file in a customized manner; see JavaScript for applications for more information