Illustrator Variable Data Script

[Stephen Marsh]

As a community service announcement, I would like to share the following “VariableImporter” script created by Vasily Hall. The script is hosted over at GitHub:

https://github.com/Silly-V/Adobe-Illustrator/blob/master/Variable Importer/VariableImpor ter.jsx

I was a beta tester of this free script and I have put together a basic tutorial here:

Prepression: Illustrator – VariableImporter Script Tutorial

The script automates the conversion of tab or comma separated text files into Illustrator compatible .XML data, immediately ready for direct use in the Illustrator Variables window – without leaving Illustrator. There are other useful features offered by the script, such as the ability to rename source column headers, rename data set names, saving the imported tab/comma data as .XML and auto binding variables to named objects.

Hope this helps!


Stephen Marsh

 

[chevalier]

Nice. Thanks for sharing.

 

[jrhmobile]

Thank You!

Thank You!

Thank you for sharing this script.

Is this compatible with AI Creative Cloud? CS6? Are there any version concerns we should know before installing this?

 

[Stephen Marsh]

Thank you for sharing this script.

Is this compatible with AI Creative Cloud? CS6? Are there any version concerns we should know before installing this?

It is a script, so it can be installed without impacting the system (and being free, it comes with no warranty or guarantee, see the disclaimer in the text of the script, work on a copy of a critical file etc). If you have errors when run, let me know. I have listed known limitations/issues at my blog linked above. I am not sure what version the script was built and tested around. I personally have only tested it in CS5 and CS6. I have not received any advice that it is not compatible with CC> (it would depend on whether Adobe have changed the way scripting or variables work in later versions).


Stephen Marsh