Adobe Illustrator CS3 User Manual
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For Destination, specify what you want to do with the processed files. You can leave the files open without saving
the changes (None), save and close the file in their current location (Save And Close), or save the files to a different
location (Folder).
Depending on the Destination option you select, you can set additional options for saving the files.
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Specify how you want Illustrator to handle errors during the batch process. If you select Log Errors To File, click
Save As, and name the error file.
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Click
OK.
Saving files using the Batch command options always saves the files in the same format as the original files. To create
a batch process that saves files in a new format, record the Save As or Save A Copy command, followed by the Close
command, as part of your original action. Then choose None for the Destination when setting up the batch process.
To batch-process using multiple actions, create a new action, and record the Batch command for each action you
want to use. This technique also lets you process multiple folders in a single batch. To batch-process multiple folders,
create aliases within a folder to the other folders you want to process.
See also
“Actions palette overview” on page 433
Batch options
If you select Folder for Source, you can set the following options:
Override Action “Open” Commands
Opens the files from the specified folder and ignores any Open commands
recorded as part of the original action.
Include All Subdirectories
Processes all files and folders within the specified folder.
If the action contains any save or export commands, you can set the following options:
Override Action “Save” Commands
Saves the processed files in the specified destination folder and not to a location
recorded in the action. Click Choose to specify the destination folder.
Override Action “Export” Commands
Exports the processed files to the specified destination folder and not to a
location recorded in the action. Click Choose to specify the destination folder.
If you select Data Sets for Source, you can set an option for generating file names when overriding Save and Export
commands:
File + Number
Generates the filename by taking the original document’s filename, removing any extension, and then
appending a
three-digit number corresponding to the data set.
File + Data Set Name
Generates the filename by taking the original document’s filename, removing any extension,
and then appending an underscore and the name of the data set.
Data Set Name
Generates the filename by taking the name of the data set.