Can Illustrator Batch Print?

RCarlos Soto

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Jun 16, 2003, 6:40:34 PM6/16/03

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I have 700 plus AI eps files that I need to print out individually. Is there a third party app or applescript or something like this that will allow me to print each file with its filename included? Where can I find this?

Jay Petronis

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Jun 17, 2003, 4:05:59 PM6/17/03

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Superimposing each filename will probably require coming up with an AppleScript <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321112512/bbsapplescrine0e/104-5116232-0963940>.

But batch printing alone may be possbile.

In OS 9, try dropping your eps files onto the appropriate desktop printer.

In OS X, drop them onto the printer in the Print Center application. Note, however, that page setup settings <http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx?50@@.1de97fd4/7> may not be honored.

Matthew Daniels

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Jun 30, 2003, 4:37:35 PM6/30/03

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I've had to do this several times, and I've resorted to batch-converting to TIFF and then using the batch-print options in GraphicConverter.

More directly, you could do it as a "contact sheet" in Photoshop... however, it scales all images to a uniform size. You'll also have to do it in a whole lot of mini-batches, since you can't save/print until it makes all the sheets (in your case, that's 700 open documents). Photoshop got to 12 and then showed me what a protection fault looks like... at your own risk.

Matt.

dave friesen

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Jul 9, 2003, 4:35:05 PM7/9/03

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So in OS 9 you could select a batch of files in the Finder and hit Cmd-P and they would all print out.

In OS X you cannot. The Print Command from the Finder is not available.

We have hundreds of files to print out at a time. Anyone have any solutions?

Robert Ezekiel

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Jul 15, 2003, 10:41:51 AM7/15/03

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Has anyone found a solution to batch printing with Illustrator 10 on Mac OS 9.2? We still have one MAC on an earlier version of Illustrator just for printing. Thanks in advance.

Michael Allebach

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Jul 17, 2003, 1:31:52 PM7/17/03

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I just record an action of me hitting print on one of the files and then closing the file (make sure you record closing the file). Put all the files in the same folder. Then under the actions menu hit "Batch". Then select the folder and it will print all your files. I used that to print out 30+ files at a time.

ImJeffP

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Jul 17, 2003, 2:59:57 PM7/17/03

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Wait for Panther <http://www.thinksecret.com/news/pantherfindersystem2.html>?

The File menu now includes settings for color labels, as previously reported, as well as a "Print" command. Unfortunately for many readers, Mac OS 9's "Print Window" has not made a return appearance in Panther.

Doesn't add the file name though. You might try Photoshop's "Contact Sheet" automation, but it's gonna take a while to rasterize that many files.

Larry G. Schneider

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Jul 17, 2003, 3:44:57 PM7/17/03

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You might want to check an earlier discussion
<http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx?7@@.1de991c7/17>
which gives an AppleScript to batch print with a file name/date stamp.

Larry

dave friesen

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Jul 22, 2003, 5:34:49 PM7/22/03

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"I just record an action of me hitting print on one of the files and then closing the file (make sure you record closing the file). Put all the files in the same folder. Then under the actions menu hit "Batch". Then select the folder and it will print all your files. I used that to print out 30+ files at a time."

This is a great solution... except for one small thing I can't get it to do. It only prints out 1 copy of each file.

Even if I try to Record it to Print more than 1 copy. I assume this is a limitation of Actions and the interface with Illustrator.

Anyone have an idea as to how to get the Batch Function to Print more than one copy of the files? Remember we often face printing out 20 copies of 100 files.