Script to Perform Live Trace then in Illustrator Run Action... Please Help

Question

Hello Everyone, I am brand new to scripting and need some help... I would like to create an inter-application javascript (.jsx) file that will perform the following steps in sequence:
1) Target Bridge CS3 and:
a) Automatically select files (thumbnails) (the names of, and path to these files never change so scripting them is no problem). Path & Files are: C:\files\1.psd, C:\files\2.psd and C:\files\3.psd.
b) Run Tools > Illustrator > Live Trace [Live Trace Dialogue Box Settings (Tracing Preset: Color 16, Save & Close Results (checked), Document Profile: "Basic RGB", Width: "576", Height: "720", Units: Pixels, Destination: "C:\files\, File Naming: Document Name + .ai)].
After Live Trace finishes, C:\files\1.ai, C:\files\2.ai and C:\files\3.ai are created.
and then....
2) Target Illustrator CS3 and:
Run my Illustrator precreated Action: "Add Border". This action adds a precreated border to the files. The action is coded with the paths and file names of the .ai files as well as saving instructions.
To summarize:
1) In Bridge, run Live Trace on precreated .psd files
2) In Illustrator run an action on the files that were live traced
That's it. It seems straight forward when I write it out but trying to figure out how to script it is boggling my mind.
Thank you for your help!

Answer 1

I will go check that error meantime try this… The Photoshop export looks OK to me but I have no idea about SVG files as I don't use them… This should be getting closer… You will need to make the same 2 typo changes…
#target illustrator
while (app.documents.length) {
  app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.PROMPTTOSAVECHANGES);
var traceFolder = new Folder ('~/Desktop/Live Trace/');
var fileList = traceFolder.getFiles(/\.psd$/i);
if (fileList.length > 0) {
     var svg = new Folder(traceFolder.fsName+'/SVG Files');
     if (!svg.exists) svg.create();
     var psd = new Folder(traceFolder.fsName+'/PSD Files');
     if (!psd.exists) psd.create();
     var ai = new Folder(traceFolder.fsName+'/AI Files');
     if (!ai.exists) ai.create();
     main(fileList);
} else {
     alert('This Folder contained NO Photoshop PSD files!');
function main(fileObjs) {
     with (app) {
          var orginalUIL = userInteractionLevel;
          userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS;
          for (var i = 0; i < fileObjs.length; i++) {
               if (fileList[i] instanceof File) {
                    var fileName = fileList[i].name.slice(0, -4);
                    var docRef = documents.add(DocumentColorSpace.RGB, 576, 720);
                    with (docRef) {
                         var thisPlace = placedItems.add();
                         thisPlace.file = fileObjs[i];
                         var thisImage = placedItems[0].trace();
                         redraw();
                         thisImage.tracing.tracingOptions.loadFromPreset('Color 16');
                         thisImage.tracing.expandTracing();
                         redraw();
                         var svgOptions = exportAsSVGFile();
                         svgFilePath = new File(svg.fsName + '/' + fileName + '.svg');
                         exportFile(svgFilePath, ExportType.SVG, svgOptions);
                         var psdOptions = exportAsPSDFile();
                         psdFilePath = new File(psd.fsName + '/' + fileName + '.psd');
                         exportFile(psdFilePath, ExportType.PHOTOSHOP, psdOptions);
                         var aiOptions = saveAsAiFile();
                         aiFilePath = new File(ai.fsName + '/' + fileName + '.ai');
                         saveAs(aiFilePath, aiOptions);
                         close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);                         
          userInteractionLevel = orginalUIL;
function exportAsSVGFile() {
     var svgOptions = new ExportOptionsSVG();
     with (svgOptions) {
            compressed = true;
          coordinatePrecision = 3;
          //cssProperties = SVGCSSPropertyLocation.ENTITLES;
          documentEncoding = SVGDocumentEncoding.UTF16
          //DTD = SVGDTDVersionSVG1_0;
          embedRasterImages = true;
          fontSubsetting = SVGFontSubsetting.ALLGLYPHS;
          fontType = SVGFontType.CEFFONT;
          includeFileInfo = false;
          includeVariablesAndDatasets = false;
          optimizeForSVGViewer = true;
          preserveEditability = true;
          slices = true;
          sVGAutoKerning = true;
          sVGTextOnPath = true;
     return svgOptions;
function exportAsPSDFile() {
     var psdOptions = new ExportOptionsPhotoshop();
     with (psdOptions) {
          antiAliasing = true;
          compatibility = PhotoshopCompatibility.PHOTOSHOP8;
          editableText = true;
          embedICCProfile = true;
          maximumEditability = true;
          resolution = 150;
          warnings = true;
          writeLayers = true;
     return psdOptions;
function saveAsAiFile() {
     var aiOptions = new IllustratorSaveOptions();
     with (aiOptions) {
          compatibility = Compatibility.ILLUSTRATOR12;
          compressed = true;
          embedICCProfile = true;
          embedLinkedFiles = true;
          flattenOutput = OutputFlattening.PRESERVEAPPEARANCE;
          fontSubsetThreshold = 0;
          overprint = PDFOverprint.PRESERVEPDFOVERPRINT;
          pdfCompatible = true
     return aiOptions;