Changing Global Spot with Javascript

Question

Hello,<br /><br />I'm trying to update a swatch (global, spot) that is linked to a path object, say, a rectangle.<br /><br />In Illustrator, if I double-click the swatch, change the CMYK values and click ok, the path object fill colour updates to the new swatch colour.<br /><br />I want to replicate this with script.<br /><br />So far I have written:<br /><br />if (app.documents.length > 0){<br />     var swatches = app.activeDocument.swatches;<br />     for(i=0;i<swatches.length;i++){<br />          var currSwatch = swatches[i];<br />          if(currSwatch.name == "Prim1"){<br />               var newColor = new CMYKColor();<br />               newColor.cyan = 35;<br />               newColor.magenta = 0;<br />               newColor.yellow = 50;<br />               newColor.black = 0;<br />               currSwatch.color = newColor;<br />          }<br />     }<br />}<br /><br />Which updates my swatch "Prim1" and changes the colour as it's supposed to.<br /><br />However.<br /><br />The link to the object is lost, and the swatch is no longer global. Basically, it updates the swatch, and not the object (that's bound to it by its original global setup).<br /><br />Am I missing a line that tells my swatch to keep its global property?

Answer 1

Just in case you haven't gotten a reply<br /><br />Try<br /><br />if (app.documents.length > 0){<br />var swatches = app.activeDocument.spots;<br />for(i=0;i<swatches.length;i++){ var currSwatch = swatches[i]; if(currSwatch.name == "Prim1"){ var newColor = new CMYKColor(); newColor.cyan = 35; newColor.magenta = 0; newColor.yellow = 50; newColor.black = 0; currSwatch.color = newColor; } } }<br /><br />I would like to change the name also - Any ideas?<br /><br />Good Luck<br /><br />Nick