How to import values from txt and pass values to variables

Question

I need to export some variables from Indesign and import them in Illustrator.  I can export a txt file from InDesign but I don't know how to import and pass the values to variables in Illustrator.
Can someone help?

Answer 1

Well from you ID script Im presuming that you are simply writing a few lines of info to a plain text file like so…
writeFile('SomeData');
writeFile('AnotherData');
writeFile('LastData');
function writeFile(info) {
     try     {
          var log = File('~/Desktop/ID_Data.txt');
          log.open('a');
          log.write(info + '\r');
          log.close()
     catch (e) {
          alert(e);
So you would just read this back where or when ever you need to use it in your Illustrator script…
var log = File('~/Desktop/ID_Data.txt');
log.open('r');
var a = log.readln();
var b = log.readln();
var c = log.readln();
log.close();
alert(a);