Working on slug script, need help!

Question

Okay, this is not my script, one that I found online. The script works by allowing the user to set placeholders within the document and tag each placeholder with specific information such as DATE, TIME, FILENAME, etc.
The current placeholders that are setup for this script are:
{FILE}
{FILEPATH}
{FILENAME}
{FILEEXT}
{DATE}
{TIME}
I would like to add a few more placeholders, which is where I need some help. I would like to add a placeholder for the username or hostname, meaning computer name. {HOSTNAME}
I would also like to add a placeholder for colors used in the document listed in this format:  PANTONE 186C, PANTONE 281C, BLACK, CYAN, MAGENTA, YELLOW, or as color swatches.
Also, is it possible to create a placeholder that will produce an interface allowing user input? Say you wanted a placeholder for Designer, and a dialog popped up asking for input.
Thanks for any help!
Here is the script:
var language="en";   // "de" fuer Deutsch
var WR="WR-DateAndTime v0.9\n\n";
var AIversion=version.slice(0,2);
if (language == "de") {
  var format_preset = "{FILENAME}{FILEEXT} ({DATE} - {TIME})";
  var MSG_unsetmark = WR+"Dieses Objekt ist als aktuelles Datum/Uhrzeit markiert, soll die Markierung aufgehoben werden?";
  var MSG_setmark = WR+"Soll dieses Textobjekt als aktuelles Datum/Uhrzeit markiert werden?";
  var MSG_askformat = WR+"Soll das Textobjekt als Datum/Uhrzeit formatiert werden? Formate:\n{DATE}, {TIME}, {FILE}, {FILEPATH}, {FILENAME} und {FILEEXT}:"
  var MSG_editformat = WR+"Datums-/Uhrzeitformat bearbeiten (Leer = entfernen). Formate:\n{DATE}, {TIME}, {FILE}, {FILEPATH}, {FILENAME} und {FILEEXT}:"
  var MSG_notexto = WR+"Kein Textobjekt!";
  var MSG_selectedmany = "Zum Markieren als aktuelles Datum/Uhrzeit darf nur ein Textobjekt ausgew\xE4hlt sein und falls Sie die Daten aktualisieren wollen, darf kein Objekt ausgew\xE4hlt sein.";
  var MSG_nodocs = WR+"Kein Dokument ge\xF6ffnet."
  var Timeformat = 24;
  var TimeSep = ":";
  var AM = " am";
  var PM = " pm";
  var Dateformat = "dd.mm.yyyy";
} else {
  var format_preset = "{FILENAME} ({DATE}, {TIME})";
  var MSG_unsetmark = WR+"This object is marked as actual date'n'time, do you want to remove the mark?";
  var MSG_setmark = WR+"Do you want to mark the selected textobject as actual date'n'time?";
  var MSG_askformat = WR+"Do you want to mark the textobject as actual date'n'time? Formats:\n{DATE}, {TIME}, {FILE}, {FILEPATH}, {FILENAME} and {FILEEXT}:"
  var MSG_editformat = WR+"Edit date'n'time (empty = remove). Formats:\n{DATE}, {TIME}, {FILE}, {FILEPATH}, {FILENAME} and {FILEEXT}:"
  var MSG_notexto = WR+"No textobject!";
  var MSG_selectedmany = "To mark as actual date'n'time, you have to select only one textobject. If you want to update the date'n'time-objects, there must be no object selected.";
  var MSG_nodocs = WR+"You have no open document."
  var Timeformat = 12;
  var TimeSep = ":";
  var AM = " am";
  var PM = " pm";
  var Dateformat = "mm/dd/yyyy";
var error=0;
if (documents.length<1) {
  error++;
  alert(MSG_nodocs)
if (error < 1) {
  date_n_time();
function TodayDate()
  var Today = new Date();
  var Day = Today.getDate();
  var Month = Today.getMonth() + 1;
  var Year = Today.getYear();
  var PreMon = ((Month < 10) ? "0" : "");
  var PreDay = ((Day < 10) ? "0" : "");
  if(Year < 999) Year += 1900;
          var theDate = Dateformat.replace(/dd/,PreDay+Day);
          theDate = theDate.replace(/mm/,PreMon+Month);
          theDate = theDate.replace(/d/,Day);
          theDate = theDate.replace(/m/,Month);
          theDate = theDate.replace(/yyyy/,Year);
          theDate = theDate.replace(/yy/,Year.toString().substr(2,2));
          return theDate;
function TodayTime()
  var Today = new Date();
  var Hours = Today.getHours();
  var Minutes = Today.getMinutes();
  var Suffix = "";
  if (Timeformat == 12) {
    if (Hours >= 12 ) {
                              Suffix = PM;
                    } else {
                      Suffix = AM;
                    if (Hours >= 13) {
                              Hours = Hours - 12;
                    if (Hours < 1) {
                              Hours = Hours + 12;
  var PreHour = ((Hours < 10) ? "0" : "");
  var PreMin = ((Minutes < 10) ? "0" : "");
  return PreHour+Hours+TimeSep+PreMin+Minutes+Suffix;
function DateUpdate(Name) {
  var docpath = activeDocument.path.fsName;
  var docname = activeDocument.name.replace(/(.*?)(?:\.([^.]+))?$/,'$1');
  var extension = activeDocument.name.replace(/(.*?)(?:(\.[^.]+))?$/,'$2');
  if (docpath.slice(2,3) == "\\") {
    docsep = "\\";
  } else {
    docsep = ":";
  var content = Name.slice(11);
  var content = content.replace(/\{FILE\}/,docpath+docsep+docname);
  var content = content.replace(/\{FILEPATH\}/,docpath);
  var content = content.replace(/\{FILENAME\}/,docname);
  var content = content.replace(/\{FILEEXT\}/,extension);
  var content = content.replace(/\{DATE\}/,TodayDate());
  var content = content.replace(/\{TIME\}/,TodayTime());
  return content;
function date_n_time()
  if (selection.length == 1) {
    if (selection[0].typename == "TextArtItem" || selection[0].typename == "TextFrame") {
      if (selection[0].name.slice(0,11) == "actualDate:") {
        dateformat = selection[0].name.slice(11);
        Check = false;
        if (AIversion == "10") {
          Check = confirm( MSG_unsetmark );
        } else {
          dateformat = prompt(MSG_editformat, dateformat);
        if(dateformat != "" && Check) {
          selection[0].contents = selection[0].name.slice(11);
          selection[0].name="";
          selection[0].selected = false;
        if(dateformat == "" && !Check) {
          selection[0].name="";
          selection[0].selected = false;
        if(dateformat && dateformat !="" && !Check) {
          selection[0].name="actualDate:"+dateformat;
          selection[0].contents = DateUpdate(selection[0].name);
      } else {
        dateformat = selection[0].contents;
        if(dateformat.search(/\{DATE\}/) == -1 && dateformat.search(/\{TIME\}/) == -1 && dateformat.search(/\{FILE[A-Z]*\}/) == -1) dateformat = format_preset;
        Check = false;
        if (AIversion == "10") {
          Check = confirm( MSG_setmark );
        } else {
          dateformat = prompt(MSG_askformat, dateformat);
        if (dateformat || Check) {
          selection[0].name="actualDate:"+dateformat;
          selection[0].contents = DateUpdate(selection[0].name);
          selection[0].selected = false;
    } else {
      alert ( MSG_notexto );
  } else if (selection.length > 1) {
    alert ( MSG_selectedmany );
  } else {
    if (AIversion == "10") {
      var textArtItems = activeDocument.textArtItems;
      for (var i = 0 ; i < textArtItems.length; i++)
        if (textArtItems[i].name.slice(0,11) == "actualDate:") {
          textArtItems[i].selected = true;
          textArtItems[i].contents = DateUpdate(textArtItems[i].name);
    } else {
      var textFrames = activeDocument.textFrames;
      for (var i = 0 ; i < textFrames.length; i++)
        if (textFrames[i].name.slice(0,11) == "actualDate:") {
          textFrames[i].selected = true;
          textFrames[i].contents = DateUpdate(textFrames[i].name);

Answer 1

Okay, here is the entire script with credit lines.
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// english //
// -=> WR-DateAndTime <=-
// A Javascript for Adobe Illustrator
// by Wolfgang Reszel ([email protected])
// Version 0.9 from 22.9.2011
// This script inserts the actual date or the actual time to a
// predefined position in the document.
// To define the position, you'll have to create an textobject and
// execute this script while the object is selected. The whole object
// has to be selected and not words or letters. You can mark more
// objects, if you select each object separate and execute
// the script on it.
// With the placeholders {DATE} and {TIME} you are able to define a
// particular point, where the date or the time should be replaced.
// If there is no placeholder in the textobject
// "{FILENAME}{FILEEXT} ({DATE}, {TIME})" will be used as standard placeholders.
// To update the date and time execute this script without any object
// selected.
// There are some additional placeholders:
//   {FILE}     - complete document-filename with path
//   {FILEPATH} - only the documents filepath
//   {FILENAME} - the filename of the document
//   {FILEEXT}  - the file extension of the document inclusive dot
// On my system this script can't see the path of the document, when
// it was opened directly from windows Explorer (double click).
// In Illustrator CS it is now possible to edit a DateAndTime-Object.
// To enable the english messages and date-format change the "de"
// into "en" in line 90.
// Sorry for my bad english. For any corrections send an email to:
// [email protected]
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Deutsch //
// -=> WR-DateAndTime <=-
// Ein Javascript fuer Adobe Illustrator
// von Wolfgang Reszel ([email protected])
// Version 0.9 vom 30.9.2011
// Dieses Skript fuegt das aktuelle Datum und die aktuelle Uhrzeit an
// eine vorher bestimmte Stelle im Dokument ein.
// Um eine Stelle zu bestimmen, muss man ein Textobjekt erzeugen, es
// markieren und dann dieses Skript aufrufen. Es muss das gesamte Objekt
// ausgewaehlt sein, nicht etwa Buchstaben oder Woerter. Es lassen sich
// nacheinander auch mehrere Objekte als Datum/Uhrzeit markieren.
// Mit den Platzhaltern {DATE} und {TIME} (in geschweiften Klammern)
// kann man bestimmen, wo genau im Text das Datum und die Uhrzeit
// erscheinen soll. Sind die Platzhalter nicht vorhanden, wird
// automatisch "{FILENAME}{FILEEXT} ({DATE} - {TIME})" verwendet.
// Zum Aktualisieren des Datums/Uhrzeit muss man dieses Skript aufrufen
// wenn kein Objekt ausgewaehlt ist.
// Es gibt noch einige zusaetzliche Platzhalter:
//   {FILE}     - kompletter Dateiname mit Pfad
//   {FILEPATH} - nur der Verzeichnispfad des Dokuments
//   {FILENAME} - der Dateiname des Dokuments
//   {FILEEXT}  - die Dateiendung des Dokuments inklusive Punkt
// Auf meinem System kann der Pfad nicht ermittelt werden, wenn das
// Dokument vom Windows Explorer geoeffnet wird (Doppel-Klick).
// InÿIllustrator CSÿkann man nun ein Datum/Uhrzeit-Objekt bearbeiten.
// Um dieses Skript mit deutschen Meldungen und Datumsformat zu
// versehen, muss in Zeile 90 das "en" durch ein "de" ersetzt werden.
// Verbesserungsvorschlaege an: [email protected]
//$.bp();
var language="en";   // "de" fuer Deutsch
var WR="WR-DateAndTime v0.9\n\n";
var AIversion=version.slice(0,2);
if (language == "de") {
  var format_preset = "{FILENAME}{FILEEXT} ({DATE} - {TIME})";
  var MSG_unsetmark = WR+"Dieses Objekt ist als aktuelles Datum/Uhrzeit markiert, soll die Markierung aufgehoben werden?";
  var MSG_setmark = WR+"Soll dieses Textobjekt als aktuelles Datum/Uhrzeit markiert werden?";
  var MSG_askformat = WR+"Soll das Textobjekt als Datum/Uhrzeit formatiert werden? Formate:\n{DATE}, {TIME}, {FILE}, {FILEPATH}, {FILENAME} und {FILEEXT}:"
  var MSG_editformat = WR+"Datums-/Uhrzeitformat bearbeiten (Leer = entfernen). Formate:\n{DATE}, {TIME}, {FILE}, {FILEPATH}, {FILENAME} und {FILEEXT}:"
  var MSG_notexto = WR+"Kein Textobjekt!";
  var MSG_selectedmany = "Zum Markieren als aktuelles Datum/Uhrzeit darf nur ein Textobjekt ausgew\xE4hlt sein und falls Sie die Daten aktualisieren wollen, darf kein Objekt ausgew\xE4hlt sein.";
  var MSG_nodocs = WR+"Kein Dokument ge\xF6ffnet."
  var Timeformat = 24;
  var TimeSep = ":";
  var AM = " am";
  var PM = " pm";
  var Dateformat = "dd.mm.yyyy";
} else {
  var format_preset = "{FILENAME} ({DATE}, {TIME})";
  var MSG_unsetmark = WR+"This object is marked as actual date'n'time, do you want to remove the mark?";
  var MSG_setmark = WR+"Do you want to mark the selected textobject as actual date'n'time?";
  var MSG_askformat = WR+"Do you want to mark the textobject as actual date'n'time? Formats:\n{DATE}, {TIME}, {FILE}, {FILEPATH}, {FILENAME} and {FILEEXT}:"
  var MSG_editformat = WR+"Edit date'n'time (empty = remove). Formats:\n{DATE}, {TIME}, {FILE}, {FILEPATH}, {FILENAME} and {FILEEXT}:"
  var MSG_notexto = WR+"No textobject!";
  var MSG_selectedmany = "To mark as actual date'n'time, you have to select only one textobject. If you want to update the date'n'time-objects, there must be no object selected.";
  var MSG_nodocs = WR+"You have no open document."
  var Timeformat = 12;
  var TimeSep = ":";
  var AM = " am";
  var PM = " pm";
  var Dateformat = "mm/dd/yyyy";
var error=0;
if (documents.length<1) {
  error++;
  alert(MSG_nodocs)
if (error < 1) {
  date_n_time();
function TodayDate()
  var Today = new Date();
  var Day = Today.getDate();
  var Month = Today.getMonth() + 1;
  var Year = Today.getYear();
  var PreMon = ((Month < 10) ? "0" : "");
  var PreDay = ((Day < 10) ? "0" : "");
  if(Year < 999) Year += 1900;
    var theDate = Dateformat.replace(/dd/,PreDay+Day);
    theDate = theDate.replace(/mm/,PreMon+Month);
    theDate = theDate.replace(/d/,Day);
    theDate = theDate.replace(/m/,Month);
    theDate = theDate.replace(/yyyy/,Year);
    theDate = theDate.replace(/yy/,Year.toString().substr(2,2));
    return theDate;
function TodayTime()
  var Today = new Date();
  var Hours = Today.getHours();
  var Minutes = Today.getMinutes();
  var Suffix = "";
  if (Timeformat == 12) {
    if (Hours >= 12 ) {
            Suffix = PM;
        } else {
          Suffix = AM;
        if (Hours >= 13) {
            Hours = Hours - 12;
        if (Hours < 1) {
            Hours = Hours + 12;
  var PreHour = ((Hours < 10) ? "0" : "");
  var PreMin = ((Minutes < 10) ? "0" : "");
  return PreHour+Hours+TimeSep+PreMin+Minutes+Suffix;
function DateUpdate(Name) {
  var docpath = activeDocument.path.fsName;
  var docname = activeDocument.name.replace(/(.*?)(?:\.([^.]+))?$/,'$1');
  var extension = activeDocument.name.replace(/(.*?)(?:(\.[^.]+))?$/,'$2');
  if (docpath.slice(2,3) == "\\") {
    docsep = "\\";
  } else {
    docsep = ":";
  var content = Name.slice(11);
  var content = content.replace(/\{FILE\}/,docpath+docsep+docname);
  var content = content.replace(/\{FILEPATH\}/,docpath);
  var content = content.replace(/\{FILENAME\}/,docname);
  var content = content.replace(/\{FILEEXT\}/,extension);
  var content = content.replace(/\{DATE\}/,TodayDate());
  var content = content.replace(/\{TIME\}/,TodayTime());
  return content;
function date_n_time()
  if (selection.length == 1) {
    if (selection[0].typename == "TextArtItem" || selection[0].typename == "TextFrame") {
      if (selection[0].name.slice(0,11) == "actualDate:") {
        dateformat = selection[0].name.slice(11);
        Check = false;
        if (AIversion == "10") {
          Check = confirm( MSG_unsetmark );
        } else {
          dateformat = prompt(MSG_editformat, dateformat);
        if(dateformat != "" && Check) {
          selection[0].contents = selection[0].name.slice(11);
          selection[0].name="";
          selection[0].selected = false;
        if(dateformat == "" && !Check) {
          selection[0].name="";
          selection[0].selected = false;
        if(dateformat && dateformat !="" && !Check) {
          selection[0].name="actualDate:"+dateformat;
          selection[0].contents = DateUpdate(selection[0].name);
      } else {
        dateformat = selection[0].contents;
        if(dateformat.search(/\{DATE\}/) == -1 && dateformat.search(/\{TIME\}/) == -1 && dateformat.search(/\{FILE[A-Z]*\}/) == -1) dateformat = format_preset;
        Check = false;
        if (AIversion == "10") {
          Check = confirm( MSG_setmark );
        } else {
          dateformat = prompt(MSG_askformat, dateformat);
        if (dateformat || Check) {
          selection[0].name="actualDate:"+dateformat;
          selection[0].contents = DateUpdate(selection[0].name);
          selection[0].selected = false;
    } else {
      alert ( MSG_notexto );
  } else if (selection.length > 1) {
    alert ( MSG_selectedmany );
  } else {
    if (AIversion == "10") {
      var textArtItems = activeDocument.textArtItems;
      for (var i = 0 ; i < textArtItems.length; i++)
        if (textArtItems[i].name.slice(0,11) == "actualDate:") {
          textArtItems[i].selected = true;
          textArtItems[i].contents = DateUpdate(textArtItems[i].name);
    } else {
      var textFrames = activeDocument.textFrames;
      for (var i = 0 ; i < textFrames.length; i++)
        if (textFrames[i].name.slice(0,11) == "actualDate:") {
          textFrames[i].selected = true;
          textFrames[i].contents = DateUpdate(textFrames[i].name);