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CreateSpotSwatch.jsx

DESCRIPTION

Create a new spot color swatch in the general swatch group
and apply a tint of the new spot swatch to a new path item.
 
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var docRef = app.documents.add(DocumentColorSpace.CMYK);

var spotName = "CreateSpotSwatch";

// Create CMYKColor
var cmykColor = new CMYKColor();
cmykColor.cyan = 10;
cmykColor.magenta = 35;
cmykColor.yellow = 50;
cmykColor.black = 5;

// Create Spot
var spot = docRef.spots.add();
spot.color = cmykColor;
spot.colorType = ColorModel.SPOT;
spot.name = spotName;

// Create new SpotColor using Spot created above and apply a 50% tint
var spotColor = new SpotColor();
spotColor.tint = 50; // 50% tint
spotColor.spot = spot;

// Apply the tinted spot swatch to a new path item
var pathRef = docRef.pathItems.rectangle (400, 200, 200, 100, false);
pathRef.filled = true;
pathRef.fillColor = spotColor;
pathRef.stroked = true;