#!/usr/bin/ruby

# Ian Haigh : http://ianhaigh.com/

# Save the frontmost document as an Illustrator 3 file.
# Handy for programs that import Illustrator, but don't 
# recognise the latest versions (such as Cinema 4D)

require "appscript"

ai = Appscript.app("Adobe Illustrator.app")

doc = ai.current_document
original_path = doc.file_path.get.to_s

# figure out the file path and name
original_path =~ /(.+)\/(.+)\..+/
path, name = $1, $2

# I can't seem to duplicate "save as" functionality
# we'll save it with a new name, close it, and re-open the original

ai.save(doc, {
	:in => "#{path}/#{name}-ai3.ai",
	:as => :Illustrator,
	:with_options => {
		:compatibility => :Illustrator_3,
		:PDF_compatible => false,
		:flatten_output  => :preserve_paths,
		:compressed => false
	}
})

doc.close

# re-open the original
mac_alias = MacTypes::Alias.path(original_path)
ai.open(mac_alias)