illustrator to xml

[grosmongol]

Hi,

im trying to export all the x, y, h and w of every object in a illustrator file so i can use it as positioning in a xml file, any idea how to do that ?

 

[tween40]

I produce astrological calendars in Illustrator and I would like to make the whole process quicker by using data driven graphics to load the mass of data they require. I have set up my template page using the variables in Illustrator and have the data available in either Excel or Filemaker (preferable from Excel).

The Adobe help files make the whole process seem very easy but when I try to load the xml created by either Excel or Filemaker I just get error messages. I even get error messages if I change blocks of data in the xml created from Illustrator. I have read that the xml needs to be modified so that Illustrator can understand it and I really need to know how to do this.

I am really hoping someone can help me to move on to the next stage so I can speed up my design process as I am in the 4th year of designing these and its getting tedious putting all the data in by hand!