/*Adobe Illustrators Javascript.

Convert Rectangles to lines Sample code.

*/

(function (){

var tg = app.selection;

for (var i=0;i<tg.length;i++){

if (tg[i].typename!="PathItem") continue;

var ln = app.activeDocument.pathItems.add();

ln.filled = false;

ln.strokeColor = tg[i].fillColor;

if (tg[i].width>tg[i].height){

addPoint(ln, [tg[i].geometricBounds[0],

tg[i].geometricBounds[1] - tg[i].height / 2]);

addPoint(ln, [tg[i].geometricBounds[2],

tg[i].geometricBounds[1] - tg[i].height / 2]);

ln.strokeWidth = tg[i].height;

}

else{

addPoint(ln, [tg[i].geometricBounds[0] + tg[i].width / 2,

tg[i].geometricBounds[1]]);

addPoint(ln, [tg[i].geometricBounds[0] + tg[i].width / 2,

tg[i].geometricBounds[3]]);

ln.strokeWidth = tg[i].width;

}

tg[i].remove();

}

function addPoint(tgt, pos){

var pt = tgt.pathPoints.add();

pt.anchor = pos;

pt.leftDirection = pos;

pt.rightDirection = pos;

}

}

)();