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1. Javacript locking embeded image

   In Illustrator 29.1 this script worked just fine. I place an image, move it, name it, lock it and embed it. But in 29.3 this code gives an error message: It says that it cannot operate on a locked layer, BUT it still locks the placed item. If I move the lock to after the embed, the lock does not happen. So this code no longer works in 29.3.

   I think its weird in 29.1 that you were allowed to lock the placeditem before you embed it, but it doesn't work if you lock it afterwards.

   We are using macos 15.1.1 (and 15.3.1). I have verified that this code functions on 29.1 and fails on 29.3. We have verified this across multiple desktop computers.

   We found this issue in a much larger code base, but I was able to extract this down to this code chunk below.

   var doc = app.activeDocument;
   var scriptFile = new File($.fileName);
   var scriptFolder = scriptFile.path;
   var filePath = new File(scriptFolder + "/Golf Ball.png");

   // Place the image
   var placedItem = doc.placedItems.add();
   placedItem.file = filePath;

   // Center the image
   var docBounds = doc.artboards[0].artboardRect;
   var centerX = (docBounds[0] + docBounds[2]) / 2;
   var centerY = (docBounds[1] + docBounds[3]) / 2;

   placedItem.position = [centerX - placedItem.width / 2, centerY + placedItem.height / 2];

   // Embed the image

   placedItem.name = "Golf Ball Texture"; // Name the placed item

   placedItem.locked = true;
   placedItem.embed();

   In Illustrator 29.1 this script worked just fine. I place an image, move it, name it, lock it and embed it. But in 29.3 this code gives an error message: It says that it cannot operate on a locked layer, BUT it still locks the placed item. If I move the lock to after the embed, the lock does not happen. So this code no longer works in 29.3.

   I think its weird in 29.1 that you were allowed to lock the placeditem before you embed it, but it doesn't work if you lock it afterwards.

   We are using macos… more

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   Done (Available in Prerelease)  ·  AdminEgor Chistyakov (Admin, Adobe Illustrator) responded

   The issue is reported to be fixed in the latest Pre-release build 29.4.130.

   The provided script should now work without any error dialog, as before.

   Please also see the recommended way to achieve locking of embedded art in modified script, in a comment within.