Script executes properly in ExtendScript Toolkit, but not Illustrator

I've written a script that takes a selection of multiple paths, duplicates them, and applies "Object > Envelope distort > Make with top object" on each duplicate of the bottom path with every other path in the selection using an action (don't believe there's anything in the DOM for interacting with envelopes directly). So I start with this:

https://i.stack.imgur.com/cBKZs.png

It works perfectly in ExtendScript Toolkit, giving me this:

https://i.stack.imgur.com/dLdRz.png

But if I execute the script from within Illustrator, I get this mess:

https://i.stack.imgur.com/caL0u.png

Here's my code:

var doc = app.activeDocument;

var sel = app.activeDocument.selection;

var currentLayer = app.activeDocument.activeLayer;



function envelope(){

    var arr = ;

    var bottomObject = sel[sel.length - 1];

    bottomObject.selected = false;

    for (i = 0; i < sel.length - 1; i++){

        arr.push(sel[i]);

        var newObjs = sel[i].duplicate();

        newObjs.zOrder(ZOrderMethod.SENDBACKWARD)

    }



    currentLayer.hasSelectedArtwork = false;



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

        var objectsToDistribute = bottomObject.duplicate();

        objectsToDistribute.zOrder(ZOrderMethod.SENDTOBACK);

        arr[i].selected = true;

        objectsToDistribute.selected = true;

        app.doScript('Envelope all', 'scriptTest');

        }

}



envelope();

Here's the action set. So why would I be getting different results from the same script? Is there a way to work around this from within Illustrator?

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https://i.stack.imgur.com/cBKZs.png

It works perfectly in ExtendScript Toolkit, giving me this:

https://i.stack.imgur.com/dLdRz.png

But if I execute the script from within Illustrator, I get this mess:

https://i.stack.imgur.com/caL0u.png

Here's my code:

var doc = app.activeDocument;

var sel = app.activeDocument.selection;

var currentLayer = app.activeDocument.activeLayer;



function envelope(){

    var arr = ;

    var bottomObject = sel[sel.length - 1];

    bottomObject.selected = false;

    for (i = 0; i < sel.length - 1; i++){

        arr.push(sel[i]);

        var newObjs = sel[i].duplicate();

        newObjs.zOrder(ZOrderMethod.SENDBACKWARD)

    }



    currentLayer.hasSelectedArtwork = false;



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

        var objectsToDistribute = bottomObject.duplicate();

        objectsToDistribute.zOrder(ZOrderMethod.SENDTOBACK);

        arr[i].selected = true;

        objectsToDistribute.selected = true;

        app.doScript('Envelope all', 'scriptTest');

        }

}



envelope();

Here's the action set. So why would I be getting different results from the same script? Is there a way to work around this from within Illustrator?

edited Nov 21 at 13:58

asked Nov 21 at 2:57

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https://i.stack.imgur.com/cBKZs.png

It works perfectly in ExtendScript Toolkit, giving me this:

https://i.stack.imgur.com/dLdRz.png

But if I execute the script from within Illustrator, I get this mess:

https://i.stack.imgur.com/caL0u.png

Here's my code:

var doc = app.activeDocument;

var sel = app.activeDocument.selection;

var currentLayer = app.activeDocument.activeLayer;



function envelope(){

    var arr = ;

    var bottomObject = sel[sel.length - 1];

    bottomObject.selected = false;

    for (i = 0; i < sel.length - 1; i++){

        arr.push(sel[i]);

        var newObjs = sel[i].duplicate();

        newObjs.zOrder(ZOrderMethod.SENDBACKWARD)

    }



    currentLayer.hasSelectedArtwork = false;



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

        var objectsToDistribute = bottomObject.duplicate();

        objectsToDistribute.zOrder(ZOrderMethod.SENDTOBACK);

        arr[i].selected = true;

        objectsToDistribute.selected = true;

        app.doScript('Envelope all', 'scriptTest');

        }

}



envelope();

Here's the action set. So why would I be getting different results from the same script? Is there a way to work around this from within Illustrator?

edited Nov 21 at 13:58

asked Nov 21 at 2:57

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https://i.stack.imgur.com/cBKZs.png

It works perfectly in ExtendScript Toolkit, giving me this:

https://i.stack.imgur.com/dLdRz.png

But if I execute the script from within Illustrator, I get this mess:

https://i.stack.imgur.com/caL0u.png

Here's my code:

var doc = app.activeDocument;

var sel = app.activeDocument.selection;

var currentLayer = app.activeDocument.activeLayer;



function envelope(){

    var arr = ;

    var bottomObject = sel[sel.length - 1];

    bottomObject.selected = false;

    for (i = 0; i < sel.length - 1; i++){

        arr.push(sel[i]);

        var newObjs = sel[i].duplicate();

        newObjs.zOrder(ZOrderMethod.SENDBACKWARD)

    }



    currentLayer.hasSelectedArtwork = false;



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

        var objectsToDistribute = bottomObject.duplicate();

        objectsToDistribute.zOrder(ZOrderMethod.SENDTOBACK);

        arr[i].selected = true;

        objectsToDistribute.selected = true;

        app.doScript('Envelope all', 'scriptTest');

        }

}



envelope();

Here's the action set. So why would I be getting different results from the same script? Is there a way to work around this from within Illustrator?

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