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I need to convert Inkscape 'SVG' files to Adobe Illustrator 'AI'. Is there a utility available that will accomplish this? I checked Google & the list archives, but to no avail! :-(

Illustrator can load EPS. Exporting to EPS may work for you, though it loses gradients and transparency.

I just busted open Illustrator 10 and it opened an Inkscape SVG file ok. The results weren't perfect though. If you have any raster image within the SVG that was resized in inkscape, it defaults back to the original size in Illustrator. Also, it totally ditches any transparencies (whether on the object level or within a color/gradient). Luckily it still keeps the gradients as they are though.

So you may just want to try and open directly in Illustrator if you or the person you're sending it to have a relatively recent version.

-Josh