Illustrator CS4 Gradient Following a Path

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Published on 2010-02-25T05:47:38Z Indexed on 2010/03/18 16:51 UTC
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I'm trying to draw a power cable in illustrator, I want the cable to have one side dark and the other light with a gradient in the middle, because the cable has curved corners it won't work the usual way.

I have tried making an art brush with a gradient in it which definitely didn't give me the effect I was looking for.

Do you know anyway I can solve this problem?

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