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Applescript: delete object from page

May 15, 2012 12:16 PM

I'm trying to remove an objects from a page with a known name.

 

I've name the object theLine.  It's a drawn line.  Under certain conditions, I want to delete it.

 

Other object is a placed graphic name theImage.  Under certain conditions, I want to delete it as well.

 

Keep trying various iterations, but not even coming close. 

1125 Views   11 Replies   Latest reply: Kevin Parrott, May 16, 2012 6:34 PM
 
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  • ax1e2l_b3r4a5s6s
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    1. ax1e2l_b3r4a5s6s,
    May 15, 2012 4:04 PM   in reply to ax1e2l_b3r4a5s6s
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    Disregarding the object and focusing on the lines, i keep trying iterations of this, but to no avail:

     

    tell application "Adobe InDesign CS5.5"

              set theTopRule to the graphic line "SolidSigLineTop"

              set theBottomRule to the graphic line "SolidSigLineBottom"

              if theSigLineCount = 2 and theSigMicroPrint = "Y" then

      delete theTopRule

      delete theBottomRule

              end if

     

    end tell

     

    results in:

     

    error "Adobe InDesign CS5.5 got an error: Can’t get graphic line \"SolidSigLineTop\"." number -1728 from graphic line "SolidSigLineTop"


     
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  • Kevin Parrott
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    2. Kevin Parrott,
    May 15, 2012 6:55 PM   in reply to ax1e2l_b3r4a5s6s
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    Hi

    does this work?

     

     

    tell application "Adobe InDesign CS5.5"

        delete (every graphic line of document 1 whose label is "SolidSigLineTop")

    end tell

     
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    3. ax1e2l_b3r4a5s6s,
    May 16, 2012 7:08 AM   in reply to Kevin Parrott
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    No.  No error, but no deletion.

     

    Also tried

     

    delete (every graphic line whose label is "SolidSigLineTop")

     

    and

     

    delete (graphic line "SolidSigLineTop")

     

    Still not working.

     
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  • Kevin Parrott
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    4. Kevin Parrott,
    May 16, 2012 1:36 PM   in reply to ax1e2l_b3r4a5s6s
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    try this

     

     

    tell application "Adobe InDesign CS5.5"

        set myDoc to active document

        tell myDoc

            try

                set AllGraphicLines to {"SolidSigLineTop", "SolidSigLineBottom"} as string

                set myGraphicline to (every graphic line whose label is in AllGraphicLines)

                delete myGraphicline

            on error

                display dialog "no graphic line/s with this name exists"

            end try

        end tell

    end tell

     
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    5. ax1e2l_b3r4a5s6s,
    May 16, 2012 4:01 PM   in reply to Kevin Parrott
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    got the display dialog error in the on error portion of the try statement!

     

    Is the line I drew on the page not a graphic line?!?!?!??!??!

     

    I guess the other option is that the name is not right.  I named the element under the layers, the same way I did with some Text Rectangles, etc.  Assumed that was right.

     
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  • Kevin Parrott
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    6. Kevin Parrott,
    May 16, 2012 4:28 PM   in reply to ax1e2l_b3r4a5s6s
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    the script assumes that you have a line/stroke on your page and that the stroke is labled in "Script Label", (window/utilities/Script Label), as we

    are looking for it's label   "every graphic line whose label is"  .

     

    you say you've named the layer, very differnt.

     

    to label your stroke, select it, open "window/utilities/Script Label"  enter your strokes name, deslect the stroke, run the script, works fine here

     

    if you need to delete layers, let me no and ill alter the code for you.

     

    kp

     
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    7. Kevin Parrott,
    May 16, 2012 4:56 PM   in reply to Kevin Parrott
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    heres some code to delete specific layers

     

     

     

    tell application "Adobe InDesign CS5.5"

        activate

        set myDoc to active document

        tell myDoc

            try

                set AllLayers to {"SolidSigLineTop", "SolidSigLineBottom"} as string

                set myLayer to every layer whose name is in AllLayers

                delete myLayer

            on error

                display dialog "no layer/s with this name exists"

            end try

        end tell

    end tell

     
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    8. ax1e2l_b3r4a5s6s,
    May 16, 2012 5:05 PM   in reply to Kevin Parrott
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    I wasn't very clear - sorry.

     

    I named the item under the layer.

     

    Layer 1 in the layers window, expanded it, shows all the elements.

     

    Named the items there.  In this case, renamed the reference to the line.

     

    Then I can manipulate each element by it's name.

     

    I've used this with text rectangles tons, and it works fine.  Never heard of the script label.  Must be different for lines?

     
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  • Kevin Parrott
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    9. Kevin Parrott,
    May 16, 2012 5:36 PM   in reply to ax1e2l_b3r4a5s6s
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    ahh, i see, sorry, try this,  you need ot tell your doc to do what you need it ot do

     

    tell application "Adobe InDesign CS5.5"

        activate

        set myDoc to active document

        tell myDoc

            set theTopRule to the graphic line "SolidSigLineTop"

            set theBottomRule to the graphic line "SolidSigLineBottom"

            delete theTopRule

            delete theBottomRule

        end tell

    end tell

     
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    10. ax1e2l_b3r4a5s6s,
    May 16, 2012 5:43 PM   in reply to Kevin Parrott
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    Wonderful.  Sorry about the lack of clarity.  Applescripting applications has me more than a little confused.  Works, of course, now that I explained it completely!

     

    What is the reference for an object placed on the page??  (tiff file added using the place command)

     

    I need to perform the same function to that object as well - possible deletion.

     

    Thanks again.  This forum is EXCELLENT!

     
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  • Kevin Parrott
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    11. Kevin Parrott,
    May 16, 2012 6:34 PM   in reply to ax1e2l_b3r4a5s6s
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    give this a spin

     

     

     

    tell application "Adobe InDesign CS5.5"

        activate

        set myDoc to active document

        tell myDoc

            set theTopRule to the graphic line "SolidSigLineTop"

            set theBottomRule to the graphic line "SolidSigLineBottom"

            delete theTopRule

            delete theBottomRule

           

            --delete graphic

            set PlacedImage to rectangle "TEST" -- the image is automatically place in a rectangle

            delete PlacedImage

           

        end tell

    end tell

     
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