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Delete all Guides in Document

Aug 17, 2012 6:35 AM

Does anyone happen to know how to delete all the guides in a document? I'm aware I can use Ctrl + Alt + G then press delete to delete the guides on a single page or spread, but what about in the entire opened document (every page at once)? I've researched it some and located the following script:

 

var myDoc = app.activeDocument;

if(myDoc.guides.length > 0){myDoc.guides.everyItem().remove();}

 

I'm sorry to say this script didn't work for me. This is the error message I received:

 

Error Number: 1025

Error String: Expected end of statement

Engine: Default

File: C:\Users\......etc.

Line: 1

Source: var myDoc = app.activeDocument;

 

If anyone knows a way around this or knows how to fix this script please let me know and anyone else who might be interested.

629 Views   7 Replies   Latest reply: Peter Spier, Aug 17, 2012 11:43 AM
 
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  • Mike Gondek
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    1. Mike Gondek,
    Aug 17, 2012 7:01 AM   in reply to sperry1975
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    var myDoc = app.activeDocument;

    if(myDoc.guides.length > 0){

        myDoc.guides.everyItem().remove();

    }

     

     

     

    Found the same one as you. Works for me in Mac CS5. Deletes all them guides including master pages. Just edit one of the exisitng javascripts and do a save as to a new name.jsx.

     
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  • Tom Usrey
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    2. Tom Usrey,
    Aug 17, 2012 7:05 AM   in reply to sperry1975
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    You don't tell what version of InDesign you're using. Since Mike says it works in CS5, there's probably nothing wrong with the script.

     

    If you're using CS6, create a new folder in your User InDesign Scripts folder, name it "Version 5.0 Scripts" (without the quotes), and put the script inside that folder.

     
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  • sperry1975
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    3. sperry1975,
    Aug 17, 2012 7:32 AM   in reply to Tom Usrey
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    I'm using InDesign CS 6. I did as Mike said and edited "one of the existing javascripts and do a save as to a new name.jsx". It worked!

     
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    4. sperry1975,
    Aug 17, 2012 7:34 AM   in reply to Mike Gondek
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    Thanks Mike, I see where I goofed up now. I had it saved as a vbs script and not a java script.

     
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  • Peter Spier
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    5. Peter Spier,
    Aug 17, 2012 8:47 AM   in reply to Tom Usrey
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    Tom Usrey wrote:

     

    You don't tell what version of InDesign you're using. Since Mike says it works in CS5, there's probably nothing wrong with the script.

     

    If you're using CS6, create a new folder in your User InDesign Scripts folder, name it "Version 5.0 Scripts" (without the quotes), and put the script inside that folder.

    Version 5.0 Scripts would be the ones from CS3. CS5 is version 7.0.

     
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  • Tom Usrey
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    6. Tom Usrey,
    Aug 17, 2012 11:35 AM   in reply to Peter Spier
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    Thanks for correcting that, Peter. Unfortunately my hands don't work as well as they used to.

     
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  • Peter Spier
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    7. Peter Spier,
    Aug 17, 2012 11:43 AM   in reply to Tom Usrey
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    No problem.

     

    It might or might not even matter, depending on the script. Some scripts will run in multiple versions of ID without a problem, while others rely on specific parts of the scripting model which sometimes change from version to version. Using a subfolder in this way tells ID which version's scripting model to use in interpreting the script code. (this is for the OP and lurkers -- I'm sure Tom already knows this).

     
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