it seems your question already answered.

take a look here:

http://forums.adobe.com/message/2609468#2609468

Hi Pathi,

Please try the below js code is simple way to remove the anchored object for all the page.

var myDoc =app.activeDocument;
app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findTextPreferences.findWhat= "^a";
myDoc.changeText();
app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;

thx

csm_phil

Hi Path,

Your wrongly entered the code myDoc.ChangeText() instead of myDoc.changeText();

Please copy my previous code and run once again i think you typed wrongly.

Please copy and paste estk and run the script.

var myDoc =app.activeDocument;
app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findTextPreferences.findWhat= "^a";
myDoc.changeText();
app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
 

mr.pathi wrote:

 

Hi CSM,

 

Thanks for your help. I copied this code and i run this script but while running this I am getting an error like below:

 

JavaScript Error!

 

Error Number: 1

Error String: changeText

 

File: C\...

 

Line 4

Source: myDoc.ChangeText();

 

 

Could you plz check and let me know. Thanks in advance.

thx

csm_phil

hi Pathi,

Phil's script works, so better take a second look for copy-paste or somewhat errors on your side. Unfortunately, it not just releases anchores, it deletes them. This is not what you want, if I got your request.

Maybe Phil could adjust his code by chance?

Try this:

var a = app.activeDocument.allPageItems, t;
 
while( t = a.pop() )
    {
    t.isValid &&
    t.hasOwnProperty('anchoredObjectSettings') &&
    (t.parent instanceof Character) &&
    (t=t.anchoredObjectSettings).isValid &&
    t.releaseAnchoredObject();
    }

@+

Marc

Hi guys,

Could some one please send me the .jsx file to release all anchors? I'm really struggling here, am new to scripting and can't figure it out! Or is there somewhere I can download it?

Thanks so much

> .. Restart ID ..

Not necessary at all to quit ID! As soon as you place a new script in the ascrts folder, you'll see it magically appear in the Scripts Panel. (Also, if you saved it at what you think was the right place and it does not appear, you used the wrong location.)

That explains it. :)

I'd love to hear Adobe's explanation, though, about this stuff lagging behind in Illustrator, while the Script Panel and its behavior has been unchanged since *at least* CS, and probably before that as well. (For once that's actually a GOOD thing to leave exactly as it is!)