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1. [Jongware],

Aug 30, 2012 8:14 AM in reply to lazycarpenter

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There is indeed an extra closing parentheses on that line in the screenshot (but not in your sample lines).

I wonder if this construction

for( x = 1; x < app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().rows.length ; x++ ) {
app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().rows[x].heig ht = ".12 in";
}

every could work ... The for..loop expects a simple end number, but you feed it with an array of all of your individual tables' row lengths.

If this indeed does not work, turn your script around. Set all of the row heights and insets using

app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().rows.everyItem().topInset = ".12 in";

and after that run the lines to do the top row adjustments.

(Use "Advanced editor" to be able to set Javascript syntax highlighting -- it makes your code ever so slightly more readable.)

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2. lazycarpenter,

Aug 30, 2012 10:23 AM in reply to [Jongware]

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Good ideas. I will give these a shot.

Thanks so much!

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3. Larry G. Schneider,

Aug 30, 2012 11:11 AM in reply to lazycarpenter

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Excuse me but I'm having a hard time understanding where things are going to go in these cells. With a top and bottom inset the same size as the height, it doesn't seem to leave much room for the text.

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4. lazycarpenter,

Aug 30, 2012 11:13 AM in reply to Larry G. Schneider

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Ahh... Good catch. Forgive me.

Let me start again with my goals:

1. Set the first Row of all tables in my doc to these settings:

Row Height = .25in
Top and Bottom Inset = .04in

2. Set rest of the cells to these settings:

Row Height = .12in
Top and Bottom Inset = .012in

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5. Larry G. Schneider,

Aug 30, 2012 12:21 PM in reply to lazycarpenter

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I think Jongware has it right. Set the whole table first and then adjust the first row.

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6. lazycarpenter,

Aug 30, 2012 12:41 PM in reply to Larry G. Schneider

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That's it. So simple. Thank you so much for your help.

app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().rows.everyIt em().height = ".12 in";

app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().rows.everyIt em().topInset = ".012 in";

app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().rows.everyIt em().bottomInset = ".012 in";

app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().rows[0].heig ht = ".25 in";

app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().rows[0].topI nset = ".04 in";

app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().rows[0].bott omInset = ".04 in";

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