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Change small caps to all caps (was: Scripting help)

May 3, 2012 8:06 AM

Hi All

 

I am working with an ID script in CS3 and I am trying to write some script (to add to an exsiting scipt that I am using) that will change small caps to all caps for some ID documents I am converting.

 

Sorry it's probably very easy to do but I'm fiarly new to using scipts!

 

Thanks for any help with this.

462 Views   3 Replies   Latest reply: John Hawkinson, May 3, 2012 8:07 AM
 
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  • Dave Saunders
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    1. Dave Saunders,
    May 3, 2012 4:00 AM   in reply to Apabird
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    You really need to provide a litte more basic information. For example: which scripting language are you using?

     

    You say you're trying -- show us your attempt so we can guide you.

     

    How is the small-caps applied? Local formatting or character style? Would just changing the spec of the character style do the job (if so, why not do it without a script?) or is there some filter you want to apply to single out particular instances?

     

    Dave

     
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    2. Apabird,
    May 3, 2012 8:31 AM   in reply to Dave Saunders
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    Hi All

     

    Sorry as I said I'm new to using and writing scripts!

     

    The script (Java script) I am using was supplied to me by someone else and I am mainly just tweaking it.

     

    The script is being used to mainly find character and paragraph styles and change them from one style to another.

     

    As I have a lot of files with quite a few different styles to change the script is saving heaps of time.

     

    The small caps that I am trying to change are in a character style and I need to if possible change them to normal caps that isn't a character style in most circumstances although there are places where they need to be a certain bold or italic character style.

     

    The script is mainly using GREP search to find and change the various character and paragraph styles and the script I have tried so far is:

     

    grep{appliedCharacterStyle:"Chapter Small Caps (A+B)"}{appliedStyle:"All Caps"}{includeFootnotes:true, includeMasterPages:true, includeHiddenLayers:true, wholeWord:false}Apply body Text Indent para Style to all.

    The small caps need to be changed in several different character styles.

     

    I hope this makes it a bit clearer what I'm trying to do

     
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  • John Hawkinson
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    3. John Hawkinson,
    May 3, 2012 8:07 AM   in reply to Apabird
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    Please use a meaningful subject line in your posts. Everhything in this forum could qualify as "Scripting help" (hopefully).

    I have retitled your post.

     
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