Collect used document fonts and export them to folder

[Awitmer]

Hello all!

I am needing a little bit of help with a script I am using to collect a

documents fonts. It is all working fine, except I don't like how it is

naming the folder it creates. I want the folder name to be simply "Document

fonts" and not include the InDesign file name. I would like the folder to be

in the same directory as the Indesign file. Would somebody be so kind as to

show me what I need to change in my code? I have the code I am using below.

If anything isn't clear enough, let me know.

var

myFonts = app.documents[0].fonts.everyItem().getElements(),

myDocument = app.activeDocument,

len = myFonts.length,

cFile, cName, outFile, i,

movefolder = myDocument.fullName + "Document fonts"

movefolder = Folder(movefolder);

if (!movefolder.exists) movefolder.create();

for(i=0;i<len;i++) {

cFile = File(myFonts.location);

if(!cFile.exists) continue;

cName = cFile.name;

outFile = File(movefolder + "/"+ cName);

cFile.copy(outFile);

}

Thanks in advance for your help!

Awitmer

[Laubender · Accepted solution]

Hi,

replace this:

cFile, cName, outFile, i,
movefolder = myDocument.fullName + "Document fonts"
movefolder = Folder(movefolder);   
if (!movefolder.exists) movefolder.create();

with that:

cFile, cName, outFile, i ;
var movefolder = File( myDocument.fullName).parent+"/"+ "Document fonts" ;
movefolder = Folder( movefolder );   
if (!movefolder.exists) movefolder.create();

Regards,
Uwe

[Awitmer]

Thank you soo much! You made my day! It is working great now! I will mark your answer as correct.

[Laubender]

And you could check if the active document was ever saved.

If not, exit, because there is no fullName of the document.

if(app.documents.length == 0){ exit() };
if(!app.documents[0].saved){ exit() };

Put both lines at the beginning of your script.

However, it would be better to wrap all the code into a self-executing anonymous function like below.

Simply use return instead of exit() inside this function.

( function()
{
    // No document open:
    if(app.documents.length == 0){ return };
    // Document was never saved:
    if(!app.documents[0].saved){ return };
    var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
    var myFonts = myDocument.fonts.everyItem().getElements();
    var len = myFonts.length;
    var cFile, cName, outFile, i ;
    var movefolder = File( myDocument.fullName).parent+"/"+ "Document fonts" ;
    movefolder = Folder( movefolder );
    if (!movefolder.exists){ movefolder.create() };
    for(i=0;i<len;i++)
    {  
        cFile = File( myFonts.location ); 
        if( !cFile.exists ){ continue } ; 
        cName = cFile.name; 
        outFile = File(movefolder + "/"+ cName); 
        cFile.copy(outFile);
    } 
}() )

Regards,
Uwe

[Awitmer]

Thank you so much! This looks a lot cleaner and more readable.