JS Update TOC - CS6

[markp9652695]

I am working with code to update a single TOC in a document. Do you have to select the text frame where the existing TOC resides before updating the TOC? Here’s the code and errors:

var curDoc = app.activeDocument;

tocStyle = curDoc.tocStyles.itemByName("Default");

curDoc.createTOC(tocStyle, true);

Errors:

Invalid value for parameter ‘using’ of method ‘createTOC’. Expected TOCStyle, but received nothing.

[Jongware]

".. received nothing" means exactly that. If you print out the value of tocStyle, it will say "undefined"; you do not have a TOCStyle named "Default". Try with "...tocStyles [0]" instead (the top item, regardless of how it's called).

[payalm68947498 · Accepted solution]

Before creating toc you have to add atleast one style in table of contents style and then save that style.

If you are using defoult style you can use tocStyles[0].

var curDoc = app.activeDocument;

tocStyle = curDoc.tocStyles[0];

curDoc.createTOC( tocStyle , true);

[markp9652695]

Both of your answers are correct. Thank you, Jongware and payalm68947498.