[ESTK] Merge Two tables

[AD4003]

Hi all,

Initially i have two tables in indesign, like below

Table 1:

Table 2:

I need to merge above tables the output is,

Please give any helps!!

thanks,

John.

[Peter Kahrel · Accepted solution]

Found this ancient one:

function merge_tables () {
  var t = app.selection[0].parentStory.tables.everyItem().getElements();
  var rows_to_move = 0;
  for (var i = 1; i < t.length; i++)
    rows_to_move += t.bodyRowCount;
  var moved = 1;
  var rows_length, cells_length, j, k;
  for (var i = 1; i < t.length; i++)
    {
    rows_length = t.bodyRowCount;
    for (j = 0; j < rows_length; j++)
      {
      pb.value = moved++;
      t[0].rows.add ();
      cells_length = t.rows.cells.length;
      for (k = 0; k < cells_length; k++)
        t.rows.cells.texts[0].move ( 
          LocationOptions.after, t[0].rows[-1].cells.insertionPoints[0]);
      }
    }
  for (var i = t.length-1; i > 0; i--)
    t.remove();
}
if (app.documents.length == 0 || app.selection.length == 0 || app.selection[0].tables.length == 0) {
 alert ("Select a story or some text containing more than one table.")
 exit()
}
merge_tables();

Peter

[AD4003]

Thank you Peter!!

It is working. Sometimes an error encountered while undo these process again in InDesign..

An error is shown below,

The requested action could not be completed because the object no longer exists.

[Laubender]

Hi John,

you might call the function merge_tables() from a doScript() statement like that:

app.doScript
(
    mergeTables,
    ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT,
    [],
    UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT,
    "Merge Tables | SCRIPT"
);
// Comment out or remove this line:
// mergeTables()

You then could undo the whole action in one go.

Regards,
Uwe

[gupta_amit1981]

Hi Peter,

Thanks for this script.

I also need merge table script but whenever I triggered it didn't happen in the file.

I am using InDesign CC2018 in Mac version.

Please do help.

Thanks,

Amit

[Laubender]

Hi Amit,

the two tables should share the same story.

Then the script will work.

See into variable t of line 2 of the script. t holds all tables of a single story.

Right now you have two text frames selected that are not threaded.

That means: Two different stories.

So thread the two text frames, select one of it and run the script.

Regards,
Uwe

[gupta_amit1981]

Thank you Uwe,

I have tried as per your suggestion but there is error showing as below.

Please suggest.

Thanks,

Amit

[Peter Kahrel]

Amit -- Just delete that line 13. There must have been a progress bar in that script at some stage.

P.

[gupta_amit1981]

Thanks Peter for this wonderful script.

My problem is resolved now.

Regards,

Amit

[Laubender]

Indeed. Varaiable pb is undefined. Maybe some code is missing?

pb is handled as is it an object. Hm. Line 13 in the script does nothing important, I think.

Just assigning a counter to a property of object pb. And then pb is not used anymore.

Suggestion: Comment out or remove line 13 and try again.

Regards,
Uwe

[gupta_amit1981]

Thanks a lot Uwe.

Now, problem is resolved.

Thanks again for your expert knowledge.

Regards,

Amit

[Colin Flashman]

I hate being late to the party

Worth mentioning this "off the shelf" script that Harbs wrote: Merge Tables Script | in-tools.com