How do I update the tabstop information on a pgf

[tracey.orso]

I have>        

    var  doc=app.ActiveDoc;    

                SelectElement (doc, para);      

                 var textRange = new TextRange;

                textRange.beg.obj = textRange.end.obj = para;

                textRange.beg.offset = 1;

                textRange.end.offset = Constants.FV_OBJ_END_OFFSET;

                doc.TextSelection = textRange;

                textRange = doc.TextSelection;

                var pgf = doc.TextSelection.beg.obj;

and now I need to set the tab stop New Position to a variable value, the alignment to left and the leader to .

any help appreciated, thanks!

Tracey

[frameexpert]

Hi Tracey, Here is some code that should get you moving in the right direction. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Thanks. -Rick

#target framemaker

// Make a constant for the points metric value.  
var PT = 65536;  

// Set a variable for the active document.
var doc = app.ActiveDoc;
// Set a variable for the paragraph containing the insertion point.
var pgf = doc.TextSelection.beg.obj;

// Set the paragraph's current Tabs to a variable.
var tabs = pgf.Tabs;

// Make a Tab object and set its properties.
var tab = new Tab ();
tab.x = 288 * PT; // 4 inches
tab.type = Constants.FV_TAB_LEFT; // Align left
tab.leader = "."; // Leader set to dot.

// Push the new tab to the end of the Tabs variable.
tabs.push (tab);

// Apply the updated Tabs variable to the paragraph.
pgf.Tabs = tabs;