move unnamed color to the folder

[Guest]

Good afternoon,

I am able to create unnamed colour using following code.

app.menuActions.item("$ID/Add All Unnamed Colors").invoke();

I am trying to move unnamed colours in colorGroups folder named "newAddedColor".

Can anybody share the code to move new added unnamed color in a particular colorGroups folder.

Thanks,

/Sdhar/

[Harbs. · Accepted solution]

Try something like this:

var doc = app.documents[0];
var  swatches = doc.swatches.everyItem().getElements();
app.menuActions.item("$ID/Add All Unnamed Colors").invoke();
var newSwatches = doc.swatches.everyItem().getElements();
var group = doc.colorGroups.item('newAddedColor');
if(!group.isValid){
  group = doc.colorGroups.add('newAddedColor');
}
for(var i=0;i<newSwatches.length;i++){
  var s = newSwatches;
  if(isNewSwatch(s,swatches){
   group.colorGroupSwatches.add(s);
  }
}
function isNewSwatch(swatch,swatches){
  for(var i=0;i<swatches.length;i++{
    var s = swatches;
    if(s.name == swatch.name){return false}
  }
  return true;
}

[Guest]

Harbs,

Thanks for your prompt answer. You are great.

Thanks,

--Sdhar

[Brian_Pylant]

From someone who is still very much a newbie at scripting InDesign, this is pretty slick. Thanks!

[Harbs.]

Glad it works. It's nice when you type into the forum and it just works on the first try... 😉