Run FindChangeByList script using another script to load in a book

[sonyzach]

I have a book contains 66 documents in which i want to find words which are incorrect and change it using the FindChangeByList.jsx sample script. But it crashes with error.

i am using this  Change scripts to run through multiple documents in a book, rather than just the open document to load my Book but crashes with this error message pasted below

the code i used to run FindChangeByList is :

main(); 

exit(); 

function main() { 

     var myBook = app.open(File("C:\\Users\\sony.zacharia\\Desktop\\BCS\\Bible.indb")), myDoc; 

     $.writeln(myBook.name)

     var myDocs = myBook.bookContents.everyItem().getElements(); 

     for (var i=0; i< myDocs.length; i++) { 

          // must be adapted to your needs 

          myDoc = app.open(File("C:\\Users\\sony.zacharia\\Desktop\\BCS\\" + myDocs.name)); 

            $.writeln (myDoc.name)

            var myFile = new File ("C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe InDesign CC 2017\\Scripts\\Scripts Panel\\Samples\\JavaScript\\FindChangeByList.jsx"); 

            $.writeln (myFile.name)

            if (myFile.exists)  {  

           app.doScript(myFile, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT);

            }

          myDoc.close(); 

     } 

} 

Please help me to sort this issue. Thanks in advance!

[tpk1982]

Two things..

1) Avoid using $.writeln()... because it will open the extendscript application unnecessarily.. just delete or comment it

2) Why the path contains double slashes? ( var myFile = new File ("C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe InDesign CC 2017\\Scripts\\Scripts Panel\\Samples\\JavaScript\\FindChangeByList.jsx"); )

[sonyzach]

1) i will change all the occurrence written for console. 2) i found out using double slash \\ from some discussion as single slash was not read for path

[tpk1982]

Double slashes using for searching anything in grep search.. not for path.. i hope

You can use the single slash is enough

[sonyzach]

one more remark when i run FindChangeByScript.jsx in one single document then also the same Error:25 is coming up. 😞

[sonyzach]

app.doScript(myFile, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT); i think the problem is with this line. Am i using it correctly? I am a beginner in indesign. Don't have any experience with this kind of work. 😞

[tpk1982]

I mostly used doScript for calling internal functions.. but yes we can call the script.. i hope the other experts in this forum will guide you..

But the below thread will help you.. is it you posted a part of script or entire one?

Re: User-defined Objects as Arguments to app.doScript()

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[sonyzach · Accepted solution]

thank you so much @tpk1982 for your help! Actually the txt file i has had a list of words around 2600 words and i tried it using 160 words at a time and it worked. Feeling relieved that i have to only use script few number of times than actually finding and replacing the words. huh!

[Kasyan Servetsky]

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