Apply Text variable to selected text?

[cbishop01]

Right now I have the Text variable where it will add to the document.  And i have it set to a shortcut so that way if i need it i can add it My question is. How can i make it apply to the text i have selected?

var doc = app.activeDocument;
var tvLn = doc.textVariables.item("L#Date");   
    !tvLn.isValid && tvLn = doc.textVariables.add({name:"L#Date", variableType:VariableTypes.CUSTOM_TEXT_TYPE});    
    tvLn.variableOptions.contents = String( getLDate() );
function getLDate() { 
    var date = new Date();  
    var month = ["1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "10", "11", "12"];  
    var formatDate = ("/" + date.getFullYear()).substr(-2);  
        return month[date.getMonth()] +"/" + formatDate;  
 } 

[Laubender · Accepted solution]

Hi,

if you want to simulate the menu in the UI where selected text is exchanged with the text variable you could use this:

var doc = app.documents[0];
var selection = app.selection[0];
var selectedText = selection.texts[0];
var tvLn = doc.textVariables.item("L#Date");
if(tvLn.isValid)
{
    selection.textVariableInstances.add
    (
        undefined,
        undefined,
        { associatedTextVariable: tvLn }
    );
    if(selectedText.insertionPoints.length > 1)
    {
        selectedText.remove();
    };
};

Regards,
Uwe

[cbishop01]

Thank you works like a charm.