help with changing language of docs at startup

[spaciousmind]

Hi guys, I was hoping for a little help with a script to put in my startup folder - I want it to change the language of everything in the document to UK english.

This changes everything in tables to english:

  myDoc.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().  
  cells.everyItem().texts.everyItem().  
  appliedLanguage="English: UK"; 

I need it to change the language in all paragraph boxes/stories as well. not sure how to make this happen:

However when I put it in a startup script like this

#target indesign    
#targetengine "session"    
var    
  myEventListener = app.eventListeners.item("loadstyles");    
  if (!myEventListener.isValid) {    
  myEventListener = app.addEventListener( "afterOpen", doJob );    
  myEventListener.name = "loadstyles";    
  }    
function doJob() {   
  // Continue on with your code from here
  myDoc.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().  
  cells.everyItem().texts.everyItem().  
  appliedLanguage="English: UK";  
}

It doesn't seem to do anything.
any help would be greatly appreciated..... bonus points if you can tell me how to uncheck hyphenation on everything in the document as well

[Loic.Aigon · Accepted solution]

Well, your "myDoc" variable isn't defined anywhere I can look at. It's weird that you don't get a warning at startup with some "myDoc is undefined".

function doJob(evt) {     
  // Continue on with your code from here  
  //Instantiating document and check if type is Document
  //Otherwise exits
  var myDoc = evt.parent;
  if( !myDoc instanceof Document) return;
  //Now that myDoc is a valid Document, we can go on…
  myDoc.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().    
  cells.everyItem().texts.everyItem().    
  appliedLanguage="English: UK";    
  //FWIW
  /*
var fcgo = app.findChangeGrepOptions.properties,
fgp = app.findGrepPreferences.properties,
cgp = app.changeGrepPreferences.properties;
app.findGrepPreferences = 
app.changeGrepPreferences = 
app.findChangeGrepOptions = null;
app.findChangeGrepOptions.properties = {
includeHiddenLayers:true,
includeLockedLayersForFind:true,
includeLockedStoriesForFind:true,
includeMasterPages:true,
};
app.findGrepPreferences.properties = { findWhat:".+" };
app.changeGrepPreferences.properties = { appliedLanguage : app.languagesWithVendors.itemByID(80).name};
myDoc.changeGrep();
app.findChangeGrepOptions.properties = fcgo;
app.findGrepPreferences.properties = fgp;
app.changeGrepPreferences.properties = cgp;
  */
}

[spaciousmind]

Many thanks Loic...
this changes the language inside tables on startup.... Now I also need it to change the language in all text boxes (or stories if applicable? basically text in the document)

If my document has no tables in it I get this:

     An attached script generated the following error:

     myDoc.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().cells.everyItem() is not a function

I guess I need to check if the document has tables somehow before running this line

Also on every document now I get this:

     An attached script generated the following error:

     Object does not support the property or method 'stories'

     Do you want to disable this even handler?

I just click no to carry on. but it would be good to fix this

[Loic.Aigon]

Now I also need it to change the language in all text boxes

replace your code with the one commented after //FWIW and you should be fine

[spaciousmind]

Ah, thanks that works!!

However, I still needed it to remove hyphenation on everything, after some trial and error I stumbled upon a simpler method which does everything I need it to (also changes document defaults which is useful):

#target indesign 
#targetengine "session" 
var      
  myEventListener = app.eventListeners.item("loadstyles");
  if (!myEventListener.isValid) {
  myEventListener = app.addEventListener( "afterOpen", doJob );
  myEventListener.name = "loadstyles"; 
  }      
function doJob(evt) {
  var myDoc = evt.parent;
  if( !myDoc instanceof Document) return;
try{
  myDoc.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().    
  cells.everyItem().texts.everyItem().     
  hyphenation = false;
}
catch(e){}
try{
  myDoc.stories.everyItem().texts.everyItem().     
  hyphenation = false;
}
catch(e){}
try{
  myDoc.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().    
  cells.everyItem().texts.everyItem().    
  appliedLanguage = "English: UK";  
}
catch(e){}
try{
  myDoc.stories.everyItem().texts.everyItem().    
  appliedLanguage = "English: UK";  
}
catch(e){}
with(myDoc.textDefaults){
try{
appliedLanguage = "English: UK";
}
catch(e){}
hyphenation = false;
}
}

I still have one niggly problem though, everytime I use a startup script like this and open a document I seem to get a similar error message, with my script above it says this:

"An attached script generated the following error:

Object does not support the property or method 'textDefaults'

Do you want to disable this even handler?"

And with your script when I was testing it always said this:

"An attached script generated the following error:

myDoc.changeGrep is not a function

Do you want to disable this even handler?"

In either case I just clicked 'No' and carried on with out a problem. Can I check 'don't show this message again' click 'No' and not have to worry about it again? or will it potentially cause problems for me later?

Thanks again!