Using Delphi, how to get the pageItem's constructor name?

[goldbridge]

Hi,

I want to know how to get the pageItem's constructor name with Delphi.

In javacript，like this:app.selection[0].constructor.name.

Anyone can show me a hint to solve this problem？

Best regards.

goldbridge

[Loic.Aigon · Accepted solution]

There is no Delphi implementation that I know of for scripting InDesign. Up to this date there are 3 official languages as JavaScript, VisualBasic and AppleScript.

There is an attempt to drive InDesign via Python but as far as I know it's very limited and windows only.

I really don't know a thing about delphi but the closest thing you could come with is to either drive the COM library on Windows (that's what the Python implementation does ) but you will probably face the same issues as it's not supported in any ways by Adobe, or call a supported language like VB or AppleScript via Delphi if it's even possible.

There are also some command line call to run ExtendScript ToolKit and so app targeted scripts.

HTH somehow.