1 Reply Latest reply on Feb 24, 2008 9:31 AM by (jeff_fleming)

How to select a rectangle/image and move

(jeff_fleming) Feb 24, 2008 9:07 AM

I am working with InDesign CS3 and The ExtendedScriptToolkit 2 Java Script.
Have a document that has a pdf placed onto each page and that is all.
Found the SelectObjects and the AlignToPage scripts, but can't figure out how to select the rectangle the pdf is located in and move it to a specific coordinate without using a dialog box.
After doing it for one page I need to have it move on through the entire document and move all. Moving through the pages I can do.
I have the InDesigns3_Scripting for Java.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

1. Re: How to select a rectangle/image and move

(jeff_fleming) Feb 24, 2008 9:31 AM (in response to (jeff_fleming))

Well it was simple. I was overlooking the fact that each component has an array value. Once figured that out I am off to the races.

var myX = myDoc.pages.item(0).marginPreferences.left;
var myY = myDoc.pages.item(0).marginPreferences.top;
var myRec = myDoc.pages.item(0).rectangles.item(0);
myRec.move([myX, myY]);
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