2 Replies Latest reply on Feb 23, 2012 1:51 AM by Diego_Pro_Imagem

    Naming an object - Simple?! - Javascript/Windows

    Diego_Pro_Imagem
    Diego_Pro_Imagem Feb 22, 2012 9:52 AM

      Hey all!

       

      And again I'm having trouble in a pretty simple thing. I searched for a code that searches the Paragraph Style that i want to, till here no problem. I fount the item, swap to selection tool so that it can change the selection to the text box instead of the text and then I want to name this object. Just that, but I just can't do it! hahahaha

       

      Take a look:

       

      // LOCALIZA O PARAGRAPH STYLE DA REFERÊNCIA
var oDoc = app.activeDocument;

//First loop through all stories then through all paragraphs in each story
for(n=0; n< oDoc.stories.length;n++){
    for(i=0;i<oDoc.stories[n].paragraphs.length;i++){

        // If paragraph style is "Silkeborg" then select paragraph and insert "S " before
        if  (oDoc.stories[n].paragraphs[i].appliedParagraphStyle.name == "referencia") {
            oDoc.stories[n].paragraphs[i].select();
            }
        }
    }

// SELECIONA O BOX
app.toolBoxTools.currentTool = UITools.SELECTION_TOOL;

// NOMEIA
app.activeDocument.selection.name= "Modelo";

       

      It searches for it, if finds it, change to selection tool but just won't name the object. What am I doing wrong?

       

       

      Here's some other script that i found that names the object by the same objects label:

       

      var myDocItems = app.activeDocument.allPageItems;

for(var i = 0; i < myDocItems.length; i++)
  if(!myDocItems[i].name)
    myDocItems[i].name = myDocItems[i].label;

       

      And this one works, but this object that searching at my script doesn't have a label, so I can't use it.

       

      Any tips?!

       

      Thanks guys! Cya!

        • 1. Re: Naming an object - Simple?! - Javascript/Windows
          [Jongware] Most Valuable Participant
          [Jongware] Feb 22, 2012 1:28 PM (in response to Diego_Pro_Imagem)

          "Selection" is always an array, so you can't use

           

          ..selection.name = ..

           

          you must use

           

          ..selection[0].name = ...

           

          Second, "has no label" is not a problem :-) All textframes have a label (and usually it's empty). I don't know whether you should be using "name" or "label" in this case -- I believe the advantage of "name" in CS5.5 is that it will showin the Layers panel.

           

          Third (!), there is 1. no need to "switch to selection tool" to set a selection, and neither to use app.select.  Javascript allows instant access to everything, so you could simply set the name of any paragraph's outer frame using something like

           

          oDoc.stories[i].paragraphs[n].parentTextFrames[0].name = ...

           

          Note that a single paragraph may have more than a single "parent text frame" -- this paragraph maystart in one and end in another.

          • 2. Re: Naming an object - Simple?! - Javascript/Windows
            Diego_Pro_Imagem Level 1
            Diego_Pro_Imagem Feb 23, 2012 1:51 AM (in response to [Jongware])

            Outstanding Jongware! As always!

             

            Here's how it got:

            for(n=0; n< oDoc.stories.length;n++){
    for(i=0;i<oDoc.stories[n].paragraphs.length;i++){
        if  (oDoc.stories[n].paragraphs[i].appliedParagraphStyle.name == "referencia") {
            oDoc.stories[n].paragraphs[i].select();
            oDoc.stories[n].paragraphs[i].parentTextFrames[0].name = "Modelo";
            }
        }
    }

             

            So simple.

             

            Thank you so much!