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How to generate a new object style by referencing the object "rectange X" ?? (by javascript)

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 13:48:59 GMT

How to generate a new object style by referencing the object "rectange X" ?? (by javascript)

Find non-standard URL

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 06:34:10 GMT

We have used the non-standard URLs in our book, we are trying to catch with grep, but can't backward from the center (/PDF/), kindly advice on this.

Here is the screenshots.

Trying ...

Need this...

Select table using script

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 04:08:02 GMT

Hi,

The below line selected all the tables in the document. I need to select a first table and then next table etc...

var myTable = app.activeDocument.tables.everyItem().getElements();

Anyone help me?

I am in new for scripting. How do i refer this type of InDesign commands while i am writing scripts?

Regards,

Velumani

HTML export

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 03:36:30 GMT

Hi,

I am working in InDesign CS6. I need the both PDF and HTML output.

There is no issues in PDF output. But when i am export to HTML, folios and running footers are missed out. In InDesign file 'folios and running footers' are overridden and editable formats only.

Is there any script available for HTML export with folios?

Regards,

Velu

column heads

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 03:16:28 GMT

Hi,

I need the below requirement:

In all tables, some times there are more than one 'column heading' occurs. I need all Column heads should be a separate cell style.

I have put one empty row, once the column heads ending. (ex: first empty row is the identifier for column heads)

Script need for all the tables in a document.

1) Before the 'first empty row' cells should be a "TCH" cell Style.

2) Remaining row cells should be "Tbody" cell Style (except last row)

3) Table last row should be a "Tbody_last"

4) Based on the number of column heads table styles need to apply.

if only one column head in a table, it should be "Table style 1" table style

Two column heads in a table, it should be"Table style 2" table style

Three column heads in a table, it should be "Table style 3" table style, etc...

Regards,

Velu

AMD like module loading

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 02:51:12 GMT

Hi, I need some critics for the following code snippet. I am trying to implement an AMD like functionality with ESTK and was wondering if I was doing it the right way or the wrong way. ESTK already has the ability to load scripts via `#include` preprocessor but it loads the script at the current scope, which might lead to bigger problems like overriding local variables. My approach is to wrap this preprocessor with the `require()` function and do the script loading there. This way variable collision is avoided, considering `var` is explicitly used for all variable declarations.

function require(module) {
    var __module__;

    function define(callback) {
        __module__ = callback();
    }
   
    // eval is considered evil, I don't know if this could be an exception
    eval('#include "' + module + '";');

    // This also has the same result as above but I'm not sure which one is better or faster. 
    // $.evalFile(File(module));

    if (typeof __module__ === 'undefined') {
        throw('Module not loaded');
    }

    return __module__;
}


(function () {
    // relative loading doesn't work. Yet.
    var moduleA = require('/absolute/path/to/modulea.jsx');
    var moduleB = require('/absolute/path/to/moduleb.jsx');

    $.writeln(moduleA.prop1);
    $.writeln(moduleA.prop2);

    $.writeln(moduleB.prop1);
    $.writeln(moduleB.prop2);
}());

I don't know how to attach files here, please just save the code below as modulea.jsx and moduleb.jsx and change the path above where these files are required/loaded.

Save this as modulea.jsx

define(function () {
    return {
        prop1: 'module A prop 1',
        prop2: 'module A prop 2'
    }
});

Save this as moduleb.jsx

define(function () {
    return {
        prop1: 'module B prop 1',
        prop2: 'module B prop 2'
    }
});

How to apply a paragraph type to a specific character?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 22:35:38 GMT

Hello everyone,

I am quite new with scripts and don’t know much about it but I have an InDesign document with a lot of bullets and I need to apply a paragraph style to all these bullets, without having to manually select all of them.

Is there a way I could do this? I tried to modify a couple of existing scripts I found but I don’t understand enough of it to make it work.

Thanks for your help!

InDesign AppleScript Returns "Data Is Out of Range" Error

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 20:51:25 GMT

I have a simple InDesign AppleScript to export the current file as a PDF to my Desktop. It had been working fine. Now I get this error every time:

Data is out of range.

The AppleScript is:

tell application "Adobe InDesign CC 2014"

tell front document

set fullFileName to get name

set AppleScript's text item delimiters to {"."}

set fixedFileName to first text item of fullFileName

set totalOutput to "/Users/jack/Desktop/" & fixedFileName & ".pdf"

export format interactive PDF to totalOutput without showing options

end tell

Any ideas?

Inserting variable text - partial filename

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 20:07:02 GMT

Our filenames are in this format:

12345_Something_Something.indd

InDesign can insert the entire filename as a text variable.

What we want is for it to only insert the first 5 numbers – everything before the underscore — as a text variable. It would need to change every time the template is saved with a new filename. I’m thinking it’s possible to write a Javascript extension to do this in InDesign. I just don’t know Javascript at all.

1) Is this even possible?

2) What resources are available to help me get this accomplished?

3) What is considered reasonable compensation for this project?

Thanks for your help!

Find Change all text not including table text

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 16:48:32 GMT

I want to change the date format to (1 December 2009) in activeDocument but without table text, but seem error

but if I change myP = app.documents.item(0); run through activeDocument, it can change all

myP = app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().words.everyItem().paragraphs.everyItem();

app.findGrepPreferences= null;

//001

app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "(\\d{1,2}[\]]*|\[~8{3}\]) (?i)([\[]*January[\]]*|[\[]*February[\]]*|[\[]*March[\]]*|[\[]*April[\]]*|[\[]*May[\]]*|[ \[]*June[\]]*|[\[]*July[\]]*|[\[]*August[\]]*|[\[]*September[\]]*|[\[]*October[\]]*|[\[]*N ovember[\]]*|[\[]*December[\]]*),([ \r\n][~>~m]*)([\[]*\\d{4})";

app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$1 $2$3$4";

myP.changeGrep();

//002

app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "(\\d{1,2}[\]]*)(?i)(st[\]]*|nd[\]]*|rd[\]]*|th[\]]*) (?i)([\[]*January[\]]*|[\[]*February[\]]*|[\[]*March[\]]*|[\[]*April[\]]*|[\[]*May[\]]*|[ \[]*June[\]]*|[\[]*July[\]]*|[\[]*August[\]]*|[\[]*September[\]]*|[\[]*October[\]]*|[\[]*N ovember[\]]*|[\[]*December[\]]*)([ \r\n][~>~m]*)([\[]*\\d{4})";

app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$1 $3$4$5";

myP.changeGrep();

//003

app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$1 $3$4$5";

myP.changeGrep();

//004

app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "(?i)([\[]*January[\]]*|[\[]*February[\]]*|[\[]*March[\]]*|[\[]*April[\]]*|[\[]*May[\]]*| [\[]*June[\]]*|[\[]*July[\]]*|[\[]*August[\]]*|[\[]*September[\]]*|[\[]*October[\]]*|[\[]* November[\]]*|[\[]*December[\]]*) ([\[]*\\d{1,2}[\]]*|\[~8{3}\]),([ \r\n][~>~m]*)([\[]*\\d{4})";

app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$2 $1$3$4";

myP.changeGrep();

//005

app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$1 $3";

myP.changeGrep();

//006

app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$2 $1$3$4";

myP.changeGrep();

//007

app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "(\\[*\\d{1,2}\\]*|\\[~8{3}\\])[/~=\.](\\[*\\d{1,2}\\]*|\\[~8{3}\\])[/~=\.](\\[*\\d{4}\\] *|\\[~8{3}\\])";

app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$1@@$2@@$3";

myP.changeGrep();

//008

app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "@@([\[]*)0?1([\]]*)@@";

app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = " $1January$2 ";

myP.changeGrep();

//009

app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "@@([\[]*)0?2([\]]*)@@";

app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = " $1February$2 ";

myP.changeGrep();

//010

app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "@@([\[]*)0?3([\]]*)@@";

app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = " $1March$2 ";

myP.changeGrep();

//011

app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "@@([\[]*)0?4([\]]*)@@";

app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = " $1April$2 ";

myP.changeGrep();

//012

app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "@@([\[]*)0?5([\]]*)@@";

app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = " $1May$2 ";

myP.changeGrep();

//013

app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "@@([\[]*)0?6([\]]*)@@";

app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = " $1June$2 ";

myP.changeGrep();

//014

app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "@@([\[]*)0?7([\]]*)@@";

app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = " $1July$2 ";

myP.changeGrep();

//015

app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "@@([\[]*)0?8([\]]*)@@";

app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = " $1August$2 ";

myP.changeGrep();

//016

app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "@@([\[]*)0?9([\]]*)@@";

app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = " $1September$2 ";

myP.changeGrep();

//017

app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "@@([\[]*)10([\]]*)@@";

app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = " $1October$2 ";

myP.changeGrep();

//018

app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "@@([\[]*)11([\]]*)@@";

app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = " $1November$2 ";

myP.changeGrep();

//019

app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "@@([\[]*)12([\]]*)@@";

app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = " $1December$2 ";

myP.changeGrep();

//020

app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "@@(\\[~8{3}\\])@@";

app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = " $1 ";

myP.changeGrep();

//021

app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "0(\\d\\]*) (?i)(\\[*January\\]*|\\[*February\\]*|\\[*March\\]*|\\[*April\\]*|\\[*May\\]*|\\[*June\\] *|\\[*July\\]*|\\[*August\\]*|\\[*September\\]*|\\[*October\\]*|\\[*November\\]*|\\[*Decem ber\\]*|\\[~8{3}\\]) (\\[*\\d{4}\\]*|\\[~8{3}\\])";

app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$1 $2 $3";

myP.changeGrep();

alert("Done");

Save as existing file to add few letters

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 15:29:11 GMT

Hi All,

This below coding is open indesign file and flow word file then save as in the same name. But now I need to add "_Flowed" with the before .indd extension. See 16th line. But if I run this coding result is e.g. Indesign.indd_Flowed. Please advice.

See my coding

app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.NEVER_INTERACT;
var myIndFile = File.openDialog ("Select Indesign File");
var myWordFile = File.openDialog ("Select Word File");

app.open (myIndFile);

var mydoc = app.activeDocument;

mydoc.textPreferences.smartTextReflow = true;
mydoc.textPreferences.limitToMasterTextFrames = false;
mydoc.textPreferences.deleteEmptyPages = false;
mydoc.textPreferences.addPages = AddPageOptions.endOfStory;

mydoc.pages.item(0).textFrames.item(0).place(File(myWordFile));

app.activeDocument.save(new File(myIndFile + "_Flowed"));


app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.INTERACT_WITH_ALL;//This coding is not skipping of dialog boxes etc.

Regards,

Vetha

Documentation of ScriptUI window.update()?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 15:02:20 GMT

Does anyone know if this function is documented? I'm trying to implement a progress bar similar to the one Marc Autret supplies here: Re: Type of window for progress bars?

In general it is awesome and works well. The one problem I have is that I want to be able to change a statictext label as the progress bar moves along. When I do this, the statictext loses its centered justification. The only thing I've found that is even close to helpful is that when I apply the mysterious .update() function, the label will rejustify itself -- but only for a second. I thought if I could read about the nuts and bolts of what this does, I might be able to work out a solution.

It's a minor aesthetic thing, but I would really like to understand it.

My hit function, where the problem occurs:

this.hit = function(msg) {
     st.text = msg || st.text;
     w.update();\\Causes the window to flicker; you can tell that the text is justifying to center and then moving back to the left.
     ++pb.value;
};

Socket

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 13:16:22 GMT

Hi,

I use extendables library for checking if a token has expired and it works.

#include 'extendables/extendables.jsx'

var http = require('http');
var url = 'http://foo.fr/mod_traffiq/getContributionModel.php?LOGIN=rhanot&CX_TOKEN=f7e240216f592fca71658caa560f910f&OP=FT'
var response = http.get(url);
$.write(response.body)

//  response: 35;token connexion expired

I want to use the Socket object but it does'nt work

var reply = "";
var conn = new Socket;

if (conn.open ('foo.fr:80')) {
    var result = conn.write ('GET /mod_traffiq/getContributionModel.php?LOGIN=rhanot&CX_TOKEN=f7e240216f592fca71658caa560f910f&OP=FT HTTP/1.1\n\n');
    reply = conn.read(999999);
    var close = conn.close();
     $.write(reply)
}

// response: HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request

Thanks for your help

Regards

Ronald

Sharing Knowledge

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 13:15:49 GMT

Hi All,

Use below function for avoid Unique or duplicate in arrays:

myTextFile2.write( "Ligatures Missing\t" + unique(myParaPageArray) + "\n")

function unique(myPs) {
    var newArray = new Array();
    label: for (var i = 0; i < myPs.length; i++) {
        for (var j = 0; j < newArray.length; j++) {
            if (newArray[j] == myPs[i]) continue label;
        }
        newArray[newArray.length] = myPs[i];
    }
    return newArray;
}

Please share this kind of functions. Surely helpful for lot of programmers.

Regards

Siraj

combine two arrays

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 04:58:26 GMT

Hi All,

1. I want to combine two arrays using for loop.

2. Remove duplication

Combine myParray and myCarray.

//~ var myFinal = myParray.concat(myCarray)

//~ alert("myFinal: " + myFinal)

var myDoc = app.activeDocument;

var myPStyles = myDoc.allParagraphStyles;

myParray = new Array();

for(i=0; i<myPStyles.length; i++)
{
    myParray.push(myPStyles[i])
    }
alert("myParray: " + myParray)

var myCstyles = myDoc.allCharacterStyles;
myCarray = new Array();

for(k=0; k<myCstyles.length; k++)
{
    myCarray.push(myCstyles[k])
    }

alert("myCarray: " + myCarray)

//Combine Two Arrays

for(i=0; i<myParray.length; i++)
{
    for(k=0; k<myCarray.length; k++)
    {
        myParray[i].push(myCarray[k])
        }
    }

alert("myFinalParray: " + myParray)    //Need output here

Thanks

Beginner_X

Type of window for progress bars?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 06:22:22 GMT

What type of window (window/palette/dialog etc) is best for progress bars?

I´m using window now, but they can sometimes by accident get hidden behind the document.

I dont think dialog works, since i do things to the document, but it would be nice since they allways stay on top.

/Pontus

Short cut coding

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 04:52:36 GMT

Hi All,

The below coding is to create margins for master spreads. If any shortcut coding for this.

See my coding below

var mydoc = app.activeDocument;

mydoc.masterSpreads.item(0).

pages.item(0).marginPreferences.top = "6p";
mydoc.masterSpreads.item(0).pages.item(0).marginPreferences.left = "3p";
mydoc.masterSpreads.item(0).pages.item(0).marginPreferences.bottom = "6p";
mydoc.masterSpreads.item(0).pages.item(0).marginPreferences.right = "3p";
mydoc.masterSpreads.item(0).pages.item(1).marginPreferences.top = "6p";
mydoc.masterSpreads.item(0).pages.item(1).marginPreferences.left = "3p";
mydoc.masterSpreads.item(0).pages.item(1).marginPreferences.bottom = "6p";
mydoc.masterSpreads.item(0).pages.item(1).marginPreferences.right = "3p";

alert("Done")

Regards,

Vetha

How to Open Find/Change with menuAction

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 23:16:41 GMT

Hi,

Read the question carefully I'm asking how to open the Find/Change

dialog, not how to toggle it.

Toggling is easy enough:

app.menuActions.itemByName("$ID/Find/Change...").invoke();

But if it is open, this will close it, and vice versa.

I'm wondering if there's any way to specifically make sure it's opened?

Thanks,

Ariel

Gerp Styles in CS4

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 23:08:04 GMT

in my ID CS4.. when i try to make a "grep style".. every option are grayed out, not available!

Any Advice/help?

Looking for someone to script a Day Planner to a specific size and style.

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 20:38:20 GMT

Hi,

Looking for someone to script a year long Day Planner in Indesign CC. I've tried one or two scripts available out there but none seem to be able to accomplish what I need.

I would envisage the rolling requirements.

2015
Day per page
Set to a specific Design Style
Fully Editable style hierarchy
Ability to add in pages without kicking anything out
Include Month with highlighted day on right hand page only
Add localised public holidays
Add another list of 'special dates'
Fit size 148.5mm W x 210mm H (would be great to have it scaleable but not essential)

All/any help appreciated. Here's a screen shot of the desired result.

Bring All Text Boxes to Front

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 16:36:16 GMT

Hey everyone,

Andy here again to ask a favor of all you amazing scripters out there...

Does anyone know of a script that will bring every text frame in my doc to the front? I've run into the known issue of transparency causing some of my text to appear bold, so currently I'm having to bring each text frame to the front one by one, which is of course very time consuming.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

-Andy

How to add para styles in mychange

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 15:04:11 GMT

Hi All,

In the below coding is lots of find and change. Now I need to mychange one more additional change with S2, i.e. applied one of the paragraph style. Please advice and see below my coding.

var myfind = ["(<display>)(.+)(</display>)", "(<verse>)(.+)(</verse>)"]


var mychange = ["$2", "$2"]


for (k=0; k<myfind.length; k++)
{
    app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
    app.findChangeGrepOptions.includeMasterPages = false;
    app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = myfind[k];
    app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = mychange[k];
    app.activeDocument.changeGrep();
}

Regards,

Vetha

Reading paragrah styles export details with javascript.

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 14:14:19 GMT

Hi everyone,

I want to be able to loop (with javascript) through every pstyle on my doc and read the export details to write a css class for each with this information.

I went through the IDCC DOM (InDesign ExtendScript API (10.0)) but couldnt find how to access that information.

Exporting pdf from book

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 13:21:06 GMT

I quite new in Java scripting and I'm working (or studing) to export pdf from book through a script.

I want to save the pdf in the same paths and with the same name of the books itself... is it possible?

For what I found

ExportFormat.pdfType,

File(Folder.desktop + "/name.pdf"), true;

there should be a way ti change or even to ask name and path.

thanks

Force show (not toggle) hidden characters and threads in script

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 13:16:03 GMT

I have been working on a script to show all the extras (for the most part). I can turn on rulers and frame edges from the DOM, but can not Show Hidden Characters or Show Text Threads from the DOM. I've been working on using menuActions, but there two is a hitch. It seems that the menuActions are only available if the menu has been accessed during the current session? Not 100% on that. There is a good comment (#10) that touches on this a bit at Indiscripts :: How to Create your Own InDesign Menus.

This method works, but again only if the menu has been previously accessed... so it's not reliable:

// locale-independent (should work on non-english versions of InDesign)

// Show Hidden Characters

// FIX/TODO - Only seems to work if the Show/Hide Characters has been toggled within this session?!

var showHiddenChars = app.menuActions.item("$ID/HideHiddenCharactersCmdStr"); //The 'hide' ID String only valid when characters are hidden

var areCharsHidden = (showHiddenChars.isValid);

if (areCharsHidden == true) {

try {showHiddenChars.invoke()} catch (givenError){alert(givenError.toString())};

}

else {

//alert("Hidden characters are already shown!")

}

I also have a less desirable version of Showing Hidden Characters, which relies on English name property of the Menu Action. It suffers from the same issue.

//~ var acID = acID||

//~ ((t=app.menuActions.item("$ID/ShowHiddenCharactersCmdStr")).isValid&&t.id)||

//~ ((t=app.menuActions.item("$ID/HideHiddenCharactersCmdStr")).isValid&&t.id);

//~ var showHiddenChars = app.menuActions.itemByID(acID);

//~

//~ //if the name property for the menuAction is currently "Hide Hidden Characters", the characters are hidden.

//~ var areCharsHidden = (showHiddenChars.name == "Hide Hidden Characters");

//~ if (areCharsHidden == true) {

//~ try {showHiddenChars.invoke()} catch (givenError){};

//~ }

//~ else {

//~ //alert("Hidden characters are already shown!")

//~ }

Any suggestion on how to force show characters (show threads works the same way) with out having to have had accessed a menu before hand?

Thanks,

Kevin

Find font, if nothing find then no need to put char style

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:26:14 GMT

Hi All,

In the below coding is to find Italic and apply char style, if there is no char style then add new char style, But in my code doing if there is no Italic created new char style, but I need if there is no italic font nothing to do. Please advice.

app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences =null;

app.findChangeTextOptions.includeMasterPages = false;

app.findTextPreferences.fontStyle ="Italic";

app.findTextPreferences.position = Position.NORMAL;

app.findTextPreferences.capitalization = Capitalization.NORMAL;

try{

app.changeTextPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle ="15 Italic";

app.documents.item(0).changeText();

}

catch(e){

app.documents.item(0).characterStyles.add({name:"15 Italic", fontStyle:"Italic"});

app.changeTextPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle ="15 Italic";

app.documents.item(0).changeText();

}

Regards,

Vetha

HOW TO: set anchoredObjectSettings for .palce() object?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 09:03:22 GMT

Hi, I'm currently working on interesting script for GREP placing, and I'm wondering how I can set anchoredObjectSettings for .palce() object?

for(i=0; i < found.length; i++)
{
    foundElem = new File (myFolder + "/" + found[i].contents);
    found[i].place(foundElem); // Placing Ancored Object
   
    // HERE IS WHERE I NEED SOME HELP: how to set "anchoredObjectSettings" for just placed Ancored Object
    //anchoredObjectSettings.anchoredPosition = AnchorPosition.ABOVE_LINE;
    //anchoredObjectSettings.horizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.TEXT_ALIGN;
}

Here you can download example files - script, InDesign file and images, that should be placed into InDesign file with script

Dropbox - GREP placing.zip

PS: I believe this script will be very useful, so if anybody have any ideas/suggestions, and want to help me with further development - this would be great!

See a bookmark with a script

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 18:51:46 GMT

I have a script that adds XML tags and I want to be able to know whether the paragraph has a bookmark at the start of it.

I'm working in Windows with VBA and if I get the AscW (the Unicode character code) of the first character in the paragraph it returns -257 for a bookmark. The trouble is it also returns that for the start or end of an XML tag.

I've checked the idSpecialCharacters enumeration but I don't see anything there. I also tried searching for a bookmark but I don't see anyway to do that even manually.

Is there a way to determine what the special thing is in a script?

Thanks,

Ken

Using "with" Blocks: Any Problem?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 16:58:04 GMT

Is the use of with blocks frowned upon among InDesign scripters these days? I'm aware that they are often disfavored in the web world, but I see them used in some sample code I've seen, and being analogous to AppleScript tell blocks, it seems to cut out a lot of repetition or creating non-essential variables. Is there really a risk? Some of the reasoning I've seem mentioned to avoid it involve scoping of variables with the same name, but that could easily be avoided in a personal script, no?

JavaScript to export MetaData of InDesign Layout

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 13:02:04 GMT

hello

Is this possible?

Thanks

Remove spaces from the empty cells

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 08:46:55 GMT

Hi,

In most of tables there was an empty cells. In this cells there was white spaces and non breaking spaces are occurs. I need to delete all these spaces for all tables.

Can i have any script.

Regards,

Velu

Insert Page number tag

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 09:52:25 GMT

Hi All

For e-pub I need to inset page number tag like (<?new-page 7?>) end of every page using indesign script + xml workflow.

Could you please help me.

How to add a progress bar into a function which called itself recursively

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 07:14:16 GMT

How to add a progress bar into a function which called itself recursively

Script writer for InDesign

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 12:28:20 GMT

Hello,

I am needing a script written for me for inDesign it will need the following

- script has to resize the page

- rearrange the masters (a page resize centers all items)

- delete the even pages

- go through the layout and find the detached items based on some unique property (probably geometric bounds)

- reposition.

thanks

Column width in tables

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 08:07:28 GMT

Hi,

Anyone of you please update the script for the below requirement.

var doc = app.activeDocument,

w = doc.documentPreferences.pageWidth;

sel = doc.selection[0];

if(sel instanceof Table)

{

var col = sel.columns;

_left = sel.parent.parentPage.marginPreferences.left;

_right = sel.parent.parentPage.marginPreferences.right, allcolwidth = 0;

for(var i=1;i<col.length;i++)

{

var cell = col[i].cells, cont = "";

for(var j=0;j<cell.length;j++)

{

cont += cell[j].contents;

}

if(cont == "")

{

col[i].width = "1p";

allcolwidth += col[i].width;

}

else if(cont.indexOf("$") !=-1)

{

col[i].width = "1p";

allcolwidth += col[i].width;

}

else if(cont.indexOf("*") !=-1)

{

col[i].width = "1p";

allcolwidth += col[i].width;

}

else if(cont.indexOf("%") !=-1)

{

col[i].width = "1p";

allcolwidth += col[i].width;

}

else if(cont.indexOf(")") !=-1)

{

col[i].width = "1p";

allcolwidth += col[i].width;

}

else

{

col[i].width = "5p";

allcolwidth += col[i].width;

for(var k=0;k<col[i].cells.length;k++)

{

if(col[i].cells[k].contents !="")

{

var paras = col[i].cells[k].paragraphs;

for(var l=0;l<paras.length;l++)

{

paras[l].justification = Justification.RIGHT_ALIGN;

}

col[0].width = w - _left - _right - allcolwidth;

}

else

{

alert("Select a table...")

}

All tables in a document:

1) All $, %, ), columns should be fixed width “1p”

2) All empty column should be “1p”

3) All superscript content column like [1, (1), *] should be “1p”

4) Remaining all columns (except first column) should be “6p” width and values are right aligned

5) First column always variable width

6) All underlines values should be 0.5 bottom border, border only need ‘$’ column and ‘value’ column (not in ‘)’ ‘%’ 1, (1), *) columns.

7) Also table should be fit within text area (100%)

The above script missed the requirements for (point no 3 and 6).

Sometimes empty columns are not converted into "1p" because of spanning (see the below table), Can you please ignore the spanned columns while running the script or put any input dialogue box for "number of rows to ignore".

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Complicated GREP style to bold a colon and escape a colon

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 04:34:44 GMT

Here is my challenge in a one-size-fits-all GREP style. I am trying to write a grep style will make an exception for the colon in 7:30 but will bold all characters and including the colon in the “Today” example.

here is what I have tried >> ^[^?!:]+: This does a good job forgetting any subsequent colons and trapping the first one in Bold. However, it will bold all the characters including the colon in the first example.

So I then tried to combine the first part of the GREP with this >> (\d:\d) but that didn't do anything.

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog’s back at 7:30 pm. He was late for an appointment.

Today: Watch the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog’s back at 7:30 pm. He was late for an appointment.

Should I be exploring a Match?

Thanks, everyone.

[JS/CS5] remove empty "phantom" tagged elements in the structure?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 18:56:20 GMT

baseFolder = "\\...\\";
logFile = "c:\\...\\logfile.txt";


app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.NEVER_INTERACT;


logToFile ("\n" + (new Date).toString());


listFilesInFolder (baseFolder);


//var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
//var documentPhotoCount = countPhotosOnDocument(myDocument);
//logToFile(myDocument.name + "\t" + documentPhotoCount);




function listFilesInFolder(path) {
    
    var folder = new Folder(path);
    var files = folder.getFiles();
    
    for (var i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {

        var file = files[i];
        
        if (file.name.match(/\.indd/)) {
            //logToFile(file.name);


            try {
                
                // Open the document in indesign
                var doc = app.open(file, false, OpenOptions.OPEN_ORIGINAL);
                var documentPhotoCount = countPhotosOnDocument(doc);


                // pass in the document instead of a file name
                documentPhotoCount;
                logToFile(doc.name + "\t" + documentPhotoCount);


                // close the indesign doc
                var closeDoc = doc.close(SaveOptions.NO);


            } catch (e) {
                logToFile("Error in " + file.name + " --- " + e.message);
            }
        
        }
        listFilesInFolder(file.fsName);
    }
    
}




function countPhotosOnDocument(elm) {
  var count = 0;


    for (var i = 0; i < elm.xmlElements.length; i++)  { 


        XMLelementName=elm.xmlElements[i].markupTag.name.toString();

        if( XMLelementName=="photo0" || 
  XMLelementName=="photo1" || 
  XMLelementName=="photo2" || 
  XMLelementName=="photo3" || 
  XMLelementName=="photo4" )
        {
  count++;
        }
        
        count = count + countPhotosOnDocument(elm.xmlElements[i]);
    }

  return count;


}


function logToFile(message) {


    $.writeln(message);


    // open log file    
    var log = new File(logFile);
    // Write this message to a log file
    log.open('a');
    log.writeln(message);
    // close log file
    log.close();
    
}




app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.INTERACT_WITH_ALL;

So, I have this script that counts the number of photos on my documents based on their xml tag name. The problem I've ran into is that sometimes we have deleted a photo and added a new one. When this happens, it still leaves a photo tag in the structure and then adds another one when we re-tag the new picture. The script can't differentiate between what xmlelements are actually attached to a photo and which ones are just left over empty ones. I have to run this for over 20,000 templates so is there a way to either A) Remove the empty xmlelements in the stucture or B) Make the script ignore the empty ones while counting the real ones?

How do I set the opacity/transparency of a text box

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 17:55:16 GMT

Hello,

I am trying to make a simple applescript to make a "FPO" which will be transparent at 50%

tell application "Adobe InDesign CC 2014"

tell active document

set FPOimage to make text frame with properties {geometric bounds:{".25", ".25", "1.5", "4.2"}}

set contents of FPOimage to "FPO"

tell paragraph 1 of FPOimage

tell paragraphs to set justification to center align

set point size to 125

set applied font to "Arial Black"

set font style of paragraph 1 to "Regular"

end tell

tell text frame preferences of FPOimage

set vertical justification to center align

set opacity to 50

end tell

BUT ITS NOT WORKING...help?

Name Exported PDFs with a filename generated from text frame on page

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 09:15:17 GMT

Does anyone have an idea how to do the following? We are on InDesign CS5 on a Mac running OSX 10.6

We are plan on creating a document of say 100 pages. On each page will be a photo of a product and some text frames. In one of the frames will be the product's SKU code - which we will enter manually.

What I want is that we can then export each page as a separate PDF and the filename of each PDF will be taken from the SKU code present in the text frame with .pdf appended.

Has anyone done something like this?

Thanks

ScriptUI: Change element back to default color

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 16:59:29 GMT

I have a script in which I am changing the color of StaticText, but later want to change it back to the default color. Is there a way to set it back to "default", or do I need to hard code in a color that is the same as the default? The problem is that hard coding in a number will no longer dynamically react to changes in the UI color.

var myWindGfx = myWind.grp.bottom.eight.update.graphics;
myWindGfx.foregroundColor = myWindGfx.newPen (myWindGfx.PenType.SOLID_COLOR, [1, 0, 0], 1);

Script in Adobe InDesign wanting me to 'Please try again restarting Adobe InDesign as Administrator"

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 16:41:40 GMT

I'm running Windows 7, Am using Adobe InDesign CS6 and can't seem to get this script up and running. I am logged in as administrator- but have no idea how to give any kind of permissions to the program- if that is what it is asking for.

Image to 90 degree rotate

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 15:17:07 GMT

I need to rotate the grouped (image with caption) how to do the same in indesign script

Please help me

I want to add a progress bar

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 12:51:09 GMT

I want to add a progress bar so that it will progress as this function process I do not know how to set

function myTag(elm)

{

var found = elm.xmlElements.length;

var w = new Window ('palette');

w.pbar = w.add ('progressbar', undefined, 0, found.length);

w.pbar.preferredSize.width = 300;

w.show();

try{

for (var i = 0; i < elm.xmlElements.length; i++)

{

try{

XMLelementName=elm.xmlElements[i].markupTag.name.toString();

if(XMLelementName=="span")

{

if(elm.xmlElements[i].xmlAttributes.item("class").value == "elm-surname")

{

myName = elm.xmlElements[i].parent.contents.replace(elm.xmlElements[i].contents, "");

myName = myName.replace(" ", "");

var endIP = elm.xmlElements[i].insertionPoints.firstItem();

var endTF = endIP.parentTextFrames[0];

var endCitationPage = endTF.parentPage;

myFinalName = elm.xmlElements[i].contents +"," + myName;

WriteToFile(myFinalName+" "+endCitationPage.name,reportFilePath);

}

elm.xmlElements[0].select();

}

}catch(e){}

w.pbar.value = i+1;

$.sleep(20);

myTag(elm.xmlElements[i]);

}

}catch(e){}

}

Help

[CC2014 JS WIN] don't close document

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 11:39:04 GMT

Why if I close a document with doc.close() the file is not close until the script end execution?

The script is launched from startup.

Thx

Cross reference linking

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 11:35:24 GMT

For e-book creation I need to give link for all the cross references in the application file via indesign scripting

Work Flow: Indesign + xml

if I click the chpater 5 cross reference in the pdf the link need to redirect the appropriate chapter 5

How to create link in between links i am new for indesign xml work flow

Any one please help me to solve this issue.

Is it possible to find an xmlelement inside a specified text frame or in specified page?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 09:17:45 GMT

Hi All

Is it possible to find an xmlelement inside a specified text frame or in a specified page?

Regards,

Chinna

[CC2014 win] Runtime Error R6025

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 09:10:12 GMT

InDesign CC2014 win8 x64.

The script create a book, several document linked, repaginate the book, update cross-reference and export the book in PDF format.

G_Libro = app.open(File(G_pathLibro))

G_Libro.repaginate()

G_Libro.updateAllCrossReferences()

G_Libro.save()

G_Libro.exportFile(ExportFormat.PDF_TYPE, File(nomePdf), false, app.pdfExportPresets.item(5))

If I launch the script from scrips panel it works.

If I launch the script from menu or from a startup scripts it create a error:

Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library

Runtime Error!

Program: C:\…\InDesign.exe

R6025

- pure virtual function call

I need to launch the script automatically at the startup of ID….

I have tried:

- startup script (with doScript)

- personalized menu

- reset the preferences

- font correct

Can you help me?

Override elements by script problems

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 01:19:03 GMT

I need to override elements by script and have them end up at the same place they were in master. Now it overrides and puts them to the new page but it changes their position. Here is my function:

function loadPagesAndOverrideElements(document, csvData) {

// add pages defined in CSV and correct layout

for (var i=0; csvData.numberOfRows>i; i++) {

var masterSpread = document.masterSpreads.itemByName(csvData["master"][i]);

document.pages.add();

document.pages[i+1].appliedMaster = masterSpread;

var allItems = document.pages[i+1].appliedMaster.pageItems.everyItem().getElements();

for(var j=0;j<allItems.length;j++){

try {

allItems[j].override(document.pages[i+1]);

} catch(e) {

// alert(e);

}

document.pages[0].remove();

return document;

}

Words Counts not including Table Text

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 23:45:14 GMT

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