Hi Manan, thank you again for pointing me on Marc's article. As always Mark dive deeply into a subject .... but this time his eplanations were understandable in full for me... 🙂  Best regards  m. ... View more

Thank you for answer.  I can't see any diference betwen ENTIRE_SCRIPT and FAST_ENTIRE_SCRIPT. Is the speed diference visible only in case of undoing very complex functions or scripts ? or the diference manifests itself in other way?   Now, my well working line of code looks like that :    app.doScript(main,ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT,[],UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT,'main');   Best regards  m. ... View more

Would you please explain me in details what is the difference between UndoModes ? Thank you in advance 🙂 m. ... View more

Thank you Manan 🙂  Your detailed explanation is very helpful. Thank you ! m.  ... View more

Hi,  try this snippet of code to collect all indd files down the folders tree. Then you got an array full of innd files to further process 🙂 regards   #target indesign var catalog = Folder.selectDialog ('Select a folder.'); if ( !catalog ) { exit(); } var indd = []; collectFiles ( catalog ); alert ( indd.join( '\n' ) ) ; function collectFiles ( folder ) { var files = folder.getFiles(); for ( var i =0; i < files.length; i++ ) { if ( files[i].constructor.name == 'File' && files[i].name.slice(-4) == 'indd' ) { indd.push( files[i] ); } if ( files[i].constructor.name == 'Folder' ) { collectFiles ( files[i] ); } } } ... View more

Tank you, Gregor. I'm using your model every day since 4 years, and I must say, it helped me in understanding indd OMV very well 🙂 I'm very ineteresting in InteliSense code coplention in VS Code, since this is my only tool to write scripts after upgrade to macOS Catalina. So I'll be grateful  for all kind of help 🙂   Best regards  Marcin ... View more

Hi, open find window (command/control F), select GREP tab and type: ^yourWord   ^ – means shift 6  regards M. ... View more

Hello Crisn,  in response to your request, here is a sort of optional code 🙂 1. option 1 ask to open a folder containing indd files ( it searches also all thr levels of subfolders ), opens every indd file and do the rest....  ( to turn this option on remove // from line 1 and 9 and insert // in front of line 2 ) 2. option 2 do the proper things with all the opened documents ( perform the reverse operation )   I hope it is clear... if not write me please 🙂   I've also aded a condition to close the script if there is no layer with expected name.   regards M.   // var docs = collectFiles ( 'indd' ), i = docs.length; // option 1  var docs = app.documents, i = docs.length; // option 2 while ( i-- ) {     main ( docs[i] ); } function main ( doc ) {     // app.open( doc, true ); // option 1     var filePath = String (app.activeDocument.fullName).slice(0,-5);      var file = new File( filePath + '.jpg' );     layer( 'your layer name' );     saveJpg ( file ); } function layer ( name ) {     var l = app.activeDocument.layers.itemByName( name );     if ( l.isValid ) {         l.printable = true;     } else {         alert ( 'Layer does not exist!' ); exit();     }      } function saveJpg ( file ) {     app.jpegExportPreferences.jpegExportRange = ExportRangeOrAllPages.EXPORT_ALL;     app.activeDocument.exportFile( ExportFormat.JPG, file, false );     app.activeDocument.close( SaveOptions.NO ); } function collectFiles ( fileType ) {     var catalog = Folder.selectDialog ('Select folder!');             if ( !catalog ) { exit(); }         var arrayOfFounds = [];              _collect ( catalog, fileType );         function _collect ( folder, fileType ) {             var files = folder.getFiles();             for ( var i = 0; i < files.length; i++ )  {                 if ( files[i].constructor.name == 'File' && files[i].name.substring( files[i].name.lastIndexOf( '.' )+1 ) == fileType )  {                     arrayOfFounds.push( files[i] );                                 }                  if ( files[i].constructor.name == 'Folder' ) {                     _collect ( files[i], fileType );                     }                 }             }         return arrayOfFounds;         }     ... View more

Hi Barb,  I've seen your impressive film answer :).  I use to choose the icon you point on, but nothing happend at all. I don't know why 😞 regards M. ... View more

Hi Tom, it is very strange. I've just made so in my 2019 on mac and it works.  Here is my screen.   regards M. ... View more

Hi,  try this very simple version of code. It works on active document. You can open all the documents at once than run the script against every document. If you wish batch open all the documents and process them write in comments so I will write annother part of code 🙂 regards M.   var doc = app.activeDocument; var filePath = String (doc.fullName).slice(0,-5);  var file = new File( filePath + '.jpg' ); layer( 'your layer name' ); saveJpg ( file ); function layer ( name ) {     var l = doc.layers.itemByName( name );     l.printable = true; } function saveJpg ( file ) {     app.jpegExportPreferences.jpegExportRange = ExportRangeOrAllPages.EXPORT_ALL;     doc.exportFile( ExportFormat.JPG, file, false );     doc.close( SaveOptions.NO ); } ... View more

Hi again, below code is more ssimple, solves problem of every 4 year and present the variable in a way you wish :). This is little compilation wit the idea of brianp311. In case of having full date – delete two green slashes in line 13 🙂   regards M.   if ( app.documents.length == 0 ) { alert ( 'Open or create a document.'); exit(); } var date = new Date (); date.setDate( date.getDate() + 1 );  var d = date.getDate(), m = date.getMonth()+1, y = date.getFullYear(); makeVariable ( 'theDayAfter' ); function makeVariable ( name ) {     if ( !app.activeDocument.textVariables.itemByName( name ).isValid ) {         var v = app.activeDocument.textVariables.add( { name : name, variableType : VariableTypes.CUSTOM_TEXT_TYPE } );         v.variableOptions.contents = dayAfter () + ' ' + d; // + ' ' + m + ' ' + y;     } } function dayAfter () {     var days = ["Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday"];     var index = date.getDay();         if ( index == 7 ) {              index = 0;         }      return days[ index ];  } ... View more

Hi Nestor,  try this code. It makes a new text variable "theDayAfter" which you can use in various situations 🙂 Of course the matter of every fourth year when february has 29 days left to solve, but maybe this snippet of code will be useful for you 🙂   regards M.     if ( app.documents.length == 0 ) { alert ( 'Open or create a document.'); exit(); } var date = new Date(), wd = date.getDay()+1, d = date.getDate()+1, m = date.getMonth()+1, y = date.getFullYear();   addDaysMonthsYears(); makeVariable ( 'theDayAfter' );   function makeVariable ( name ) {     if ( !app.activeDocument.textVariables.itemByName( name ).isValid ) {         var v = app.activeDocument.textVariables.add( { name : name, variableType : VariableTypes.CUSTOM_TEXT_TYPE } );         v.variableOptions.contents = y + '/' + m + '/' + d + '/' + literalDay ( wd );     } } function addDaysMonthsYears ( ) {     switch ( m ) {         case 1 : case 3 : case 5 : case 7 : case 8 : case 10 :              if ( d > 31 ) { d = 1; m += 1 }              break;         case 4 : case 6 : case 9 : case 11 :               if ( d > 30 ) { d = 1; m += 1 }              break;         case 2 :              if ( d > 28 ) { d = 1; m += 1 }              break;         case 12 : if ( d > 31 ) { d = 1; m = 1; y += 1 }              break;        } } function literalDay ( n ) {     switch ( n ) {         case 0 : return 'Sunday'; break;         case 1 : return 'Monday'; break;         case 2 : return 'Tuesday'; break;         case 3 : return 'Wednesday'; break;         case 4 : return 'Thursday'; break;         case 5 : return 'Friday'; break;         case 6 : return 'Saturday'; break;     } } ... View more

Thank you Uwe, I will ! ... View more

Uwe, thank you very much for the explanation. It is instructive lesson for me :). Answer me please if the same situation is in case of allPageItems, allParagraphStyles , etc. wich are arrays? ... View more

if ( app.documents.length > 0 ) { ungroupOnLayer ( "yourLayerName" ); } function ungroupOnLayer ( name ) { var d = app.activeDocument, g = d.groups.everyItem().getElements(), i = g.length; while ( i-- ) { if ( g[i].itemLayer.name == name && d.layers.itemByName( name ).locked == false ) { g[i].ungroup(); } } } ... View more

Hi Uwe, I've prepared something like short code below. Despite you answered first I would ask you if my solution is proper or not? It works but I'm very interested in your opinion 🙂 ... View more

this function do the job :-), but I'll experiment with resize() ... View more

function fitTheBox () { var ag = app.activeDocument.allGraphics, i = ag.length; while ( i-- ) { if ( ag[i].parent.constructor.name == 'Rectangle' && ag[i].parent.locked == false /* maybe some other conditions */ ) { var g, r, hg, wg, hr, wr; g = ag[i].geometricBounds, r = ag[i].parent.geometricBounds; hg = g[2]-g[0], wg = g[3]-g[1], hr = r[2]-r[0], wr = r[3]-r[1]; if ( hg > hr ) { ag[i].parent.geometricBounds = [ g[0], r[1], r[2], r[3] ]; } else { ag[i].fit( FitOptions.PROPORTIONALLY ); g = ag[i].geometricBounds; ag[i].parent.geometricBounds = [ g[0], r[1], r[2], r[3] ]; } } } } ... View more

In my first post I miss describing of some conditions I plan to use the script. My main target is to adjust the height of the picture frame to the content, not changing the width. The picture box has its own object style and the graphic fills the box starting from left bottom corner. I've prepared beneatch function ... View more

Thank you Malcolm for pointing me on RESIZE method .... it is obvious, but I never used it unfortunately 🙂 ... View more

Sure 🙂 Open ExtendScript Toolkit, then paste the code and save the script – best way in Scripts Folder inside Main Indesign Folder. The script will run if at least on item on page will be selected. Write me please if you need some modifications or improvements of this simple script 🙂 regards a ... View more

Hello, try to select all the items on Layer 1 then run this: var sel = app.selection var i = sel.length; while ( i-- ) {     app.activeDocument.layers.add( { name : 'Layer_'+i } )     sel.itemLayer = app.activeDocument.layers.itemByName( 'Layer_'+i );     } regards a. ... View more

Thank you very much 🙂 It's exactly what I need ! As allways the proper place to search is the point! best regards marcin ... View more