Re: Text and Text Variable with logic

ATreggia · ‎Feb 18, 2021

Hi Peter, thanks for your link to documentation. Only a little last question: suppose I define in Master page A a text box named i.e. ArtBox with the 2 variables, and I apply this Master page A to all pages of my document. When I run the script searching all text boxes named ArtBox, can you confirm that there is a way to select only the ArtBox in the 3000+ pages (and not in the Master page A) and that I can apply character style by script to the content of ArtBox in each page separately (the box is normally unaccessible from user interface)? Andrea Treggia

ATreggia · ‎Feb 18, 2021

Hi Peter, a very BIG thanks for your suggestion: it's lucky when I can found someone that is so kind and clear. About hide text I'm unfortunately right to think that Indesign does'n have "hidden text" as Word, and your solution is ok. I think that also with conditional text I can do something: with script, if I can set "- ##" text as conditional text and I don't set condition for display conditional text, the text disappear and the space used is exactly 0. But I must try what I must do to reset conditional text before rerunning the script, or if I can write a script that manages all the case. I will study. About script, another big thanks to you: clear, I undestand it. I agree that the better way is a name for the header frames and I can name the frame in the master page (left and right). Only a last question: where can I find documentation about Indesign scripts (and some examples)? I have found documentation for CS6, but nothing for Indesign CC: must I do better search or can I use "old" documentation? Thank you again.

ATreggia · ‎Feb 17, 2021

Hi Peter, thanks for you solution that is simple and clear. Only a problem: as in the attached image, the strings "Art. ## [- ##]" are aligned to the left in the left page and to the right on the right page. When the two variables are equal and from the dash hidden by character style, on the left page all is ok but on the right page seems that the headers has a wrong alignement if compared with strings with two different article's number. May be that I can use hidden text like Word, but I'm not sure that it exist. Any suggestion? I have only a (may be big) problem: I never written a script for Indesign ... but at least I write code since ... too many year. So I don't understand, may be because I'm Italian and I use basic english, what do you mean with "Get all running header frames": how can tell to the script that it must examine all header frames? A for/while cycle? The truth is that I know how install scripts, but I must study scripting for Adobe: how can I applicate a style to a text? How ... Where can I find documentation about Indesign scripts (and some examples)? Many many thanks.

ATreggia · ‎Feb 15, 2021

Hi and thanks in advance for your help. I have a big document in Indesign (3000+ page) about Italian civil code: the text is composed of the articles of the laws. For example: Art. 12 - Temporary job ... some paragraph text Art. 13 - Business trip ... some paragraph text I must put an header on each page to tell to reader what articles are on the page: "Art. 12" if in the page there is only the text of article #12 or "Art. 12-14" if in the page are the articles #12 to #14. The numbers are with ad hoc character style (ArtNumber) I can use 2 master pages with some Text Variables: - the MasterA for the first case: "Art." + FirstArt (Text Variable, style ArtNumber, running header, first on page) - the MasterB for the second case: "Art." + FirstArt (Text Variable, style ArtNumber, running header, first on page) + " - " + LastArt (Text Variable, running header, style ArtNumber, last on page) The BIG problem for 3000+ pages is: if I modify some text and on the page with only one article now there are 2 articles, I must change the master page and check 3000+ pages! I'm searching for some "if statement" like: if FirstArt == LastArt then "Art." + FirstArt else "Art." + FirstArt + "-" + LastArt, but this solution can't be implemented. How can I solve this situation and how can I write an header text in a text box that can change related to the quantity of articles in the corresponding page? Thanks again. Andrea Treggia - Italia

ATreggia · ‎Oct 22, 2019

Any ideas? Thanks.

ATreggia · ‎Oct 16, 2019

I have an Indesign document with titles and subtitles (I use for each a dedicated style) that I must recall in the header of each page. For example: TITLE ONE (1) some text Art. 1 some text Art. 2 some text ... and similar for about 3000 pages will must be: TITOLO ONE - Art. 1-2 in the page where is the text of Art. 1 and Art. 2. The next page will must be: TITOLO ONE - Art. 3-5 and so on. To do this I have used 3 text variables: - Titolo, that change only when there is a new title - ArtFrom, for the first paragraph article of the page - ArtTo, for the last paragraph article of the page I have two big problem: - the first: I must eliminate the "(1)" (a note reminder) of TITOLO ONE. - the second: I must eliminate the string "Art. " from the text variable ArtTo I have searched for script (I can code script), but I have found only scripts that set statically a variable text, but I must use variable text that change on each page following the text on each page. What I'm searching is the possibility to do some search/replace on the string content of a variable text that can go beyond the cancel of the final punctuation. Can I have some suggestion from you? Many thanks. Andrea Treggia - Italia

ATreggia · ‎Oct 16, 2017

Hi Tariq Dar, thanks for your exaustive reply. Only a big disappoint with Adobe. I'm an Adobe Certified Partner: why I "must" have so many difficulties to find the specification of a product, che Perpetual, that costs hundreds of euro? My time has a big value:today is the 16 October, my question was written the 2 October ... Best Regards Andrea Treggia Italia

ATreggia · ‎Oct 03, 2017

Sorry Karl, your reply is wrong. Acrobat Standard/Pro DC is a subscription based software. I'm searching the specs of Acrobat Standard/Pro 2017, that is software in a box, perpetual. I agree with the question of janermartin: Adobe (to sell only subscription?) has not listed the box versions of Acrobat 2017? Bye

ATreggia · ‎Oct 03, 2017

Hi, I have searched for 1 hour to find the comparison of the feature of Acrobat Standard 2017 vs Acrobat Professional 2017, without success. I'm not interested in Acrobat DC, only standalone product. Can someone let me know the differences between Standard and Pro version (not DC)? Many thanks Andrea Treggia Italia

ATreggia · ‎Nov 19, 2014

I'm an Adobe Partner. In Italy now there is not a telephone number to call: a big error from Adobe. A customer ask to us: can I buy a subscription to Captivate from you or only from Adobe? We have proposed a TLP license, but a subscription has a small cost each month. Can you help me? Thanks Andrea Treggia

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