ExtendScript is mostly JavaScript. First learn JavaScript. Google Chrome's JavaScript Console: In Google Chome, pressing Ctrl + Shift + J will open an interactive JavaScript interpreter. Use console.log() to log to the console window. w3schools' JavaScript Tutorial Mozilla Developer Network's JavaScript Guide Mozilla Developer Network's JavaScript Reference John Resig's Learning Advanced JavaScript Google JavaScript Style Guide Then learn ExtendScript. InDesign CS6 Object Reference Adobe InDesign Developer Center: Includes documentation and SDK. ... View more

I discovered an unexpected and undesired side-effect of using constants in ExtendScript: var object = {}; object.a = null; with (object) {     const a = 1; } object.a = 2; // Throws "ReferenceError: a is read only" if strict mode is enabled. $.writeln(object.a); // Prints 1. // As a side effect, the local variable 'a' now exists and holds the value 'undefined'. Even though the 'const' keyword was being applied to 'object.a', as a side effect the local variable 'a' was declared. To my knowledge it's impossible to delete local variables, so there's no getting around it. This means that making a global variable constant is effectively useless (though that seems like it would be a bad idea anyway). ... View more

Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit CS6 $.version: 4.2.12 $.build: 66.489054 $.buildDate: Mon Dec 05 2011 15:11:07 GMT-0500 ... View more

It's called the ternary conditional operator. (That a bit of a mouthful.) The syntax looks like this: condition ? expr1 : expr2 If condition is true, the operator returns the value of expr1; otherwise, it returns the value of expr2. You can read more about it here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Conditional_Operator ... View more

I considered that, but it actually doesn't work. minMagnitude(5,-2) should return -2, not 2. ... View more

This: {findWhat:"\"'} // double-quote back-slash double-quote single-quote is a typo. It should be: {findWhat:"\""} // double-quote back-slash double-quote double-quote Or more simply: {findWhat:'"'} // single-quote double-quote single-quote To get the inch symbol, use: String.fromCharCode(8243) ... View more

Perhaps we can communicate using "Google Translate". Can you give us a sample of your XML so that we can understand its structure? Peut-être que nous pouvons communiquer en utilisant "Google Translate". Pouvez-vous nous donner un échantillon de votre XML afin que nous puissions comprendre sa structure? ... View more

Sorry, I misunderstood what the code was doing and thought that was a typo. ... View more

Did you mean the 0 in the last line to actually be an l? As in, it should be: myCap.associatedInstances .convertToText(); ... View more

Log out new_path + img.name. $.writeln(new_path + img.name); Check to see if it logs something different depending on whether or not you use the dialog. ... View more

Try this: var linksArr = document.links.everyItem().getElements(); for (var i = 0; i < linksArr.length; i++) {           var link = linksArr;           link.relink(link.filePath.replace("172.11.11.0", "174.12.22.0"));           link.update();           if (!link.isValid) {                     throw new Error("Link " + link + " is not valid.");           }           var linkStatus = link.status;           if (linkStatus === LinkStatus.LINK_OUT_OF_DATE) {                     throw new Error("Link " + link + " is out of date.");           }           if (linkStatus === LinkStatus.LINK_MISSING) {                     throw new Error("Link " + link + " is missing.");           }           if (linkStatus === LinkStatus.LINK_INACCESSIBLE) {                     throw new Error("Link " + link + " is inaccessible.");           } } ... View more

Oops, forgot to change that when I copy-pasted. The line this.forEachDescendantFile(child, callback); shouldn't have "this". It should be forEachDescendantFile(child, callback); ... View more

If the code you posted works correctly for the documents in the selected folder, then the code below should work correctly for all documents in the selected folder and subfolders. Array.prototype.unique = function unique() {   var i, a = {}, r = [], n = this.length;   for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {     a[this] = 1;   }   for (i in a) {     r.push(i);   }   return r; } if (app.documents.length == 0) {   fontReporter(); } else {   alert("Please close all documents!", "Font Report Creator"); } function fontReporter() {   app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.NEVER_INTERACT;   // write report to file   var writeReport = function writeReport(myData, myFile) {     myFile.open('w');     myFile.encoding = 'UTF-8';     for (var d = 0; d < myData.length; d++) {       myFile.write(myData );     }     myFile.close();   }   // collect info from document   var createFontReport = function createFontReport(myDoc) {     var myDocFonts = myDoc.fonts;     var myDocName = myDoc.name;     myFonts.push("//// Font report for file: [ " + myDocName + " ] ////\r\r");     for(var f = 0; f < myDocFonts.length; f++) {       var myString = myDocFonts .fontFamily + "\t" + myDocFonts .fontStyleName + "\t" + myDocFonts .location + "\r"; myFonts.push(myString);       myFontsAll.push(myString);     }     //myFonts.sort();     myFonts.push("\r//// Fonts used count: " + f + " ////\r\r\r");   }   /**    * Calls the callback function for each descendant file of the specified folder.    * The callback should accept a single argument that is a File object.    *    * @param {Folder} folder The folder to search in.    * @param {Function} callback The function to call for each file.    */   var forEachDescendantFile = function forEachDescendantFile(folder, callback) {     var aChildren = folder.getFiles();     for (var i = 0; i < aChildren.length; i++) {       var child = aChildren;       if (child instanceof File) {         callback(child);       }       else if (child instanceof Folder) {         this.forEachDescendantFile(child, callback);       }       else {         throw new Error("The object at \"" + child.fullName + "\" is a child of a folder and yet is not a file or folder.");       }     }   }   /**    * Returns true if the name of the given file ends in the given extension. Case insensitive.    *    * @param {File} iFile    * @param {String} sExtension The extension to match, not including the dot. Case insensitive.    * @return {boolean}    */   var matchExtension = function matchExtension(iFile, sExtension) {     sExtension = "." + sExtension.toLowerCase();     var displayName = iFile.displayName.toLowerCase();     if (displayName.length < sExtension.length) {       return false;     }     return displayName.slice(-sExtension.length) === sExtension;   }   var openIfDocument = function openIfDocument(oFile) {     if (matchExtension(oFile, "indd")) {       var document = app.open(oFile, false);       try {         if (document.saved == true) {           createFontReport(document);         }       }       finally {         document.close(SaveOptions.no);       }     }   }   var myFonts = [];   var myFontsAll = [];   // open/report/close   var myFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Please select a folder containing the InDesign files.");   if (myFolder == null) {     alert("No folder selected!", "Font Report Creator");     exit();   }   forEachDescendantFile(myFolder, openIfDocument);   var myReportFile = File(myFolder + "/" + "Separate document report - Font Report.txt");   writeReport(myFonts, myReportFile);   // complete report   myFontsAll = myFontsAll.unique();   myFontsAll.sort();   myFontsAll.unshift("//// Font report for folder: [ " + myFolder + " ]////\r\r");   myFontsAll.push("\r//// Fonts used count: " + (myFontsAll.length - 1) + " ////");   myReportFile = File(myFolder + "/All [INDD] Documents Font Report.txt");   writeReport(myFontsAll, myReportFile);   app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.INTERACT_WITH_ALL;   alert("Font reports created!", "Font Report Creator"); } The code you posted calls createFontReport() for each document in the selected folder. I replaced that with forEachDescendantFile(myFolder, openIfDocument);, which should call  createFontReport() for each decendant document in the selected folder. ... View more

Since you're new to scripting, I'll point you to some helpful resources. The Adobe InDesign CS6 Object Model is a fantastic reference. You can browse through everything that ExtendScript has to offer. You'll probably want to go through the Adobe InDesign CS6 Scripting Tutorial to get started with scripting. The Adobe InDesign CS6 Scripting Guide: JavaScript and Adobe CS5 JavaScript Tools Guide are also great resources. It looks like you'll have to actually find the graphic object in the document before you can select it. To help you get started, try running var graphics = app.activeDocument.Pages[0].allGraphics; for (var i = 0; i < graphics.length; i++) {           $.writeln("Name:" + graphics.name);           $.writeln("Display Name" + (new File(graphics.itemLink.filePath)).displayName); } and see if you can find your "teddy_1.ai" image. If it does have a name, you might be able to use something like: app.activeDocument.links.itemByName("teddy_1.ai"); There's also a method app.activeDocument.findObject() but I'm not sure if you could use it for your purpose. Good luck! ... View more

Can you add some logging to determine where the script is failing? The problem might be app.activeScript. Try using $.fileName instead; it always refers to the currently executing script. ... View more

I'm not too sure about the limitations of ExtendScript's implementation of regular expressions, but this regex should work: \d+(\.\d\d\d)*(,\d+)? If the problem with (\d+)? is the question mark, you could do (\d+){0,1} instead. If my regex has the same problem, you could use \d+(\.\d\d\d)*(,\d+){0,1} instead. ... View more

To put the file in the same folder as the currently executing script, use new File((new File($.fileName)).parent.fsName + "/test" + j + ".png") ... View more