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josiearz
josiearz
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February 8, 2022
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[JavaScript] Run action on object?

  • February 8, 2022
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I know it is possible to run actions from scripts using doScript(), but is there a way to run the action on an object using its variable name? If there is not a method for this, how do I select an object using its variable name so that when I subsequently call doScript, the action is executed on the selected object? 

 

Basically, I would like to do the following, but apparently I can't call select on a Text Frame object.

myTextFrame.select();

app.doScript("Format Text", "Text Actions")

 

Thanks!

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Correct answer pixxxelschubser

Or if you have custom named text frames (not automatically named text frames).

 

//var myTextFrame = app.activeDocument.pageItems.getByName("notAnAutoName"); // works
var myTextFrame = app.activeDocument.textFrames.getByName("notAnAutoName");
myTextFrame.selected = true;

 

 

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pixxxelschubser
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pixxxelschubserCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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February 8, 2022

Or if you have custom named text frames (not automatically named text frames).

 

//var myTextFrame = app.activeDocument.pageItems.getByName("notAnAutoName"); // works
var myTextFrame = app.activeDocument.textFrames.getByName("notAnAutoName");
myTextFrame.selected = true;

 

 

josiearz
josiearzAuthor
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February 8, 2022

Thank you, this worked!

    pixxxelschubser
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    pixxxelschubserCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 8, 2022

     

    Try:

    var myTextFrame = app.activeDocument.textFrames[0];
myTextFrame.selected = true;

     

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