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sreekarthik_k
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September 4, 2015
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add tab character before particular paragraph style content

  • September 4, 2015
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I need to add tab character before particular paragraph style content

app.findTextPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = app.activeDocument.paragraphStyles.item("IDX2"); 

list = app.activeDocument.findText(); 

// 2. For each found item ... 

for (i=0; i<list.length; i++) 

{ 

app.select(list)

app.selection[0].insertionPoints[0].contents="\t"

 

}

But the above code only working in the first occurance. But I need to add the tab character all the applied paragaph content

How to do this

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Correct answer Ronald63

Hi,

Another way without GREP ...

var doc = app.activeDocument;


var myStories=doc.stories;


var J= myStories.length;




while( J-- ){ 


    var mStorie = myStories; 


    var K= mStorie.paragraphs.length


    while( K-- ){


        if  (mStorie.paragraphs.appliedParagraphStyle.name == "toto") {


            mStorie.paragraphs.contents= "\t" + mStorie.paragraphs.contents;


        }


     }  


}

3 replies

Peter Kahrel
Community Expert
Peter KahrelCommunity Expert
Community Expert
September 5, 2015

The answer that you flagged as correct has one flaw: it messes up any formatting in a paragraph because the script replaces the contents of whole paragraphs.

Pawel's script doesn't have that problem. I would prefer Pawel's script anyway -- why would you use two while loops just to avoid a grep expression?

Peter

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    Community Expert
    LaubenderCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 5, 2015

    Yes, Peter.

    I'd never replace the whole contents of a paragraph assigning contents with the = operator that does not care at all about existing formatting.

    That's outright "dangerous". If someone would like to use Ronald's solution it could be done in a "minimal invasive" way:
    Just assign the tab as the contents of the first insertion point of the found paragraph.

    Uwe

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    Ronald63Correct answer
    Legend
    September 4, 2015

    Hi,

    Another way without GREP ...

    var doc = app.activeDocument;
    

    var myStories=doc.stories;
    

    var J= myStories.length;
    

    

    while( J-- ){ 
    

        var mStorie = myStories; 
    

        var K= mStorie.paragraphs.length
    

        while( K-- ){
    

            if  (mStorie.paragraphs.appliedParagraphStyle.name == "toto") {
    

                mStorie.paragraphs.contents= "\t" + mStorie.paragraphs.contents;
    

            }
    

         }  
    

    }
    K
    kobugi pawel
    Participating Frequently
    September 4, 2015

    Hi,

    Please try this snippet:

    var doc = app.activeDocument;
    

    

    app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
    

    app.findGrepPreferences.properties = {findWhat: '^(.)', appliedParagraphStyle: "IDX2"};
    

    app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = '\\t$1';
    

    doc.changeGrep();

    regards

    Pawel Zelezniakowicz

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