Adding Text variables (javascript)

Question

Is it possible to add a text variable and set all options via js?var myV = app.activeDocument.textVariables.add({name: 'TCD', variableType: VariableTypes.MATCH_CHARACTER_STYLE_TYPE});
myV.preferences.searchStrategies = SearchStrategies.LAST_ON_PAGE;
myV.searchStrategies = SearchStrategies.LAST_ON_PAGE; The second and the third line don't work. Is it possible to set the options like search strategies, characterStyle, text after & before etc. via script?MatchCharacterStyleType is read only.

m1b · Answer

Hi @mateuszp13156491, you need to set the variableOptions of the textVariable, which in this case will be a MatchCharacterStylePreference object. So use this in your code:

myV.variableOptions.searchStrategy = SearchStrategies.LAST_ON_PAGE;

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