Applescript and InDesign - insert group into text frame

Question

Hi Experts,I have a very specific question.I am using applescript to automate InDesign for a while, but now I got stucked. So, basically my problem is that in the InDesign user interface I can easily insert a group/graphic/text frame/etc into an other text frame with no problem. See picture below:From Applescript I can read out the content of the text frame, which says it is still "test" only, but anyway, I can find the inserted object in the page items of the text frame. So If there is a text frame that contains such an object or page item, I can read out.BUT, and here is the question: how can I insert the object into the text frame using Applescript? It's not enough if I just anchor the objects together, because in the user interface of InDesign I insert the object directly into the content.Does that make sence? Can someone help me out? Thank you very much in advance.Ravast

rob day · Answer

Hi @Raavst , You would use paste into if you wanted to paste a group into a text frame replacing the text. If you want to anchor the group you would select an insertion point and paste (not paste into).

So paste into:

tell application id "com.adobe.indesign"
	--the document’s first text frame
	set tf to item 1 of every text frame of active document
	--a selected group
	set sel to item 1 of selection
	
	--copy and paste into the text frame
	copy
	select tf
	paste into
	
end tell

Before and after:

Or to anchor the selected group:

tell application id "com.adobe.indesign"
	set tf to item 1 of every text frame of active document
	set sel to item 1 of selection
	copy
	
	--paste at the text frame’s first insertion point
	select insertion point 1 of tf
	paste
end tell

After:

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