auto create threaded text frames

Sorry to revisit the topic, data merge works fine except I have one little glitch. When I draw a text box my first entry <<E001>> is entered once I select the data. Yet when I populate the fields the first text boxes always contains <<E002>>. This is so minor that I have ignored it but it is beginning to pique my interest as to that correct way to do this.

If it can be done with InDesign, then almost without exception, it can be scripted. The exceptions are few and far between: off the top of my head, a script can't control the preference to allow attached scripts -- the preference would be pointless if it could.

There are also things that can be done in a script that can't be done (as opposed to "would be very onerous to do") in the UI. For example, see this:

http://indesignsecrets.com/easily-add-captions-to-graphics-frames.php

For more info, check out the InDesign Scripting page on Adobe.com. You might also look at my blog here:

http://jsid.blogspot.com

Also, Pete Kahrel has an O'Reilly eBook that is a very good introduction.

Dave

Hi Dave this worked so well I have become obsessed with "looking under the hood" how does it work and can this be manually scripted? I have encountered your name in quite a few post as the Guru so if you please, could you point me there.

MyoMy did that ever do the trick! I love it, Thanks Dave! I can already see some more modifications coming, automating some of the more mundane stuff.

You don't need a script for this. See the Create Merged Document dialog on this page of the Data Merge tutorial on Adobe.com:

http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/indesign/articles/indcs2at_datamerge_02.html

You need to operate the Records per Document Page drop-down.

Dave