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Simon Steve
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November 27, 2012
Question

cancel button(function) not woking

  • November 27, 2012
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Hi all,

Here is my script for export pdf for selecting preset, it is working, but not working to cancel the action, still exporting PDF for canceling action

what's the bug, any one can help me?

var mydoc = app.documents.item(0);

var myPresets = app.pdfExportPresets.everyItem().name;

myPresets.unshift("- Select Preset - ");

var myWin = new Window('dialog', 'PDF Export Presets');

myWin.orientation = 'row';

with(myWin){

    myWin.sText = add('statictext', undefined, '');

    myWin.myPDFExport = add('dropdownlist',undefined,undefined,{items:myPresets});

    myWin.myPDFExport.selection = ("items:myPresets");

 

    myWin.btnOK = add('button', undefined, 'OK');

    myWin.btnCancel = add('button', undefined, 'Cancel');

  };

 

myWin.center();

var myWindow = myWin.show();

var myOutFolderPathName = "/Users/Desktop/Watched Folder/Out/"; //Please change your path as per requirement

var myPDFFilePath;

myPreset = myWin.myPDFExport.selection.index;

var InDJobOption = app.pdfExportPresets[myPreset-1];

   

myPDFFilePath = myOutFolderPathName+"/"+app.documents[0].name.split(".indd")[0].split(".INDD")[0]+".pdf";

app.documents[0].exportFile (ExportFormat.pdfType, myPDFFilePath, false, InDJobOption);

if(myWindow == true && myWin.myPDFExport){

    var myPreset = app.pdfExportPresets.item;

    myFile = File(+"PDF files: *.pdf");

}

thanks in advance,

simon

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2 replies

Jongware
Community Expert
JongwareCommunity Expert
Community Expert
November 27, 2012

Your program logic is wrong.

var myWindow = myWin.show();  // This shows the dialog and waits for your input

.. do the export ..

.. test if 'myWindow' = 'true' .. // test result of the show function

You want to test the result (the clicked button) before exporting.

(In addition, the result of 'show' is not a boolean value but rather the button index -- a number. With the Old Style dialogs, it returned a boolean 'true' or 'false' for "OK" or "Cancel". See Peter Kahrel's guide for examples of how to use the return value for ScriptUI.)

Message was edited by: [Jongware] Hi Marijan!

tomaxxi
tomaxxi
Inspiring
November 27, 2012

Simon,

Move app.documents[0].exportFile... inside if(myWindow == true && myWin.myPDFExport) statement.

Hope that helps.

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Marijan (tomaxxi)

http://tomaxxi.com

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Simon SteveAuthor
Known Participant
November 27, 2012

Hi Marijan,

Working great.

thanks

simon

tomaxxi
tomaxxi
Inspiring
November 27, 2012

This is how it could look like:

app.documents.length >= 1 ? doExport () : alert ( "No documents opened!" );
function doExport () {
    var
        myDoc = app.documents.item ( 0 ),
        myPresets = app.pdfExportPresets.everyItem ().name,
        myWin = new Window ( 'dialog', 'PDF Export Presets' ),
        _u = undefined;
    myPresets.unshift ( "- Select Preset - " ); myWin.orientation = 'row';
    with ( myWin ) {
        myWin.sText = add ( 'statictext', _u, '' );
        var
            pDrop = myWin.myPDFExport = add ( 'dropdownlist', _u, _u, { items : myPresets } ),
            bOK = myWin.btnOK = add ( 'button', _u, 'OK' ),
            bCanc = myWin.btnCancel = add ( 'button', _u, 'Cancel' );
        pDrop.selection = 0;
    };
    bOK.onClick = function () { pDrop.selection == 0 ? alert ( "Please select valid PDF Preset!" ) : myWin.close ( 1 ); };
    myWin.center ();
    if ( myWin.show () == true ) {
        var
            myOutFolderPathName = "/Users/Desktop/Watched Folder/Out/", //Please change your path as per requirement
            myPreset = app.pdfExportPresets [ pDrop.selection.index - 1 ],
            myPDFFilePath = myOutFolderPathName + "/" + myDoc.name.replace ( ".indd", ".pdf" );
        myDoc.exportFile ( ExportFormat.pdfType, myPDFFilePath, false, myPreset );
    }
}

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Marijan (tomaxxi)

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