[CC2018][Os X][JS] Place asset based on a script label

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January 9, 2018
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Hi,

With this post I would like to ask a question.

I have a library and I would like to place an asset on my document using the script label (not using the item name).

When looping the library assets, I'm not able to check the label. When checking the label contents, it always seems to be empty.

When placing the asset manually, the script label is filled in.

Is this a bug ?

Thanx

placeAsset();
function placeAsset(){
    var myLib = app.libraries.item("myLibrary.indl");
    var myItem = getItemFromLib(myLib, "import");
    myItem.placeAsset(app.activeDocument);
}
function getItemFromLib(myLib, myLabel){
        for(g = 0; g < myLib.assets.length; g++){
                var myItem = myLib.assets;
                if (myItem.label == myLabel){   // This doesn't work
                        return myItem;
                }
        }
}

Scripting

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koes73

Participant

Hi,

I know my comment is a little bit late, but I think this line of your code also should be corrected:

var myItem = myLib.assets;

to

var myItem = myLib.assets[g];

Bye,

Koes

Loic.Aigon

Legend

Your problem is that you an asset isn't a page item but a reference to a internal snippet. It becomes a page item at the moment you actually place them onto the page manually or programatically.

So what is an asset "label" ? Some property you can read/write and this label will survive as long as the asset stands inside the library. But that will be thrown away when the asset will be placed inside the library.

So if you need a "persistent" label, you need to insert the script label before to put the item onto the library.

Loic

T

tmmlsAuthor

Inspiring

Hi Loic,

The label was applied to the item, before the item was stored in the library. When adding the item to the page again, the label is still applied. So how do I check the label when the item is in the library? Using myLib.assets.label doesn't seem to work.

Thanks