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Ribnog
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July 18, 2017
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Extract words with specific style applied

  • July 18, 2017
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Hi,

Is possible extract words with a specific character style applied to other indesign document or a txt file using a script?

Thank you in advance!

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Correct answer lfcorullon13651490

Try this:

var doc = app.activeDocument;
var list = [];
//~ var sel = app.selection[0].parentStory;
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findGrepPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = doc.characterStyles.itemByName("test");
//~ var found = sel.findGrep();
var found = doc.findGrep();
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
for (var i=0; i<found.length; i++) {
    list.push(found.contents);
    }
//~ alert(list.join("\r"));
var myFile = new File(Folder.desktop + "/" + app.activeDocument.name.replace(/\.indd$/i, ".txt"));
if (File.fs == "Windows")
var listFile = myFile.saveDlg("Save list", "Plain text file: *.txt" );
else
listFile = myFile.saveDlg("Save list");
if (listFile != null)
{
if (listFile.open("w"))
{
listFile.encoding = "utf8"; //ENCONDING
listFile.write(list.join("\r") + "\r"); //WRITE THE ARRAY TO TXT FILE
listFile.close(); //CLOSE TXT FILE
listFile.execute(); //OPEN TXT FILE
}
}

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lfcorullon13651490
lfcorullon13651490
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July 18, 2017
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var list = [];
var sel = app.selection[0].parentStory;
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findGrepPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = doc.characterStyles.itemByName("test");
var found = sel.findGrep();
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
for (var i=found.length-1; i>=0; i--) {
    list.push(found.contents);
    }
alert(list.join("\r"));

Try this.

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    RibnogAuthor
    Known Participant
    July 18, 2017

    Hi!

    Your code works only if the text frame is selected. I need to export all words of the document.

    And instead of a list I want a txt file with the words. Maybe using the "ExportFormat.textType" command.

    Can you help me? Thank you for your attention.

    lfcorullon13651490
    lfcorullon13651490Correct answer
    Legend
    July 18, 2017

    Try this:

    var doc = app.activeDocument;
    var list = [];
    //~ var sel = app.selection[0].parentStory;
    app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
    app.findGrepPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = doc.characterStyles.itemByName("test");
    //~ var found = sel.findGrep();
    var found = doc.findGrep();
    app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
    for (var i=0; i<found.length; i++) {
        list.push(found.contents);
        }
    //~ alert(list.join("\r"));
    var myFile = new File(Folder.desktop + "/" + app.activeDocument.name.replace(/\.indd$/i, ".txt"));
    if (File.fs == "Windows")
    var listFile = myFile.saveDlg("Save list", "Plain text file: *.txt" );
    else
    listFile = myFile.saveDlg("Save list");
    if (listFile != null)
    {
    if (listFile.open("w"))
    {
    listFile.encoding = "utf8"; //ENCONDING
    listFile.write(list.join("\r") + "\r"); //WRITE THE ARRAY TO TXT FILE
    listFile.close(); //CLOSE TXT FILE
    listFile.execute(); //OPEN TXT FILE
    }
    }
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