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jimmy_pop
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May 17, 2010
Question

Find and place CS4 JS

  • May 17, 2010
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Hi all,

I would like the script to run through each line of the file, search the  InDesign file for that number, and if it finds it place the icon I  specify after the text it just found. Here is some pseduo code I've been trying to figure out by piecing together other scripts.

while(input.hasNext())

{

     var text = input.nextLine();

     if(textExists == true)

          app.findTextPreferences.findWhat = text;
          app.changeTextPreferences.changeTo = text + " " + place("C:\\catalog\\icons\\Icon_install.ai") after the text  found;
          myDocument.changeText();

     else

          go to the next line

}

I would be using a text file that has part numbers in it like

4005

4003

5007

etc

I know a bit of java from school but not much JS. I'm really sorry for being so sloppy, but I'm new to JS. Any help would be appreciated.

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1 reply

Harbs.
Harbs.
Legend
May 17, 2010

Do you need the same icon each time or a different icon for each?

If it's the same icon, you have two options:

1) You can copy it to the clipboard and use find/change to insert the clipboard contents (like you would in the UI).

2) You can serach the document and use iterate through the finds using

finds.insertionPoints[-1].place(myFile)

or (if it's in the clipboard)

app.select(finds.insertionPoints[-1])

app.paste()

Harbs

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jimmy_popAuthor
Participant
May 17, 2010

Yes I will be using one icon per list of numbers. Are you saying to put all of the part numbers in an array? Also, I don't want to replace the contents of what I find, I just want to add the icon directly after the number it has found.

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