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seba1395
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October 13, 2011
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how to paste a text in a selected textframe

  • October 13, 2011
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Hi, for a new script I would like to paste some text in a textFrame.

I would like to select my text, copy it and run my script.

My script locate a textframe, select it.

I don't know how to paste in the content of the selected textframe.

app.paste();

Paste is OK, but it create a new textframe while the block is well selected.

Can you help me?

thx!

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Correct answer Jongware

So it works the same as it does in the interface itself. Try it: copy text, select (but do not enter) a text frame, hit Paste. A new text frame appears.

To get what you want, you need to put the text cursor inside your selected frame. That's not a function but fortunately this weird-looking command works:

app.selection[0].insertionPoints[-1].select();
app.paste();

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Jongware
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JongwareCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
October 13, 2011

So it works the same as it does in the interface itself. Try it: copy text, select (but do not enter) a text frame, hit Paste. A new text frame appears.

To get what you want, you need to put the text cursor inside your selected frame. That's not a function but fortunately this weird-looking command works:

app.selection[0].insertionPoints[-1].select();
app.paste();
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seba1395Author
Inspiring
October 14, 2011

Very nice! Thx

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