how to truncate the file name in this script

@Js1212  wrote I found this "oldie but goodie" script and it is performing very well except the name of the PDF it produces includes the .indd for example Test.indd will create a PDF named Test.indd.pdf …

Hi @Js1212 ,

I did that on purpose!

To indicate the origin of the PDF. :-)

Best,
Uwe

I see the script asking the name of the pdf file in a prompt with a pre populated name, that name also does not match with what you mentioned. If the document name is Test.indd, the suggested name is Test.indd_LOW.pdf.

Now if you want the suggested name to be just Test.pdf

Change the following line of code to the one mentioned below it

var pdfName = d.name+"_LOW.pdf";          //Replace this line with the one below it
var pdfName = d.name.substring(0, d.name.indexOf("."))+"_LOW.pdf";

-Manan

Hi,

     Replace ".indd" to "" or get substring from the name.

//ExportPDF_in_Foreground.jsx

//Uwe Laubender

/**

* @@@BUILDINFO@@@ ExportPDF_in_Foreground.jsx !Version! Wed Jun 23 2010 17:08:10 GMT+0200

*/

//DESCRIPTION:PDF-Export in foreground (old school like in InDesign CS4)

if(app.documents.length>0){

    var d=app.activeDocument;

    };

else{

    alert("Please open a document to execute export to pdf. Script will be aborted.");

    exit();

    }

if(d.saved == false){

    alert("Save your document first before executing export to pdf. Script will be aborted.");

    exit();

    };

var pdfPath = Folder.selectDialog("Folder to save LOW RES pdf:");

var docName = d.name;

docName = docName.substring(0, docName.lastIndexOf(".indd"))

var pdfName = docName + "_LOW.pdf";

var userDefFileName = prompt("File name:",pdfName,undefined);

if(userDefFileName == null){

    exit();

    };

var pdfFullName = pdfPath+"/"+userDefFileName;

if(File(pdfFullName).exists){

    c=confirm("The PDF-file \""+userDefFileName+"\" is already existing. Do you want to overwrite it?",true,undefined);

    if (c==0){exit()};  

    };

//Error-handling if PDF file override is on and PDF is already opened in an PDF reader app:

try{

d.exportFile(ExportFormat.PDF_TYPE,File(pdfFullName),true,undefined,undefined);

}catch(e){

    alert("Error:\r"+e.message+"\r\r(Line "+ e.line+" in script code.)");

    exit();

    };