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n0ugh7_za
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January 16, 2020
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I want to prompt a user with a save dialog

  • January 16, 2020
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I want to prompt a user with a save dialog, so that they can save a copy of their file, before running some other scripts that will prepare the file but mess with the editability of it.

 

File.saveDialog()

 

Prompts me with a save dialog, but no matter what i do, it will not actually save a file. I need this to work on both Windows and macOS.

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Correct answer Laubender

it gives me this path (seems to really not like spaces) more than that it also seems to be missing a "\" at the end of it.


You could construct a new file using the returned folder if you like:

var myCopyOfDocFile = File( myDoc.filePath+"/"+"myNewNameOfTheDoc.indd");

You may check if the new file already exists and react on it:

if( myCopyOfDocFile.exists )
{ /*Prompt the user or change the file's name.*/}

 

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

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n0ugh7_zaAuthor
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January 16, 2020

Here is what I'm using.

var myDoc = app.activeDocument; 
var location = myDoc.filePath; 
myDoc.saveACopy(location);

And this is the error that, it gives me.

 

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LaubenderCommunity Expert
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January 16, 2020

The first argument of saveACopy() requires a file.

Did you check if myDoc.filePath actually is a file object?

 

Yes, I know, DOM documentation says that filePath of document returns a File, but you'd better check.

With my tests myDoc.filePath returns a Folder object. So the documentation is wrong on this.

 

Best see into property fullName of object document for File.

 

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

 

 

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n0ugh7_zaAuthor
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January 16, 2020

it gives me this path (seems to really not like spaces) more than that it also seems to be missing a "\" at the end of it.

Jongware
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JongwareCommunity Expert
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January 16, 2020

File.saveDialog indeed calls up a Save dialog. I use this all the time to export content -- it does nothing else but returning a suitable file name.

 

You are looking for Document.save() (see https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#Document.html#d1e49241__d1e54992). If you always want to re-save the current document then you never need to ask for a filename.

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n0ugh7_zaAuthor
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January 16, 2020

Doesn't seem to be doing anything, Can you use it in context so I can see how the syntax

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