InDesign Script select Page and Layer

did a bit more coding

I now get all the graphics on a given page, then test every single graphic if it is on my specific layer.

I place all graphics with the correct condition in an array and pass the array on to the next function

Romano

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function myAddLabels(myDocument, myLabelType, myLabelHeight, myLabelOffset, myLabelStyleName, mySwatchName, myLayerName){

    myStoriesArray = new Array();

    if (app.selection.length == 0){ // If nothing is selected apply caption to all graphics in the document

        var myConfirmation = confirm("Add captions to all images in the document?", false, "LabelGraphics.jsx" );

        if (myConfirmation == true){

            var myGraphics = myDocument.allGraphics;

        }

    }

    else{ // If graphics are selected, just add captions to the selected items, as long as they are rectangles(image frames)

        var myConfirmation = true;

        var mySelections = app.selection;

        myGraphics = new Array();

        for(i = 0; i < mySelections.length; i++){

            if(mySelections == "[object Rectangle]"){   //Check to make sure selection only includes rectangles

                myGraphics.push(mySelections.allGraphics[0]);

            }

            else{

                //alert("Objects other than graphics were selected!");

                //Nothing happens if you don't select at least one graphic

            }

        }

    }

    myLabelStyle = myDocument.paragraphStyles.item(myLabelStyleName);

    mySwatch = myDocument.swatches.item(mySwatchName);

    myLayer = myDocument.layers.item(myLayerName);

    if (myConfirmation == true){      

        for(var myPageCounter = 0; myPageCounter < myDocument.pages.length; myPageCounter ++){

            $.writeln("The current page counter = " + myPageCounter);  

            var myTest = myLayer.allGraphics.lenght;

            $.writeln("myTest = " + myTest);

            for(var myGraphicsCounterPerPage = 0; myGraphicsCounterPerPage < myDocument.pages[myPageCounter].allGraphics.length; myGraphicsCounterPerPage ++){

                $.writeln("===============");

                var myAllGraphics = myDocument.pages[myPageCounter].allGraphics;

                var myAllGraphicsLength = myAllGraphics.length;

                $.writeln("myAllGraphicsLength = " + myAllGraphicsLength);

                myGraphics = new Array();

                for(i = 0; i < myAllGraphics.length; i++){

                    if(myAllGraphics.itemLayer.name == myLayerName){   //Check to make sure selection only includes rectangles

                        myGraphics.push(myAllGraphics);

                    }

                    else{

                        //alert("Objects other than graphics were selected!");

                        //Nothing happens if you don't select at least one graphic

                    }

                }

            }

            var myLayersCounterPerPage = myDocument.layers.length;

            var myGiveMeTheLayersName = myLayer.name;

            $.writeln("myLayer = " + myLayer);

            $.writeln("myLayerName = " + myLayerName);

            $.writeln("myGiveMeTheLayersName = " + myGiveMeTheLayersName);

            $.writeln("The current layers counter per page = " + myGraphicsCounterPerPage);

            $.writeln("The current graphics counter per page = " + myLayersCounterPerPage);

            for(var myGraphicsCounterPerPageA = 0; myGraphicsCounterPerPageA < myGraphics.length; myGraphicsCounterPerPageA ++){

                myAddLabel(myDocument, myGraphics[myGraphicsCounterPerPageA], myGraphicsCounterPerPageA, myLabelType, myLabelHeight, myLabelOffset, myLabelStyle, mySwatch, myLayer, myStoriesArray);

            }

        }          

    }

}

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