InDesign Scripting Help: Wrap Around Bounding Box Text Wrap

Why do you want to solve everythig with scripts? it is easier to work with styles, here object styles.

You could go with this one but I am wondering if an object style wouldn't be more appropriate and more easily managed.

//Let's make script persistent
#targetengine "onSelectingFrame"

//Our main routine
//Will add a afterSelectionChanged Handler
function main(){

    //------ VARS -------//
    var 
    //The event name
    evName = "onSelectionChangeListener",
    //The event listener reference
    ev = app.eventListeners.itemByName(evName),
    //The event handler
    onSelectionChangeHandler = function(event){
        
        var sel, obj, st;

        
        //If selection is inadequate, return
        if(event.eventType!=="afterSelectionChanged") return;
        if(app.documents.length==0) return;
        if(app.selection.length!=1) return;

        //When selection is unique, everything is ok
        sel = app.selection[0];

        //If sel is text, we could choose to either ignore it or to get the containers like here.
        //No good or bad choice, just a decision to take.
        if(sel.hasOwnProperty("baseline")){
            st = sel.parentStory;
            applyWrap(st.textContainers);
        }
        //Or it's an unique selection and not a "character" like object
        else{
            applyWrap([sel]);
        }
        
    };

    //Lazy removal of the listener for debugguing purpose
    if(ev.isValid) ev.remove();

    //adding the listener
    ev = app.eventListeners.add("afterSelectionChanged", onSelectionChangeHandler);
    ev.name = evName;
}

//Apply wrapping options to the array of supplied items
function applyWrap(aItems){
    var n = 0, nItem;
    if(!aItems || !(aItems instanceof Array) || aItems.length==0) return;
    n = aItems.length;
    while(n--){
        nItem = aItems[n];
        if(nItem.hasOwnProperty("textWrapPreferences")){
            nItem.textWrapPreferences.properties = {
                textWrapMode:TextWrapModes.BOUNDING_BOX_TEXT_WRAP
            }
        }
    }
}

//Let's run the script and add event listeners if needed.
main();

Hello @jimDcleveland,

Take a look at the post below for a starting point...

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/help-with-wrapping-text-with-script-for-indesign/td-p/10203472

Regards,

Mike