Javascript to duplicate pages into other document without creating one large spread

Question

Hi all,In need of guidance, again!This script duplicates all pages from one doc to another:var source = app.documents[0]; //first active document
var target = app.documents[1]; //second open document
source.pages.everyItem().duplicate(LocationOptions.AFTER, target.pages.item(-1));However, it puts all the pages into a long spread after the last page: If I do it manually from within InDesign using Move Pages – With the following options:All PagesAt End of DocumentDelete Pages After Moving - OFF This is what the pages look like afterwards (this is what I'm after):Any ideas how I can overcome this?

JustyR · Accepted Answer

I think I've fixed it.Lines 16 to 19 are now:var myUSDoc = getDocumentByRegex(/-US/g);if (myUSDoc != undefined)    app.activeDocument = myUSDoc; ...and more importantly, line 33 has changed to this:source.spreads.everyItem().duplicate(LocationOptions.BEFORE, target.spreads.item(0));Note it says BEFORE, not AFTER, and item(0) not item(-1). That fixes the problems I was having. Why? I'm not completely sure. But for now, it works.

brian_p_dts · Answer

Looks like you don't have Allow Document Spreads to Shuffle selected in the target doc. In that case, just duplicate the spreads:

var source = app.documents[0]; //first active document
var target = app.documents[1]; //second open document
source.spreads.everyItem().duplicate(LocationOptions.AFTER, target.spreads.item(-1));

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