Make a text box attribute non-printing in InDesign v20.1 using JavaScript

Hi @WCMProduction ,

in your specific case I would avoid the Script Label panel.

Instead I would simply name the text frame "version". Either do this using the Layers panel or by scripting when the text frame is selected:

app.selection[0].name = "version";

Then your code will work as expected:

app.documents[0].textFrames.itemByName("version").nonprinting = true ;

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

@WCMProduction

As you're a Windows user - would you like to try full version of my tool for a few days?

You can sort & filter by any of the 1000+ object properties, or you can find TextFrames by their (partial) contents abd / or text properties - 400+.

Then, if you need to do more - you can export PDF/JPEG/ePUB/etc. file(s).

So, if your workflow requires turning on/off visibility of some objects / layers and then export PDF(s) - you can have it done with one click. 

Or you can process in bulk whole folder with subfolders - of course, you can filter files first as well 😉 

And if you don't need to export after creating / editing each document - you want to save time - you can edit them first and then export PDF(s) later in bulk - during a lunch break 😉  

Exporting to a designated folder included. 

@WCMProduction

Overall, instead of switching this one property for each TextFrame with the label - move them ONCE to a layer - then it will be a single click on the Layers pallet...

Hope this helps - run it again it switches it off and on 

var doc = app.activeDocument;
var frames = doc.textFrames.everyItem().getElements();

for (var i = 0; i < frames.length; i++) {
    if (frames[i].label === "version") {
        frames[i].nonprinting = !frames[i].nonprinting;
        alert("Text frame with script label 'version' is now set to " + (frames[i].nonprinting ? "non-printing." : "printing."));
        break;
    }
}

Hi @WCMProduction , As @Robert at ID-Tasker  suggests I thnk you will have to loop through the textFrames—.getElements() converts the Collection into an Array.

var ver = app.activeDocument.textFrames.everyItem().getElements();
for (var i = 0; i < ver.length; i++){
    ver[i].nonprinting = true;
};  

@WCMProduction

I'm not JS guy - but maybe you've more than one "version" object in your document?

Are you sure you really do have a text frame named "version"? Your second script does work for me, unless I'm using a non-existent name, in which case it returns the same "Object is invalid" error.