PlaceGun does not have reference to idms textframe

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April 1, 2024
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Hi,

I'm trying to place a textframe from an idms file into an indesign document. The actual loadPlaceGun() operation seems to work fine as I'm able to paste the textframe on the page. However, I also want to have a reference to that textframe. I was trying to accomplish this by using

placeGun.pageItems.everyItem().getElements(), but it doesn't return any elements. I find this odd because I'm using the same method when inserting images and it works fine, so I'm not sure what the issue is. Any ideas would be appreciated!

Thanks

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Robert at ID-Tasker

Legend

Workaround:

Add an empty page at the end of the document.
Place your IDMS file there.
Get a reference to the 1st - and only - object on that page.

Phil 815

Inspiring

Hi Robert,

Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately that's not going to work for my needs; I can't have an empty page hanging around at the end of the document. At that point I might as well embed a script label in the IDMS that I load so I can look it up with that label after placing it on the page. I'm surprised this hasn't been fixed as it's a tool that was available in Extendscript so it's not a new feature.

Robert at ID-Tasker

Legend

@Phil 815

What is the reason that you can't add an empty page at the end - and then delete it?

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