/*
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StorySplitter
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An InDesign CS/CS2/CS3 JavaScript by FourAces
© The Final Touch 2006
Version 3.0.0
Splits the selected Story to separate Text Frames, while maintaining their contents.
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*/
var myScriptVer = "3.0";
if(app.documents.length != 0){
var mySelection = app.activeDocument.selection;
if(mySelection.length != 0){
myObjectType = mySelection[0].constructor.name;
if(myObjectType == "TextFrame"){
//The Interface Dialog
var myDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"Story Splitter v"+ myScriptVer});
with(myDialog){
with(dialogColumns.add()){
with (dialogRows.add()){
with(borderPanels.add()){
var mySplitOptions = radiobuttonGroups.add();
with(mySplitOptions){
radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Split All Frames", checkedState:true});
radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Split Before Selected Frame"});
radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Split After Selected Frame"});
}
}
}
with (dialogRows.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"© The Final Touch"});
}
}
}
var myResult = myDialog.show({name:"SplitOptions"});
if(myResult == true){
var myStory = mySelection[0].parentStory;
if(app.version.split(".")[0] >= 5){
var myTextFrames = myStory.textContainers;
}
else{
var myTextFrames = myStory.textFrames;
}
var myStoryFramesCount = myTextFrames.length;
if(myStoryFramesCount > 1){
for(f = 0; f < myStoryFramesCount; f++){
if (mySelection[0] == myStory.textFrames){
var myTextFrame = f;
}
}
switch(mySplitOptions.selectedButton){
case 0:
mySplitAll();
break;
case 1:
mySplitBefore();
break;
case 2:
mySplitAfter();
break;
}
}
else{
alert("Are You Kidding Me?!\nThe Story you selected has only ONE text frame.");
}
}
}
else{
alert("Wrong Selection\nYou selected the wrong type of object. Please select a Text Frame.");
}
}
else{
alert("No Selection Made.\nPlease select a Story to split.");
}
}
else{
alert("No Active Document Found.\nPlease open an InDesign document and select a Story to split.");
}
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
function mySplitAll(){
for(i = 0; i < myStoryFramesCount; i++){
myTextFrames.duplicate();
}
for(i = 0; i < myStoryFramesCount; i++){
if(app.version.split(".")[0] >= 5){
myTextFrames.remove();
}
else{
myTextFrames[0].remove();
}
}
}
function mySplitBefore(){
if(mySelection[0].previousTextFrame == null){
alert("Unable Break Thread.\nThe selected Text Frame is the FIRST text frame of the thread.");
}
else{
var myBfBreakFrame = mySelection[0].previousTextFrame;
var myAfBreakFrame = mySelection[0];
var myBreakStory = myBfBreakFrame.parentStory;
mySelection[0].previousTextFrame = null;
if(myBfBreakFrame.overflows == true){
var myOversetText = myBreakStory.texts.itemByRange(myBfBreakFrame.insertionPoints[-1],myBreakStory.insertionPoints[-1]);
myOversetText.select();
app.cut();
app.select(myAfBreakFrame.insertionPoints[0]);
app.paste();
}
}
}
function mySplitAfter(){
if(mySelection[0].nextTextFrame == null){
alert("Unable Break Thread.\nThe selected Text Frame is the LAST text frame of the thread.");
}
else{
var myBfBreakFrame = mySelection[0];
var myAfBreakFrame = mySelection[0].nextTextFrame;
var myBreakStory = myBfBreakFrame.parentStory;
mySelection[0] .nextTextFrame = null;
if(myBfBreakFrame.overflows == true){
var myOversetText = myBreakStory.texts.itemByRange(myBfBreakFrame.insertionPoints[-1],myBreakStory.insertionPoints[-1]);
myOversetText.select();
app.cut();
app.select(myAfBreakFrame.insertionPoints[0]);
app.paste();
}
}
}
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