Script to convert shape rounded rectangle to rectangle

Question

I have an inDesign file with thousands of pages. On each page is a background object which by default has rounded corners (a rounded rectangle). I would like to create a script which would go through all of the pages and change this object to full corners (a rectangle). Obviously, I can do this one by one by selecting the object and then clicking on Convert Shape Rectangle within the properties tab, but I haven't been able to find the correct object/method within scripting to make this happen.

Please note for argument sake, assume that I cannot use a single master page, change that, and have it apply to all pages.

Could someone provide a small sample script that could provide this ability? Thank you in advance for any assitance provided !

rob day · Accepted Answer

Try this script.

//all page items on the bottom layer
var pi = app.documents[0].layers[-1].allPageItems


for (var i = 0; i < pi.length; i++){
    try {
        if (pi[i].bottomRightCornerOption != CornerOptions.NONE || pi[i].bottomLeftCornerOption != CornerOptions.NONE ||pi[i].topCornerOption != CornerOptions.NONE || pi[i].topLeftCornerOption != CornerOptions.NONE) {
            
            pi[i].properties = {bottomRightCornerOption: CornerOptions.NONE, 
            bottomLeftCornerOption: CornerOptions.NONE, 
            topRightCornerOption: CornerOptions.NONE, 
            topLeftCornerOption: CornerOptions.NONE}
        } 
    }catch(e) {}   
};

Note that this only checks the page items on the bottom layer and doesn’t include master page items. Also your sample includes multiple layers but everything is on the bottom layer

Laubender · Answer

Hi any2cards,is this rounded rectangle on every page of your document?Are any other rounded rectangles on the pages that should be not converted to rectangles?Does the rounded rectangle contain anything? An image? A Pasted Inside group of objects?Are there any text frames with rounded corners?How are the rounded corners be done? By using InDesign's feature only?Or are there cases where the rounded corners were done with the Pathfinder Tools by substracting etc.pp.? All questions that should be answered before writing a script.Or at least "cases" a script should be able to react to in one or the other way. Alternative solution without a script: Use Find/Change Object.Find an object with rounded corners.Change to no rounded corners. If there are more features in Find Object you can use to discern your background rectangles from other rectangles with rounded corners, the better for you. Like fill color, stroke width or stroke color perhaps. Regards,Uwe Laubender( ACP )

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