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Thiago Ribeiro Nogueira
Thiago Ribeiro Nogueira
Participating Frequently
October 28, 2020
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Search for a inline object and a apply a paragraph style

  • October 28, 2020
  • 2 replies
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Hi!

I need to find all inline elements with a object style applied on it go to the paragraph where they are placed and apply a different paragraph style. See the images for examples.

 

Here the object style applied:

 

I want to find them, go to their paragraph:

 

And apply other paragraph style (one with spaces before and after):

 

Is this possible with a script? I'm sending the indesign files too!
Please help me.

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Correct answer Manan Joshi

Hi @Thiago Ribeiro Nogueira,

Try the following code

app.findObjectPreferences.appliedObjectStyles = "box"
var r = app.activeDocument.findObject()
for(var i = 0; i < r.length; i++)
{
	if(r[i].parent.constructor.name == "Character")
		r[i].parent.appliedParagraphStyle = "space"
}
app.findObjectPreferences.appliedObjectStyles = null

-Manan

2 replies

vladan saveljic
vladan saveljic
Inspiring
October 29, 2020

Instead the box you could do a paragraph style as in my example below. Than you can easily find all these paragraphs and apply different paragraph styles.


    Thiago Ribeiro Nogueira
    Thiago Ribeiro NogueiraAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    October 29, 2020

    Hi vladan!

    My file is only a example file. I really want to apply paragraph style to these inline objects, because this will make easy a export HTML thing that I'm work in. But thank you for your answer!

    M
    Community Expert
    Manan JoshiCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    October 29, 2020

    Hi @Thiago Ribeiro Nogueira,

    Try the following code

    app.findObjectPreferences.appliedObjectStyles = "box"
var r = app.activeDocument.findObject()
for(var i = 0; i < r.length; i++)
{
	if(r[i].parent.constructor.name == "Character")
		r[i].parent.appliedParagraphStyle = "space"
}
app.findObjectPreferences.appliedObjectStyles = null

    -Manan

    -Manan
      Thiago Ribeiro Nogueira
      Thiago Ribeiro NogueiraAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      October 29, 2020

      Thank you! It works!

      Nice to know about that parent.constructor thing!

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