Two-sided card numbering

Hi,

As Rob, I truly prefer simplicity!

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My script uses 2 object styles that can, since CC 2018, manage size & location.

It presents 2 parts:

• removing of all the old text frames (if already in the doc), using the 2 previous OS,

• adding of new text frames with insertion of the numbering.

Note the numbering is defined by an user-counter and not directly by the page number or index.

Of course, a global undo!

Best,

Michel, for FRIdNGE

// by FRIdNGE, october 2018
// WARNING: The user needs to previously create the 2 Object Styles ("Right"/"Left")!
app.doScript("main()", ScriptLanguage.javascript, undefined, UndoModes.FAST_ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "Numbering! …");
function main()      
    {
        var myDoc = app.activeDocument,
        myPages = myDoc.pages,  P = myPages.length,  p,
        myObjStyleRight = myDoc.objectStyles.item("Right"),  myObjStyleLeft = myDoc.objectStyles.item("Left"),
        //////////////////
        myCounter = 1;
        //////////////////
        // Remove Old Num Text Frames
        app.findObjectPreferences = null;
        app.findObjectPreferences.appliedObjectStyles = myObjStyleRight;
        myFound = app.findObject();
        var F = myFound.length,  f ;
        for ( f = 0; f < F ; f++ ) myFound.remove();
        app.findObjectPreferences.appliedObjectStyles = myObjStyleLeft;
        myFound = app.findObject();
        var F = myFound.length,  f ;
        for ( f = 0; f < F ; f++ ) myFound.remove();
        app.findObjectPreferences = null;
        // Add New Num Text Frames
        for ( p = 0; p < P ; p++) {
            var myTFrame = myPages
.textFrames.add();
            myTFrame.contents = String(myCounter);
            if ( p%2 == 0 ) myTFrame.applyObjectStyle(myObjStyleRight);
            else {
                myTFrame.applyObjectStyle(myObjStyleLeft);
                myCounter++
            }
        }
    }