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raj3382641898jb
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December 6, 2023
Question

uxp app undefined

  • December 6, 2023
  • 1 reply
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In below code always got app undefined in below code inside function readInDesignContent()
 
 
const { entrypoints , host} = require("uxp");
const { app } = require("indesign");
entrypoints.setup({
commands: {
showAlert: () => readInDesignContent()
},
panels: {
showPanel: {
show({node} = {}) {}
}
}
});
async function readInDesignContent() {
try {
// Access the UXP context
const { app } = require('uxp').shell;
// Check if the app object is defined
if (!app) {
console.log("Error: 'app' object is undefined.");
return;
}
// Check if there is an active document
if (app.activeDocument) {
const activeDocument = app.activeDocument;
// Access the textFrames in the active document
const textFrames = activeDocument.textFrames;
// Iterate through textFrames and log their contents
for (const textFrame of textFrames) {
console.log("Text Frame Content:", textFrame.text);
}
} else {
console.log("No active document found.");
}
} catch (error) {
console.error("Error:", error);
}
}


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    AntonN
    Known Participant
    December 6, 2023

    Hi! Try changing the line like this and move it to the top. Or delete this line completely because... shell is not used anywhere below.
    const     { app } = require('uxp').shell   =>   const shell = require('uxp').shell

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    raj3382641898jbAuthor
    Participant
    December 7, 2023

    Thanks @AntonN , I got it, basically I want to read inDesign active document and not able to find the reference any where, could you please share some sample code for how to read inDesign active document.

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    AntonN
    Known Participant
    December 7, 2023

    Try the next code:

    const { entrypoints } = require("uxp");
const { app } = require("indesign");

entrypoints.setup({
  commands: {
    showAlert: () => showAlert(),
  },
  panels: {
    showPanel: {
      show({ node } = {}) {},
    },
  },
});

showAlert = () => {
  const doc = app.activeDocument;
  console.log(doc);

  if (doc) {
    const textframes = doc.textFrames; // as collection
    console.log(textframes);

    const textframesArr = doc.textFrames.everyItem().getElements(); // as array
    console.log(textframesArr);
  } else {
    console.log("No active document found.");
  }
};




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