ExtendScript Harden Variables

[andranika45761163]

Hi.

Does anybody know how to harden variables in ExtendScript ?

[frameexpert]

What do you mean by "harden variables"?

[Bob_Niland · Accepted solution]

My guess would be that 'harden' means de-reference (convert) to text.

If so, since FM has a button for that in the Variables pod, which pops a dialog with further options, I'd be surprised if it can't be scripted.

[frameexpert]

Thanks, Bob. I didn't think of that. Yes, that can be scripted.

[andranika45761163]

🙂  
I have this function and not able to go forward. do you have any suggestion ?

function HardenVariables(doc)
{
  var varObj = doc.FirstVarInDoc;
  while (varObj.id != 0) {
    oNextVar = varObj.NextVarInDoc

  // Harden Variables   --------

    varObj = oNextVar;
  }
}

[frameexpert · Accepted solution]

I am still not sure what you mean by "Harden". If you want to programmatically convert variables to text, you can do something like this:

var doc, varFmt;

doc = app.ActiveDoc;
varFmt = doc.GetNamedVarFmt ("Test");
varFmt.Delete ();

This will convert any "Test" variables to text. Note that you can't delete System Variable formats; only User Variable formats.

[andranika45761163]

seems, it does what i need. still testing. thanks.