How to add .fm files to existing book using ExtendScript ToolKit

[gabeS1234]

I am writing an ExtendScript Toolkit script to open a ditamap, save it as a book, and then add some boilerplate .fm files in a specific order between the title page and TOC.

So far I've got everything except adding the boiler plate .fm files.  Anyone know how to do that?

var sourceDoc = openXmlFile("Ditamap file path goes here");
var path = "Output file path goes here";
saveToFm(sourceDoc, path);
function openXmlFile(filePath) {  
    var file = File(filePath);
    var fileName = file.fsName;
    var openParams = GetOpenDefaultParams();  
    var retParams = new PropVals(); 
    var doc = Open(fileName, openParams, retParams);
    return doc;  
}  
function saveToFm(fileObject, savePath) {  
    var saveParams = GetSaveDefaultParams();  
    var i = GetPropIndex(saveParams, Constants.FS_FileType);  
    saveParams.propVal.ival = Constants.FV_SaveFmtBookWithFm;
    var i = GetPropIndex(saveParams, Constants.FS_DitavalFile);  
    saveParams.propVal.sval = "Dit Val file path goes here"
    var saveAsName = savePath;  
    var returnParamsp = new PropVals();  
    fileObject.Save(saveAsName, saveParams, returnParamsp);  
}  

[frameexpert · Accepted solution]

Assuming the book is your book object, you can do something like this:

bookComp = book.NewSeriesBookComponent (0); 
// Move it to the end. 
if (bookComp.NextComponentInBook.ObjectValid()) { 
    bookComp.NextComponentInBook = 0; 
} // Set its path. 
bookComp.Name = "Absolute path to the component.";

[gabeS1234]

I've updated my code with a

var book = app.ActiveBook;

And your function to add book components

function addBoilerPlate(book, componentPath) {
bookComp = book.NewSeriesBookComponent (0);   
// Move it to the end.   
if (bookComp.NextComponentInBook.ObjectValid()) {   
    bookComp.NextComponentInBook = 0;   
} // Set its path.   
bookComp.Name = componentPath;
bookComp.MoveComponent(1);
}

By itself your function adds the boilerPlate.fm to the end of the book.  However, I want it between the title and TOC.  Once it is added I can move it up with bookComp.MoveComponent(1); but the final version of this script will deal with books with different numbers of chapters so that wont work.  Is there a way for me to add boilerPlate.fm between 2 specific pages or after or before a specific page?  I tried modifying the 0s in your function, but no matter what I did it always added boilerPlate.fm to the end of the book.

Full code:

var sourceDoc = openXmlFile("Absolute path to ditamap");
var path = "Absolute path to output";
var componentPath = "Absolute path to boilerPlate.fm"
saveToFm(sourceDoc, path);
var book = app.ActiveBook;
addBoilerPlate(book, componentPath);
function openXmlFile(filePath) {  
    var file = File(filePath);
    var fileName = file.fsName;
    var openParams = GetOpenDefaultParams();  
    var retParams = new PropVals(); 
    var doc = Open(fileName, openParams, retParams);
    return doc;  
}  
function saveToFm(fileObject, savePath) {  
    var saveParams = GetSaveDefaultParams();  
    var i = GetPropIndex(saveParams, Constants.FS_FileType);  
    saveParams.propVal.ival = Constants.FV_SaveFmtBookWithFm;
    var i = GetPropIndex(saveParams, Constants.FS_DitavalFile);  
    saveParams.propVal.sval = "Absolute path to Dita Val File"
    var saveAsName = savePath;  
    var returnParamsp = new PropVals();  
    fileObject.Save(saveAsName, saveParams, returnParamsp);  
}  
function addBoilerPlate(book, componentPath) {
bookComp = book.NewSeriesBookComponent (0);   
// Move it to the end.   
if (bookComp.NextComponentInBook.ObjectValid()) {   
    bookComp.NextComponentInBook = 0;   
} // Set its path.   
bookComp.Name = componentPath;
bookComp.MoveComponent(1);
}

[frameexpert]

Find the toc component; let's assume that the variable is tocComp. Then you can do this.

bookComp.NextComponentInBook = tocComp;

[gabeS1234]

Thank you!  I got it working:

var sourceDoc = openXmlFile("Absolute file path to ditamap");
var path = "Absolute file path to output file";
var boilerPlate_1 = "Absolute file path to BP1"
var boilerPlate_2 = "Absolute file path to BP2"
saveToFm(sourceDoc, path);
var book = app.ActiveBook;
var tableOfContents = book.FirstComponentInBook
tableOfContents = tableOfContents.NextComponentInBook
addBoilerPlate(book, boilerPlate_1, tableOfContents);
addBoilerPlate(book, boilerPlate_2, tableOfContents);
function openXmlFile(filePath) { 
    var file = File(filePath);
    var fileName = file.fsName;
    var openParams = GetOpenDefaultParams(); 
    var retParams = new PropVals();
    var doc = Open(fileName, openParams, retParams);
    return doc; 
} 
function saveToFm(fileObject, savePath) { 
    var saveParams = GetSaveDefaultParams(); 
    var i = GetPropIndex(saveParams, Constants.FS_FileType); 
    saveParams.propVal.ival = Constants.FV_SaveFmtBookWithFm;
    var i = GetPropIndex(saveParams, Constants.FS_DitavalFile); 
    saveParams.propVal.sval = "Absolute file path to Dita Val File"
    var saveAsName = savePath; 
    var returnParamsp = new PropVals(); 
    fileObject.Save(saveAsName, saveParams, returnParamsp); 
} 
function addBoilerPlate(book, componentPath, tableOfContents) {
var bookComp = book.NewSeriesBookComponent (0);   
// Move it to the end.   
if (bookComp.NextComponentInBook.ObjectValid()) {   
    bookComp.NextComponentInBook = tableOfContents;   
} // Set its path.   
bookComp.Name = componentPath; 
}