Select textframe in framemaker.

[lathac41153227]

How do I select all text frames in framemaker using extendscript ?

[frameexpert]

What is the overall thing you are trying to accomplish?

[lathac41153227]

Hi ,

I need to add and remove textframe in framemaker when page zoom and fit in page window process,and i want to move the textframe in page of the bottom in framemaker using extendscript.So please suggests if any ideas.

[frameexpert]

With ExtendScript, you don't really have to select a text frame to move it like you do in the interface. If you get the TextFrame object in a variable, you can change its LocX, LocY, Width, and Height properties to move it and resize it.

[frameexpert]

Here is how you can add a text frame to the current page:

#target framemaker
// Get the active document object.
var doc = app.ActiveDoc;
// Define variables.
var page, textFrame;
// Get the current page.
page = doc.CurrentPage;
// Add a text frame to the page.
textFrame = doc.NewTextFrame (page.PageFrame);
// "Mark" the text frame so you can find it later.
textFrame.Flow.Name = "zoom_frame";
// Use the LocX, LocY, Width, and Height properties
// to position and resize the text frame.
// ...

[frameexpert]

Here is how you can find the text frame you added earlier and delete it:

#target framemaker
var doc = app.ActiveDoc;
var page, textFrame;
// Set a variable for the current page.
page = doc.CurrentPage;
// Try to find the text frame with the "zoom_frame" text flow.
textFrame = getTextFrame (page, "zoom_frame");
// If the text frame is found, delete it.
if (textFrame) {
    textFrame.Delete ();
}
function getTextFrame (page, flow) {
    // This function will find a text frame that 
    // has a specified flow name on the page.
    var graphic;
    graphic = page.PageFrame.FirstGraphicInFrame;
    while (graphic.ObjectValid () === 1) {
        if (graphic.constructor.name === "TextFrame") {
            if (graphic.Flow.Name === flow) {
                return graphic;
            }
        }
        graphic = graphic.NextGraphicInFrame;
    }
}