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maxham12
maxham12
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August 31, 2017
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Scripts that copy the width/height of the object to the clipboard

  • August 31, 2017
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Could you create two scripts that copy the width/height (only a fractional number without "px") of the selected object (or group of objects) to the clipboard?

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Correct answer Ten A

I rewrite your modifications.

var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
var myLayer = myDoc.layers.add();  //in this case, You can keep your layer in ths variable.
var sel = app.selection; //sel as selections array.
var str = "";
for (var i=0;i<sel.length;i++) { //loop and check each selected objects
  str += sel.width.toFixed(3) + "/" + sel.height.toFixed(3) + "\n";
  }
var tx = myLayer.textFrames.add();
tx.contents = str;
app.executeMenuCommand("deselectall"); //deselect all abjects
tx.selected = true;
app.cut();
for (i=0;i<sel.length;i++) sel.selected = true;  //select all of last selections 
myLayer.remove();

Here is some references you can read and try.

https://www.w3schools.com/js/default.asp

ex:how to make loop

https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_loop_for.asp

Have you aleady install Extendscript Toolkit CC?

If you aleady install it, You can read references under the Help menu.

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Ten A
Community Expert
Ten ACommunity Expert
Community Expert
September 7, 2017

Yes, you can do it.

maxham12
maxham12Author
Known Participant
September 7, 2017

I managed:

var layerName = LayerOrderType;
var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
var layerName = "scriptWork";  var myLayer = myDoc.layers.add(); myLayer.name = layerName; 
var sel = app.selection[0];    
var str = sel.width.toFixed(3) + "/" + app.selection[0].height.toFixed(3);      
var tx = app.activeDocument.layers.getByName("scriptWork").textFrames.add(); //tx as textFrame object  
app.executeMenuCommand("deselectall");    
tx.selected = true;      
tx.contents = str;      
app.cut();    
sel.selected = true;  
app.activeDocument.layers.getByName('scriptWork').remove();

But I can not implement this in the script:

the selected shape is grouped, and after copying the value to the clipboard is ungrouped. I do not know where to insert a function.

Can you help?

Ten A
Community Expert
Ten ACommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
September 8, 2017

I rewrite your modifications.

var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
var myLayer = myDoc.layers.add();  //in this case, You can keep your layer in ths variable.
var sel = app.selection; //sel as selections array.
var str = "";
for (var i=0;i<sel.length;i++) { //loop and check each selected objects
  str += sel.width.toFixed(3) + "/" + sel.height.toFixed(3) + "\n";
  }
var tx = myLayer.textFrames.add();
tx.contents = str;
app.executeMenuCommand("deselectall"); //deselect all abjects
tx.selected = true;
app.cut();
for (i=0;i<sel.length;i++) sel.selected = true;  //select all of last selections 
myLayer.remove();

Here is some references you can read and try.

https://www.w3schools.com/js/default.asp

ex:how to make loop

https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_loop_for.asp

Have you aleady install Extendscript Toolkit CC?

If you aleady install it, You can read references under the Help menu.

    Ten A
    Community Expert
    Ten ACommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 7, 2017

    You have to make "for" loop and put your code into it.

      maxham12
      maxham12Author
      Known Participant
      September 7, 2017

      Unfortunately, I do not yet know how to do this.

      Is it possible to create and delete the scriptWork layer automatically?

      Ten A
      Community Expert
      Ten ACommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      September 1, 2017

      If you want to get only text and paste it in text editor, you can use below code.

      var str = app.selection[0].width + "/" + app.selection[0].height;
      var tx = app.activeDocument.textFrames.add();
      app.selection[0].selected = false;
      tx.selected = true;
      tx.contents = str;
      app.cut();
        maxham12
        maxham12Author
        Known Participant
        September 1, 2017

        Great! You helped me a lot!

        How to make the script round to a value of three digits after the decimal point?

        1.24682468246824  →  1.247

        Silly-V
        Silly-V
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        September 1, 2017

        Make the following edit to this line:

        var str = app.selection[0].width.toFixed(3) + "/" + app.selection[0].height.toFixed(3); 

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