A script to adjust the column widths of just the selected table

Question

Hi

I've used the following script a lot over the years. It's brilliant, but it changes every table in the document, and now I've come across a situation where I need a script that does the same thing, but just to the table that is selected. I thought I'd seen this discussed somewhere on the forums in the past but I can't find it.

Is it a simple change to make it target just the selected table?

I don't recall where I originally found this script, so apologies to the author.

var myDoc = app.activeDocument;

var myWidths = [60, 10, 10, 10];

for(var T=0; T < myDoc.textFrames.length; T++){

for(var i=0; i < myDoc.textFrames[T].tables.length; i++){

for(var j=0; j < myWidths.length; j++){

myDoc.textFrames[T].tables[i].columns[j].width = myWidths[j];

}

alert("Table width updated successfully...");

Thanks in advance to anyone who may be able to assist.

Robert at ID-Tasker · Accepted Answer

Try this - there is ZERO error checking - so before you run this script - select any Cell - not just text cursor in the Cell - you need to select any Cell.

var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
var myWidths = [60, 10, 10, 10];
var myTable = app.selection[0].parentRow.parent;
for(var j=0; j < myWidths.length; j++){
myTable.columns[j].width = myWidths[j];
}
alert("Table width updated successfully...");

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