Accepting Track changes in tables

[Alex25077296wbvx]

We are trying to create a script to accept track changes 

app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().changes.everyItem().accept();

app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().cells.everyItem().changes.everyItem().accept();

this is what we've used the first line has cleared the changes in the document outside tables but the second line hasn't cleared the changes in tables. We are using a plugin called SuperTrack but that should link to the track changes in Indesign is this something some one could help with please?

[Peter Kahrel]

Both 

app.documents[0].stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().changes.everyItem().accept();

and

app.documents[0].stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().cells.everyItem().changes.everyItem().accept();

work fine over here. Maybe contact the plug-in developer and report the problem.

[Pickory]

Are the stories locked, or checked out to InCopy?

[Alex25077296wbvx]

Thank you for your response. I hadn't realised that the table was nested in another table and this seemed to be the problem. I was given a solution which was: 

app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().cells.everyItem().texts[0].tables.everyItem().changes.everyItem().accept();

This works for what I need would you say it's the best solution?

Thanks again for your help and I am a big fan of your books they got me started with scripting and GREPs

Alex

[Manan Joshi]

Hi @Alex25077296wbvx,

Your code will still not get all the tables in the document. It will work only on the 1st level of nested tables. To get all the tables however deep they are nested in a table, try the following code

/*
https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/accepting-track-changes-in-tables/td-p/13181717

Script to get an array of all the talbes present in a document
Pre Requisite:- The script needs an open document
Warning :- No elaborate error checking

Author:- Manan Joshi
Guthub Repo :- https://github.com/Manan-Joshi/InDesign-Scripts.git
*/
function getTables(pCol){
    var retval = [];
    var tables = pCol.everyItem().tables.everyItem().getElements()
    retval = retval.concat(tables)
    for(var i = 0; i < tables.length; i++){
        retval = retval.concat(getTables(tables[i].cells))
    }
    return retval
}

var tables = getTables(app.documents[0].stories)

-Manan

[Pickory · Accepted solution]

There is a conversation here:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/find-change-specific-tables/m-p/9760163

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