Add items to library via script

Question

Hello! I want to add items from a page as separate objects to the library via script. May be someone know how it could be done. What command should I use in ExtendScript or AppleScript. Thanks!

Manan Joshi · Accepted Answer

Thank you, again Manan Joshi! I've combine your script with selection script, but I can't make it right to loop through pages. Can your help me again?

var myDoc=app.documents[0]

var myPages = myDoc.pages;

var newLib = app.libraries.add("Test.indl");

for(i=0; i<myDoc.pages.length; i++)

{

app.selection = null;

pItems = app.windows[0].activeSpread.pageItems;

app.select (pItems, SelectionOptions.ADD_TO);

for(var i=0; i < app.selection.length; i++)

{

var obj = app.selection

if(obj.allGraphics.length > 0)

newLib.store(obj,{name:obj.allGraphics[0].itemLink.name});

else

newLib.store(obj,{name:"myObject" + i});

}

I am not sure what you are trying to do, as you iterate pages but then add pageitems of the spread. Remember that pageitems of the page would be included in the spread pageitems as well. So either iterate the spread or iterate the pages but not both.
Apart from that you don't actually need to select these objects to add them the library, as you can pass the pageitem object directly to the store method. Below is the demonstration of what i explained, in this code snippet i am iterating the pages, if needed you can iterate the spreads as well.
var myDoc=app.documents[0]
var myPages = myDoc.pages;
var newLib = app.libraries.add("Test.indl");
for(i=0; i<myDoc.pages.length; i++)
{
     for(var j=0; j < myDoc.pages.allGraphics.length; j++)
     {
          var obj = myDoc.pages.allGraphics
          newLib.store(obj,{name:obj.itemLink.name});
     }
}
To iterate the spreads you could use something like below, this will give you the graphics in the first spread
app.documents[0].spreads[0].allGraphics
-Manan

Sudha_K · Answer

Hi, Try like this according your requirement.  var newLib = app.libraries.add("Test.indl"); // You can define here existing library instead of creating var sel = app.selection[0]; // Selection object from a page newLib.store(sel,{name:"ImgFrame"});

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