Can I Convert a Paragraph Style to a Script Label?

Report · Feb 09, 2017

Hi all.

Is it possible to convert a Paragraph Style to a Script Label?

I have multiple boxes and so deleting or converting the style to text isn't an option.

I have the below but the Script Label reads "[object cell]'.

//This is only part of the script

//Place canvas code

var myText = myTable.rows[6].cells[3];

var myParaStyle = myDocument.paragraphStyles.item("Lightbox Code");

myText.texts.item(0).applyParagraphStyle(myParaStyle, true);

myText.contents = "\r";

//Script label

var scriptLabel = myText.toString();

myCell.pageItems[0].label = scriptLabel;

Report · Feb 09, 2017

Hi

`myText` is not proper variable name, this is Cell Object.

var myText = myTable.rows[6].cells[3];
var scriptLabel = myText.toString();

I guess using `appliedParagraph.name` to Cell's Text solve your issue.

thank you

mg.

Report · Feb 14, 2017

Hi MG.

Sorry but can you explain further?

I've tried the below code but get an error message -

//Script label

var scriptLabel = myTable.rows[6].cells[3].appliedParagraph.name;

myCell.pageItems[0].label = scriptLabel;

Report · Feb 14, 2017

Hi sidd,

look up the DOM documentation and Help files of the ESTK.

Some valuable links in this thread here:

Re: indesign scripting tutorial

Object Cell has a texts property.
And object Texts has appliedParagraphStyle property. Not appliedParagraph.

And appliedParagraphStyle is indeed a PargaraphStyle, that has a name property.

And if the value of name is what you are after you can do it like that:

var scriptLabel = myTable.rows[0].cells[3].texts[0].appliedParagraphStyle.name;

because the value of name is a String object.

Labels can hold only Strings as value.

What exactly is behind variable myCell ?

And is a pageItem pasted in myCell?

Or is myCell a graphic cell and pageItems[0] is the container of an image that sits in the cell?

Note: You can also use the cell itself to label it.

myCell.label = scriptLabel;

And if you select the cell and the Script Label panel is open you will see the value of the label.

Example from my German InDesign CC 2017:

( Skriptetikett => Script Label , [Kein Absatzformat] => [No Paragraph Style] )

If you go through the cells using the arrow keys, the script label is changing, because I applied different paragraph styles and labeled all the cells:

Regards,
Uwe