Suppose my script directory is:
..\myFile\myScript\copyToGrep.jsxMy regular expression directory is:
..\myFile\myGrep\aaa.xmlI want to copy aaa.xml to the GREP directory:
C:\Users\olo\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\InDesign\Version 19.0-J\zh_CN\Find-Change Queries\GREPFirst clear the files in GREP, then copy. The version number 19.0 is automatically recognized.
Alternatively, if can open the specified directory in the script, which is also a good option.
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Hi @dublove, here is a generic function to copy a file from `sourcePath` to `destinationPath`.
- Mark
/**
* @file Copy File Example.js
*
* Example copying the active document file
* to the desktop named "copy.indd".
*
* @author m1b
* @version 2025-08-20
*/
(function () {
if (0 === app.documents.length)
return alert('Please open a document and try again.');
var activeDocPath = String(app.activeDocument.fullName);
var copyToPath = Folder.desktop + '/copy.indd';
Hi @dublove ,
what do you get with:
alert(app.scriptPreferences.scriptsFolder.parent.parent.parent.name);
or the whole path with:
alert(app.scriptPreferences.scriptsFolder.parent.parent.parent.fsName);
Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )
I want to copy all files to a specific path, such as aa, but nothing happens.
var copyToPath = Folder.desktop + ‘/aa/’;
Hi @dublove , It needs to be — Folder(Folder.desktop + "/aa");
To check if the folder exist:
var copyToPath = Folder(Folder.desktop + "/aa");
alert("Does a folder at " + copyToPath + " exist?\r" + copyToPath.exists)
To create a folder:
var copyToPath = new Folder(Folder.desktop + "/aa");
copyToPath.create();
To delete the folder:
copyToPath.remove();Also there are
How to delete files in a folder.
$.writeln(Folder.userData)
//returns ~/Library/Application Support on OSX
$.writeln(Folder.userData.parent)
//parent is ~/Library
//creates a new folder named HellowWorld in my Find-Change Queries/GREP folder
var hw = new Folder(Folder.userData.parent + "/Preferences/Adobe InDesign/Version 16.0/en_US/Find-Change Queries/GREP/HellowWorld")
hw.create();
//Gets the folder named MyFiles on my Desktop
var dtf = Folder(Folder.desktop + "/MyFiles")
//Permanently @dublove asked: "Is there one for all documents?"
There is no single command to delete all files in one folder or directory.
Nothing like files.everyItem().remove(). You have to use getFiles() first* and then loop the files you found to remove them one by one. And of course that can fail if there are restrictions in the user's rights to manage files.
* And you have to sort them out, getFiles() will also find folders.
Also, as far as I know, you will not be able to delete a folder or direct
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You can try a getFiles loop as @Laubender suggests—this works for me. Just be aware that remove() deletes the file—it will not be recoverable from the trash:
//Folder named Myfiles on the desktop
var f = Folder(Folder.desktop + "/MyFiles")
//get the files in MyFiles
var fl = f.getFiles()
for (var i = 0; i < fl.length; i++){
try {
fl[i].remove()
}catch(e) {}
}; @dublove said: "If fuzzy matching isn't possible, that would be highly unscientific.
$.writeln(File(Folder.desktop + “/Screen Shot*.*”).exists)"
Matching is possible, but not in the way you tried it.
Let's suppose there is a folder on your Desktop named "ScreenShots" containing, amongst other files and folders, also files where the name starts with "Screen Shot …" you could supply a filter function to getFiles() to part files from folders and match only files where the name begins with "Scree
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