Change applied language in anchored boxes

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October 5, 2023
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Hi All,

This is a part of the script where I have been trying to change the applied language in a document to all textFrames to Swiss German. It is working fine but no changes in anchored textFrames.

Any suggestion please.

var myDoc = app.activeDocument;

myDoc.textFrames.everyItem().text[0].appliedLanguage = app.languagesWithVendors[3];

Regards

Virender

Scripting

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Correct answer Robert at ID-Tasker

Anchored TextFrames are not directly listed in the Document - you would have to add one more level of everyItem():

myDoc.textFrames.everyItem().texts[0].textFrames.everyItem().texts[0].appliedLanguage = app.languagesWithVendors[3];

or something like that - I'm not JS guy so if it won't work - you'll have to wait for JS Gurus.

But why are you processing TextFrames - and not Stories?

Should work much faster - every TextFrame ALWAYS have parentStory - can't exists WITHOUT - and if Story have multiple TextContainers = TextFrames - do not confuse with Anchored / InLine TextFrames and other objects - then you'll refer to the contents of all of those containers only once.

BUT - why can't you just modify ParaStyles? If you have them correctly applied of course ...

Robert at ID-TaskerCorrect answer

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Anchored TextFrames are not directly listed in the Document - you would have to add one more level of everyItem():

myDoc.textFrames.everyItem().texts[0].textFrames.everyItem().texts[0].appliedLanguage = app.languagesWithVendors[3];

or something like that - I'm not JS guy so if it won't work - you'll have to wait for JS Gurus.

But why are you processing TextFrames - and not Stories?

Should work much faster - every TextFrame ALWAYS have parentStory - can't exists WITHOUT - and if Story have multiple TextContainers = TextFrames - do not confuse with Anchored / InLine TextFrames and other objects - then you'll refer to the contents of all of those containers only once.

BUT - why can't you just modify ParaStyles? If you have them correctly applied of course ...