Change attribute value for sequence order

[karthikS]

Dear Java Expert.

I was try to script. Find/Change attribute(id) value for sequence order (attached screenshot for your reference). It is passable to script?

Example:

id = table8_3   change to   id = table8_1

id = table8_3   change to   id = table8_2

id = table8_3   change to   id = table8_3

Please suggest friends.

Advance Thanks,

[Ronald63 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Something like that ...

var doc = app.activeDocument;
var _XML = doc.xmlElements[0];
var _XMLelements = _XML.evaluateXPathExpression("//*/table[@id='table8_3']")

for(var i=0;i<_XMLelements.length;i++){
    _XMLelements.xmlAttributes.item("id").value= 'table8_' + (i+1);
}

Regards

[karthikS]

Hi Ronald63‌

Thanks so match Ronald.

I have run your script. I got result is undefined and also alert(_XMLelements.length); // Table length is 0?. What i mistake here Ronald. Please suggestion me.

Thanks

[Loic.Aigon]

If your table is a direct child of the root, your xpath won't return anything as you are looking for a table inside any possible element starting from the root.

So

/root/xxxx/table => OK

/root/table => NO OK

You should use

var doc = app.activeDocument;  
var _XML = doc.xmlElements[0];  
var _XMLelements = _XML.evaluateXPathExpression("//table[@id='table8_3']")  

for(var i=0;i<_XMLelements.length;i++){  
    _XMLelements.xmlAttributes.item("id").value= 'table8_' + (i+1);  
} 

Loic

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[karthikS]

HI Loic.Aigon,

Thank you Loic, your script is working super.

Thanks

[Loic.Aigon]

You should have marked Ronald63‌'s answer as corerct instead of mine. I have done much than refining the path.

Loic