Change doubleQuotes using javascript

[israelp20923262]

Good Morning and Happy new Year.

I'm trying to change the preference of double quotes with javascript, my code is:

var languages= activeDoc.languages;
if (languages != null) {
  var language= languages[0];
  language.doubleQuotes = '””'
}

but this code don't run.

Does anyone know how to change this preference?

thank you

[Derek Cross]

 Can't you use Find/Change, once for opening and once for closing quotation marks?

 

[m1b]

Hi @israelp20923262, since you are doing scripting, have a look at this snippet:

function main() {

    // select some text, then run script

    var doc = app.activeDocument,
        text = doc.selection[0];

    if (!text.hasOwnProperty('appliedLanguage')) {
        alert('Please select some text and try again.');
        return;
    }

    var lang = doc.languages.itemByName(text.appliedLanguage.name);

    lang.doubleQuotes = "””";

}


app.doScript(main, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, 'Set Language Quotes');

I think the key point is how you target the correct language. activeDoc.languages[0] usually means "No Language", so that might be the problem in your case. To make it streamlined, I am just using the selected text to tell us which language is applied, and change the double quotes for that language.

- Mark