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Magnetik85
Magnetik85
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February 3, 2023
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Concatenation not showing

  • February 3, 2023
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I am working on a document that contains several sections and each of them contains 4 pages numbered from 1 to 4.

 

I would like to be able to name the pages of my document so that they are named as follows:

TEST1-1, TEST1-2, TEST1-3, TEST1-4 for the first section

then TEST2-1, TEST2-2, TEST2-3, TEST2-4 for the second section and so on.

 

I managed to create the code in question for creating my sections and renaming my pages from 1 to 4 for each section but it does not put the "-" sign for me after the number of my sections.

 

Can you help me to find a solution so that the concatenation is done well.

 

here is my current code:

 

var doc = app.activeDocument;
var months = ["TEST"];
var daysInMonth = 4;
var sectionStart = 0;
var pageCounter = 1;
var sectionCounter = 1;

while (sectionStart < doc.pages.length) {
  var sectionEnd = sectionStart + daysInMonth;
  var section = doc.sections.add(doc.pages.item(sectionStart), doc.pages.item(Math.min(sectionEnd - 1, doc.pages.length - 1)));
  section.name = months + sectionCounter;
  section.continueNumbering = false;
  section.pageNumberStart = 1;
  sectionStart = sectionEnd;

  for (var j = sectionStart - daysInMonth; j < sectionEnd && j < doc.pages.length; j++) {
    doc.pages.item(j).label = section.name+"-"+pageCounter;

    pageCounter++;
}
  pageCounter = 1;
  sectionCounter++;
}

 

Thank you in advance for your assistance

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Correct answer rob day

Also, not sure if this helps, but I find the modulus operator helps in cases like this–you can get every 4th item via i%n == 0:

 

 

var pgs = app.activeDocument.pages
var months = ["TEST"];
var daysInMonth = 4;
var pageCounter = 1;
var sectionCounter = 0;
var section;
for (var i = 0; i < pgs.length; i++){
    //the modulus operator gets every 4th item
    if(i%daysInMonth==0){
        sectionCounter ++
        pageCounter = 1
        section = app.activeDocument.sections.add(pgs[i]);
        section.continueNumbering = false;
        section.pageNumberStart = 1;
        section.includeSectionPrefix = true;
        section.sectionPrefix = months + sectionCounter + "-"
    }else {
        pageCounter++
    }
};

 

 

Gives me this:

 

3 replies

rob day
Community Expert
rob dayCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
February 3, 2023

Also, not sure if this helps, but I find the modulus operator helps in cases like this–you can get every 4th item via i%n == 0:

 

 

var pgs = app.activeDocument.pages
var months = ["TEST"];
var daysInMonth = 4;
var pageCounter = 1;
var sectionCounter = 0;
var section;
for (var i = 0; i < pgs.length; i++){
    //the modulus operator gets every 4th item
    if(i%daysInMonth==0){
        sectionCounter ++
        pageCounter = 1
        section = app.activeDocument.sections.add(pgs[i]);
        section.continueNumbering = false;
        section.pageNumberStart = 1;
        section.includeSectionPrefix = true;
        section.sectionPrefix = months + sectionCounter + "-"
    }else {
        pageCounter++
    }
};

 

 

Gives me this:

 

    Magnetik85
    Magnetik85Author
    Known Participant
    February 3, 2023

    Great @rob day ,

    That's exactly what I needed.
    Thank you very much for your help.

     

    I created a new discussion that you may have seen but given your expertise, I would have liked to have your opinion if it is possible to create this type of script:

     

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign -discussions/automate-menu-creation-in-several-sections/td-p/13551412

     

    Thanks again

    FRIdNGE
    FRIdNGE
    February 3, 2023

    Same result with the (2 different syntax proposed) script versions and Rob's version!

     

    (^/)

    FRIdNGE
    FRIdNGE
    February 3, 2023

    Change:

     

    section.name = months + sectionCounter + "-";
    doc.pages.item(j).label = section.name + pageCounter;
     
    (^/)  The Jedi
    Magnetik85
    Magnetik85Author
    Known Participant
    February 3, 2023

    Unfortunately your suggestion no longer allows me to create sections every 4 pages

    FRIdNGE
    FRIdNGE
    February 3, 2023
    section.name = months + sectionCounter;
    var mySection = section.name + "-";

    doc.pages.item(j).label = mySection + pageCounter;
     
    (^/)
    rob day
    Community Expert
    rob dayCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 3, 2023

    Hi @Magnetik85 , It seems to be working for me—if I check the first page’s label after running your script I get "TEST1-1"

     

     

     

    $.writeln(app.activeDocument.pages[0].label)
//returns TEST1-1

     

     

     

    Magnetik85
    Magnetik85Author
    Known Participant
    February 3, 2023

    Hi @rob day, 

    It's weird since it doesn't work for me.

    I recreated a blank document with 16 pages and ran the script above and I have the same problem. (see screenshot)

    I tested the code that you also proposed to me but it does not work and I have the following error message:

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