Dataviews scripting error

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June 10, 2022
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Hello,

I am taking my first steps in scripting in InDesign and I am faced with a simple issue. I am trying to execute this script from the Scripts Panel in InDesign CC 2021:

var easyCatalogFilePath = "testFile.txt"

var myEasyCatalog = app.easycatalogObject;

var myDS = app.easycatalogObject.datasources.item(easyCatalogFilePath );

var myDV = myDS.dataviews.add();

However, when I run this I get an error on line myDS.dataviews.add() that Object is Invalid. This should be a simple EasyCatalog script to open a data source. Has anyone faced a similar issue?

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Correct answer Kasyan Servetsky

Very interesting! I didn't know that EasyCatalog is scriptable. ~~Do they have some sample scripts?~~ Found them here. I don't have it installed but your very first line makes me embarrassed. From the variable name, I assume, it should be a full path to the file, not the file name. Something like this:

var easyCatalogFilePath = "/C/folder/subFolder/subSubFolder/testFile.txt";

Make sure to check if the file exists and if so go on with your code.

if (File(easyCatalogFilePath).exists) {
   // do something
}

Kasyan ServetskyCorrect answer

Braniac

Very interesting! I didn't know that EasyCatalog is scriptable. ~~Do they have some sample scripts?~~ Found them here. I don't have it installed but your very first line makes me embarrassed. From the variable name, I assume, it should be a full path to the file, not the file name. Something like this:

var easyCatalogFilePath = "/C/folder/subFolder/subSubFolder/testFile.txt";

Make sure to check if the file exists and if so go on with your code.

if (File(easyCatalogFilePath).exists) {
   // do something
}

B

Bill3862Author

New Participant

I think it's time to call it a day when you forget to paste the whole path and pay no mind to it! Thank you for pointing that out Kasyan.

brian_p_dts

Braniac

Don't know much about Easy Catalog scripting but I would start by ensuring you have the full path to your txt file. Ie, "~/Desktop/testFile.txt" would point to your desktop, whereas app.activeScript.fsName + "/testFile.txt" would point to the same directory as wherever you are executing the script from.