Export library to snippets

[Trevil72]

Hi

I'm new to scripting, but i have managed to patch together this script. (Much thanks to tips from people at this forum (Green4ever: snippetexport and tomaxxi: grouping).

The script exports every item (asset) in a library to individual snippet files. The files get their names from the library items. Does anyone know if its possible to export the snippets whithout grouping it?

myLibrary = app.libraries[0];

myLibraryPanel = myLibrary.associatedPanel;

for( i = 0; i < app.libraries[0].assets.length; i++ ){

    var myObj = app.libraries[0].assets.placeAsset(app.documents[0])[0];

    var myName = app.libraries[0].assets.name

    var myGroup = new Array();

    myGroup = app.activeWindow.activeSpread.pageItems;

         if (app.activeWindow.activeSpread.pageItems.length >1){

        app.activeWindow.activeSpread.groups.add(myGroup);

        var obj = app.activeWindow.activeSpread.pageItems.everyItem();

        obj.exportFile(ExportFormat.INDESIGN_SNIPPET, File("/path/"+ myName + ".idms"));

        obj.remove(0);     

      }

else { }

    var obj = app.activeWindow.activeSpread.pageItems.everyItem();

    obj.exportFile(ExportFormat.INDESIGN_SNIPPET, File("/path/"+ myName + ".idms"));

    obj.remove(0);

}

[-hans-]

Hi,

eportFile-method is assigned to single Page items, so as far as I know, there's no way around grouping here ...

[Trevil72]

Ok. Thank you!

Trond

[Guest]

This is something i have been wanting to do for a long time, but I can't get your script to work.

Should this work in CS4

Don't surpose you could post someplace the actual script

[Trevil72]

Hi

This is the actual script and it works in CS4. You have to have a document and the library open.

Trond