Hello Arjun,
you should give the script from Extract pages a try the original script written by Eddy and Loic Aigon was modified by
Kasyan Servetsky.
It works fine on a Mac InDesign - CC 2019, I don't have any way to test on Windows version - Windows 10.
// 1. Control for documents open. If true, the script launches the dialog
if(app.documents.length >0)
{
var doc = app.documents[0];
if(doc.saved==true)
{
extractdlg();
}
else
{
alert("Please save you file first before processing the script");
}
}
else
{
alert("No documents open !");
}
// 2. Gathers many infos on the document.
function pageinfos()
{
var pg = doc.pages;
var pglg = pg.length;
var pFirst = Number(pg[0].name);
var pLast = Number(pg[pglg-1].name);
var pgHeigth = doc.documentPreferences.pageHeight;
var pgWitdh = doc.documentPreferences.pageWidth;
var docname = String(doc.fullName).replace(/\.indd$/, "");
var docpath = doc.filePath;
var docfullname = doc.fullName;
var infoarr = [pglg, pFirst, pLast, pgHeigth,pgWitdh,docname,docpath,docfullname];
return infoarr;
}
// 3. Main function. First part is the dialog
function extractdlg()
{
var docfile = String(pageinfos()[7]);
var dlg = app.dialogs.add({name : "Pages Extractor 1.1 - ©www.loicaigon.com"});
with(dlg)
{
var firstclmn = dialogColumns.add();
with(firstclmn)
{
var firstrow = dialogRows.add();
with(firstrow)
{
var clmn1 = dialogColumns.add();
with(clmn1)
{
var row1 = dialogRows.add();
row1.staticTexts.add({staticLabel : "Extract pages..."});
var row2 = dialogRows.add();
with(row2)
{
var r2c2 = dialogColumns.add();
with(r2c2)
{
var r2c2r1 = dialogRows.add();
var pgStart = r2c2r1.realEditboxes.add({editValue:pageinfos()[1], minWidth: 30});
}
var r2c3 = dialogColumns.add();
with(r2c3)
{
var r2c3r1 = dialogRows.add();
r2c3r1.staticTexts.add({staticLabel : "to"});
}
var r2c4 = dialogColumns.add();
with(r2c4)
{
var r2c4r1 = r2c4.dialogRows.add();
var pgEnd = r2c4r1.realEditboxes.add({editValue:pageinfos()[2], minWidth: 30});
}
}
}
}
var secondrow = dialogRows.add();
with(secondrow)
{
var clmn2 = dialogColumns.add();
with(clmn2)
{
var row2 = dialogRows.add();
with(row2)
{
var sepbox = checkboxControls.add({staticLabel: "Extract as separate pages", checkedState:false});
}
}
}
var thirdrow = dialogRows.add();
with(thirdrow)
{
var clmn3 = dialogColumns.add();
with(clmn3)
{
var row3 = dialogRows.add();
with(row3)
{
var rembox = checkboxControls.add({staticLabel: "Remove pages after extraction", checkedState:false});
}
}
}
var foutrhrow = dialogRows.add();
with(foutrhrow)
{
var clmn4 = dialogColumns.add();
with(clmn4)
{
var row4 = dialogRows.add();
with(row4)
{
var savebox = checkboxControls.add({staticLabel: "Choose other extraction folder", checkedState:false});
}
}
}
}
}
// If the user made good choices, the script operates.
if(dlg.show()==true)
{
if(pgStart.editValue >= pageinfos()[2] || pgEnd.editValue <= pageinfos()[1])
{
alert("The pages numbers may be at least "+pageinfos()[1] +" for the first page of the range and "+ pageinfos()[2] + " at maximum for the last page");
}
else
{
// If the user choose to pick a different folder, he will be asked for. Otherwise, the dafault folder is the one containing the file.
if(savebox.checkedState==true)
{
var extractfolder = Folder.selectDialog ("Please choose a folder where to save extracted pages...");
if(!extractfolder)
{
exit();
}
else
{
var saveextractfolder = String(extractfolder.fullName)+"/" +String(doc.name).replace (/\.indd/, "");
}
}
else
{
var saveextractfolder = String(pageinfos()[5]);
}
var rem0 = pageinfos()[0]-1;
var rem2 = (pgStart.editValue-2);
// Variables definition regarding to the choice of the user to separate or not the extracted pages.
if(sepbox.checkedState==true)
{
var W = pgEnd.editValue-pgStart.editValue+1;
var rem1 = pgStart.editValue;
}
else
{
var W = 1;
var rem1 = pgEnd.editValue;
}
// Extraction loop
for(w=0; w<W;w++)
{
if(sepbox.checkedState==true)
{
var exportdocname = "_Pg" +(pgStart.editValue+w) +".indd";
}
else
{
var exportdocname = "_Pg"+pgStart.editValue+"_to_Pg_"+pgEnd.editValue +".indd";
}
for(var i=rem0; i>=rem1+w;i--)
{
doc.pages.remove();
}
for(var i=rem2+w; i>=0;i--)
{
doc.pages.remove();
}
var exportdoc = doc.save(File(saveextractfolder + exportdocname));
exportdoc.close(SaveOptions.no);
if(sepbox.checkedState==true && w<(pgEnd.editValue-pgStart.editValue))
{
app.open(File(docfile));
}
}
// If the user chose to remove the extracted pages from the original document, it will re open the first document then remove the unuseful pages.
if(rembox.checkedState == true)
{
app.open(File(docfile));
for(var i=pgEnd.editValue-1; i>=pgStart.editValue-1;i--)
{
doc.pages.remove();
}
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.yes);
}
}
}
}
Regards,
Mike
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