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Try the following code, it does the following
- The "Run on selection" is selected by default
- The script runs query only when there is a textframe selected, even i case when the option of "Run on selection" is unchecked. I know i should have put in more checks to avoid this in case the selection checkbox is unchecked, but i am lazy
Try it and let me know if there are still issues that may land you in trouble.
...#targetengine "session"
CreatePalette();
function CreatePalette() {
var myDialog = ne
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Yes, that's the one indeed! But er... how do I save that script of yours...? Or how do I edit the one I've got? I have no experience with writing and editing scripts: I only use them. 
(I suppose the script is fully compatible with ID 2018 (and 2019)?
Yes! That worked like a charm! Thanks for the clever tip! This is exactly what I needed and this saves me a lot of valuable time. 
One request though if you may have time for it: is there a way to make the 'Run on Selection' option ticked ON by default? It is quite important for me that this script ONLY runs on the selected frame and as it is now I have to tick that option otherwise things go terribly wrong.
In fact, it would be even better if the script wouldn't run at all if no frame was selected: as it is now it may run and screw up my document by accident if I forget to select a frame... But anyway, your edited script works like a charm already so I am happy with how it is too!
Try the following code, it does the following
- The "Run on selection" is selected by default
- The script runs query only when there is a textframe selected, even i case when the option of "Run on selection" is unchecked. I know i should have put in more checks to avoid this in case the selection checkbox is unchecked, but i am lazy
Try it and let me know if there are still issues that may land you in trouble.
#targetengine "session"
CreatePalette();
function CreatePalette() {
var myDialog = new Window('palette', 'Search-Replace by Queries');
if (app.extractLabel("KasQueryGetDialogLocation") != "") {
myDialog.location = app.extractLabel("KasQueryGetDialogLocation").split(",");
}
var myGroup = myDialog.add('group', undefined, '');
myGroup.orientation = 'row';
var myCreateQ = myGroup.add('button', undefined, 'Create Query', {name:'CreateQ'});
var mySaveQ = myGroup.add('button', undefined, 'Save Query', {name:'mySaveQ'});
var myRunQ = myGroup.add('button', undefined, 'Run Queries', {name:'myRunQ'});
var mySelectQ = myGroup.add('checkbox', undefined, 'Run on Selection', {name:'mySelectQ'});
mySelectQ.value = true
myDialog.show();
myCreateQ.onClick = function() {
app.changeTextPreferences = app.findTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.menuActions.item("Find/Change...").invoke();
}
mySaveQ.onClick = function() {
app.activeDocument.undo();
var myDescription = GetDescription();
var myQuery = {};
myQuery.findTextPreferences = app.findTextPreferences.properties;
myQuery.changeTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences.properties;
myQuery.findChangeTextOptions = app.findChangeTextOptions.properties;
myQuery.description = myDescription
var mySerSettings = myQuery.toSource();
var myFolderPath = Folder.decode(app.filePath.absoluteURI) + "/Scripts/Scripts Panel/Queries";
var myFolder = Folder(myFolderPath);
if (!myFolder.exists) myFolder.create();
//+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
var myNum = [];
var aFile;
var num;
var myFiles = myFolder.getFiles("*.txt");
for (i = 0; i < myFiles.length; i++) {
aFile = myFiles.displayName;
num = parseInt(aFile.split("_")[0]);
myNum.push(num);
}
var myLastNumber = FindLastNumber(myNum);
var myNumber = myLastNumber+1;
if (isNaN (myNumber)) myNumber = 1;
var myPrefix = (myNumber < 10) ? ("0" + myNumber) : myNumber;
var myFileName = myPrefix + "_" + myDescription.substr(0, 30) + ".txt";
var myPath = myFolderPath + "/" + myFileName;
WriteToFile(mySerSettings, myPath);
if (File(myPath).exists) {
alert("Query has been created.");
}
else {
alert("Something went wrong.");
}
} // END mySaveQ.onClick
myRunQ.onClick = function() {
if(app.selection.length == 0 || app.selection[0].constructor.name != "TextFrame")
{
alert("A textframe selection is needed for the query to run")
exit()
}
var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
var myFolder = Folder (Folder.decode(app.filePath.absoluteURI) + "/Scripts/Scripts Panel/Queries");
var myFiles = myFolder.getFiles("*.txt");
for (i = 0; i < myFiles.length; i++) {
var myFile = myFiles;
var mySettings = eval(ReadFile(myFile));
if (mySettings.changeTextPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle != "") {
var myCharStyle = myDoc.characterStyles.itemByName(mySettings.changeTextPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle);
if (!IsValidReference(myCharStyle)) {
WriteError( "Error -- " + GetDate()
+ "\rQuery: " + myFile.displayName
+ "\rFile: " + myDoc.name
+ "\rCharacter Style \"" + mySettings.changeTextPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle
+ "\" doesn't exist\r------------------------------------------------\r" );
continue;
}
}
app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findTextPreferences.properties = mySettings.findTextPreferences;
app.changeTextPreferences.properties = mySettings.changeTextPreferences;
app.findChangeTextOptions.properties = mySettings.findChangeTextOptions;
try {
if(mySelectQ.value && app.selection[0])
app.selection[0].changeText();
else
myDoc.changeText();
}
catch(err) {
WriteError( "Error -- " + GetDate()
+ "\rFile: " +myFile.displayName + " -- " + err.message + "\r");
}
}
} // END myRunQ.onClick
myDialog.onClose = function() {
app.insertLabel("KasQueryGetDialogLocation", String(myDialog.location));
}
} // END CreatePalette
function WriteToFile(myText, myPath) {
myFile = new File(myPath);
myFile.open("w");
myFile.write(myText);
myFile.close();
}
function ReadFile(myFile) {
myFile.open("r");
var myText = myFile.read();
myFile.close();
return myText;
}
function GetDescription() {
var myDialog = new Window("dialog", "Enter Description");
var btnPanel = myDialog.add("panel", undefined, "Enter a short description of the search-replace operation");
var editText = btnPanel.add("edittext");
editText.preferredSize = [360, 40];
editText.active = true;
var myGroup = myDialog.add("group");
myGroup.orientation = "row";
var okBtn = myGroup.add("button", undefined, "OK");
var cancelBtn = myGroup.add("button", undefined, "Cancel");
var stText = btnPanel.add("statictext", undefined, "Don't use illegal characters: ? [ ] / \ = + < > : ; \" , * |");
var res = myDialog.show();
if (res == 1) {
if (editText.text == "") {
var myDescription = "unnamed";
}
else {
var myDescription = editText.text;
}
return myDescription;
}
else {
exit();
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
function WriteError(myText) {
myFile = new File("~/Desktop/Error Report.txt");
if ( myFile.exists ) {
myFile.open("e");
myFile.seek(0, 2);
}
else {
myFile.open("w");
}
myFile.write(myText);
myFile.close();
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
function IsValidReference(ref) {
try {
ref.name;
return true;
}
catch (myError) {
return false;
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
function GetDate() {
var myDate = new Date();
if ((myDate.getYear() - 100) < 10) {
var myYear = "0" + new String((myDate.getYear() - 100));
} else {
var myYear = new String ((myDate.getYear() - 100));
}
var myDateString = (myDate.getMonth() + 1) + "/" + myDate.getDate() + "/" + myYear + " " + myDate.getHours() + ":" + myDate.getMinutes() + ":" + myDate.getSeconds();
return myDateString;
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
function FindLastNumber(myArr) {
var myLastNumber = myArr[0];
for (i = 1; i < myArr.length; i++) {
if (myArr > myLastNumber) {
myLastNumber = myArr;
}
}
return myLastNumber;
}
Hi there, I am back again! I noticed something odd with the edited script: it only works on text that is visible in a frame! Text that has flown out of it isn't changed at all... The old original script changed everything, so also text you couldn't (yet) see and that had flown out of the frame. Is it possible to change this behaviour back to what it was? Or is this the only way to limit the search and replace...?
I usually import rather large Word documents in to a frame and then copy parts of it out into other frames. Those large texts almost always overflow the frame I imported it in. As it is now I have to run the script every time I copy something out of that frame into another frame because invisbile text becomes visible and hasn't been changed by the script yet. If you know what I mean.
Would be great if everything within a frame would be changed and not only what you see.
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