Get content from Anchored text frame

[karthikS]

Hi friends,

Please help on this. 

How to get content in the Anchored text-frame from linked footnote element.

My Process: first i need to select footnote element and catch with Anchor text-frame contents.

Kindly advice on this.

Thanks in Advance,

Karthik S

[m1b]

Hi @karthikS, in cases like this, it is always helpful to attach a sample indesign document. It can be just one page with the footnote and anchored text frame. It will make it easier and quicker for people to help. - Mark

[karthikS]

Hi Mark,

Thanks! i have attached the indd file for your reference. Kindly check and advice on this.

[m1b]

Hi @karthikS, here is my approach. @Laubender your way is very simple. Maybe I am overthinking it?

- Mark

var doc = app.activeDocument;

// find all anchors
app.findGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.NOTHING;
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = '~a';
var found = doc.findGrep();

// discard any anchors without the xml tag 'footnote'
for (var i = found.length - 1; i >= 0; i--)
    if (found[i].associatedXMLElements[0].markupTag.name != 'footnote')
        found.splice(i, 1);

// get the anchored text frames contents
var anchoredContents = [];
for (var i = 0; i < found.length; i++)
    anchoredContents.push(found[i].textFrames[0].contents);

// now you have each contents
alert(anchoredContents[0]);
alert(anchoredContents[1]);

[Laubender · Accepted solution]

Hi @karthikS ,

if you get the footnote text you can access all text frames in that text and then get the contents or the formatted text inside the anchored text frame. In dummy code, variable myFootnote below should contain a footnote object, for the first text frame in the footnote text:

myFootnote.texts[0].textFrames[0].parentStory.contents

or all formatted text:

myFootnote.texts[0].textFrames[0].parentStory

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( Adobe Community Expert )

[karthikS]

Hi Uwe,

Thanks lot! this is working fine.