Get the line number of selected text

[baskisk]

Hi All,

Please tell me how to get the line number of the selected text in a page.

for example

Consider, below is the page with some text, in that i want to get the line number of that selected(marked in red) text

|-------------------------|

|xxxxxxxxxxxxxx|

|xxxxxxxxxx       |
|xxxxxxxxxxxxxx|

|xxxxxxxxxxxxxx|

|xxxxxxxxxx       |

|xxxxxxxxxxxxxx|

|xxxxxxxxxxxxxx|

---------------------------

Thanks in Advance

Shiv

[Shonkyin-CF145T · Accepted solution]

Hi Shiv,

Checkout this thread. This will give you idea.

Always search in forum first before creating new one.

Shonky

[baskisk]

Hi Shonky,

First, thanks for your reply and its woking fine for me but, the only thing is, its not counting empty line.

Is there any way to do that?

below is my try

app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = null;
app.findTextPreferences.findWhat = "XXX";
var arrFoundItems = new Array;
myFoundSet =app.activeDocument.findText (true);
if(myFoundSet.length != 0)
{        
    for(var n = 0; n < myFoundSet.length; n ++)
    {   
        linecnt = myFoundSet.parentStory.characters.itemByRange (myFoundSet.paragraphs[0].index,  myFoundSet.index).lines.length;
        alert(paragraph_index);
   }
}

Thanks

Shiv

[Peter Kahrel]

Here is an easier method (it counts empty lines):

myText = // whatever
myTF = myText.parentTextFrames[0];
line_number = myTF.characters.itemByRange (myTF.characters[0], myText).lines.length;

Peter

[baskisk]

Hi Peter,

Great!!!!

Thanks a lot.....

Shiv

[Sudha_K]

Hi,

Its returning page number of selected text but its throwing error for selected text in footnote. 

How can i get the line number of text in Foot Note?? help me...

Thanks,

Sudha K