How can I let second column applied to character style “ITALIC”

[Johnwhite]

Hi every one

Can you make a script for applied second column of text applied to to character style ITALIC

Like this:

Thanks

John

[Sajeev Sridharan]

Try this,

for (s=0; s<app.activeDocument.stories.length; s++)
{
    for (t=0; t<app.activeDocument.stories.tables.length; t++)
    {
        app.activeDocument.stories.tables.columns[1].select();
        app.selection[0].texts.everyItem().appliedCharacterStyle = "ITALIC"
    }
}

Vandy

[Johnwhite]

THANK YOU VANDY

Thank you so much

John

[Johnwhite]

Hi, Vandy

why this script function in all the table?

I only want it function in my selected table

Regard

John

[Sajeev Sridharan · Accepted solution]

Select the table and run the below script:

app.selection[0].columns[1].select(); 

app.selection[0].texts.everyItem().appliedCharacterStyle = "ITALIC" 

Vandy

[Johnwhite]

Hi Vandy

got an error

John

[Sajeev Sridharan]

Working fine at my end.

Select the entire table and run the script...

What error ? screenshot pls....

Vandy

[Kai Rübsamen]

John, I got an error is no description!

Vandys lines work here too. But I think, this isn’t really flexible and it is always a good idea to avoid the select-function.

I would do it in this way. The script assumes, that either the insertionPoint is in a cell, one or more cells are selected or the whole table.

var myTable = getTable();
formatTable( myTable );

// check selection
function getTable() {
    if( app.selection.length > 0 ) {
        mySel = app.selection[0];   
        if( mySel.parent.constructor.name == 'Table' ) 
        return mySel.parent;   
        else if( mySel.parent.parent.constructor.name == 'Table' ) 
        return mySel.parent.parent;
        else if ( mySel.constructor.name == 'Table' )
        return mySel;
    }
    alert( 'Error!\rWrong selection or nothing selected.' );
    exit();
}

// some styling
function formatTable( tbl ) {
    tbl.columns[1].cells.everyItem().texts[0].appliedCharacterStyle = 'italic';
}

[Johnwhite]

Thank you  Kai Rübsamen

thank you so much

[Johnwhite]

sorry I don't select entire table

John