How I can generate a report of pictures coordinates?

[Patrick Gaudreault]

Hi,

I need to extract the top left corner and bottom right corner coordinates of pictures in a document, with page number and images name.

I understand the way geometricbounds works, but I'm unable to understand how the images are bound with the coordinate.

Can Anyone help me!

Thanks

[-hans-]

Hi,

I guess you mean the coordinates of the masked images = coordinates of a page item¿

app.activeDocument.allGraphics will return a array of all graphics.

check if parent of the graphic is a page item and get the geometric- or visual bounds. returned Bounds: [y1,x1,y2,x2]. so get the pairs for topleft and bottomright.

The graphic itsself has got the properties parentPage and name.

So you've got all you want.

Hans-Gerd Claßen

[-hans-]

You may try this snippet:

#target Indesign
//check for active Document
if(app.documents.length != 0){
   var currDoc = app.activeDocument;
   //array to catch infos
    var  graphicsInfos = [];
      }else{
          //no open document
       exit();}
//necessary
currDoc.zeroPoint = [0,0];
//get Measurement Units as string, set ruler Origin to Page
with(currDoc.viewPreferences){
    var hUnit = horizontalMeasurementUnits.toString();
    var vUnit = verticalMeasurementUnits.toString();
    rulerOrigin    =  RulerOrigin.PAGE_ORIGIN;
        }
    //get all graphics of document
var getGraphics = currDoc.allGraphics;
for(var i = 0; i < getGraphics.length; i++){
    //create object to store graphic infos
    currInfo = new Object();
currGraphic = getGraphics;
//Position, on page
currInfo['Position'] = 'NaN'
if(currGraphic.parent.hasOwnProperty('visibleBounds')){
    currParentBounds = currGraphic.parent.visibleBounds;
    topLeft = '' + currParentBounds[1] + ' ' + hUnit + ' / ' + currParentBounds[0] + ' ' + vUnit;
    bottomRight =  '' + currParentBounds[3] + ' ' + hUnit + ' / ' + currParentBounds[2] + ' ' + vUnit;
    currInfo['Position'] = 'Position\n topLeft: ' + topLeft + ' | ' + 'bottomRight: ' + bottomRight; 
    }
    currInfo['Page'] = 'Page: ' + currGraphic.parentPage.name;
    currInfo['Name'] = 'Name: ' + currGraphic.itemLink.name;
    //store infos of graphic in array
graphicsInfos.push(currInfo) ;
}
//arrayToString
l = graphicsInfos.length;
newString = currDoc.name + '\n';
while(l--){
    newString = newString + graphicsInfos.Name + '\n' + graphicsInfos.Page + '\n' + graphicsInfos.Position + '\n\n'
    }
//write file
    var _file = new File('~/Desktop/' + currDoc.name.replace(/indd/, '') + 'txt');
        _file.open( 'w' ); 
        _file.encoding = 'UTF-8'; 
    _file.write( newString ); 
    _file.close();

Report will be saved on the desktop. Indesign-Documentname + txt

Hope it'll run

Hans-Gerd Claßen

[Patrick Gaudreault]

Hi Hans, it didn't work, but I came up with this script, but I need to add page number

Here's the script I came up:

app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.rulerOrigin = RulerOrigin.PAGE_ORIGIN;

list = [];

imgs = app.activeDocument.allGraphics;

unitname = getCurrentUnit();

for (i=0; i<imgs.length; i++)

{

left = imgs.parent.geometricBounds[1];

top = imgs.parent.geometricBounds[0];

bottom = imgs.parent.geometricBounds[3];

right = imgs.parent.geometricBounds[2];

// some fair rounding

switch (unitname)

{

  case 'px':

   left = roundMe(left, 1);

   top = roundMe(top, 1);

   bottom = roundMe(bottom, 1);

   right = roundMe(right, 1);

   break;

  case 'in':

   left = roundMe(left, 2);

   top = roundMe(top, 2);

   bottom = roundMe(bottom, 2);

   right = roundMe(right, 2);

   break;

  default:

   left = roundMe(left, 1);

   top = roundMe(top, 1);

   bottom = roundMe(bottom, 1);

   right = roundMe(right, 1);

}

list.push (imgs.itemLink.name+'\t'+'('+left+','+top+')'+'\t('+bottom+','+right+')' );

}

// alert (list.join('\r')); exit();

defaultFile = new File (Folder.myDocuments+"/"+app.activeDocument.name.replace(/\.indd$/i, '')+".txt");

if (File.fs == "Windows")

writeFile = defaultFile.saveDlg( 'Save report', "Plain text file:*.txt;All files:*.*" );

else

writeFile = defaultFile.saveDlg( 'Save report');

if (writeFile != null)

{

if (writeFile.open("w"))

{

  writeFile.encoding = "utf8";

  writeFile.write (list.join("\r")+"\r");

  writeFile.close();

}

}

function roundMe(val,to)

{

var t = 1;

while (to-- > 0) t *= 10;

return Math.round(val*t)/t;

}

function getCurrentUnit ()

{

switch (app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits)

{

  case MeasurementUnits.POINTS: return "pt";

  case MeasurementUnits.PICAS: return "pt";

  case MeasurementUnits.INCHES: return "in";

  case MeasurementUnits.INCHES_DECIMAL: return "in";

  case MeasurementUnits.MILLIMETERS: return "mm";

  case MeasurementUnits.CENTIMETERS: return "cm";

  case MeasurementUnits.CICEROS: return "c";

  case MeasurementUnits.AGATES: return "ag";

  case MeasurementUnits.PIXELS: return "px";

  default: alert ("Oh, come on!"); exit(0);

}

}

It's working, but I need the page number and I don't know how to insert the page number.

Have any idea?

Thanks for your help!

Patrick

[-hans-]

Hi,

it's tested for ID CS 5.5 Mac & PC -> Runs fine here.

(Won't run CS4 & prior)

Have a nice day

Hans-Gerd Claßen

[Patrick Gaudreault]

Thanks everyone for your help!

The script works, but I don't know why, I have an Error Number 21

The script works with some files, but not with other. I don't understand why!

Also, I need to get the pictures from a specified layer.

Anyone have a suggestion?

I've worked with the script from Vandy.

Thanks for your help!

Patrick

[Laubender]

@Patrick – if "parentPage" returns "null", it means, that the object (the image, better: the  container that hold the image) resides on the pasteboard.

And therefore there could be no "parentPage".

Uwe

[Patrick Gaudreault]

Hi,

Thanks for the tips, an image was left outside the pasteboard!

The only thing left is to select only the pictures on a layer.

Have any idea about the script, I didn't find anything.

Thank you for your help!

Patrick

[-hans-]

Hi,

a layer has got its own property 'allGraphics'.

Layers parent is the document. Any idea¿ Have a try!

Hans-Gerd Claßen

[Laubender]

@Hans-Gerd – but that method has one drawback:

the scope of "allGraphics" of a "layer" Object is restricted to "normal" document pages.
Graphics on master pages are left out there. You have to deal with them differently…

Some call it a bug, some call it "it's by design" 😉

Uwe

[-hans-]

Good to know thx Uwe

[Laubender]

I should have said:

"is restricted to "normal" document spreads", not "pages".

All graphics of containers on the pasteboards are included as well.

Uwe

[Sajeev Sridharan]

Try this:

app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.rulerOrigin = RulerOrigin.PAGE_ORIGIN;

list = [];

currInfo = new Object();

imgs = app.activeDocument.allGraphics;

unitname = getCurrentUnit();

for (i=0; i<imgs.length; i++)

{

left = imgs.parent.geometricBounds[1];

top = imgs.parent.geometricBounds[0];

bottom = imgs.parent.geometricBounds[3];

right = imgs.parent.geometricBounds[2];

currInfo = 'Page: ' + imgs.parentPage.name;

// some fair rounding

switch (unitname)

{

  case 'px':

   left = roundMe(left, 1);

   top = roundMe(top, 1);

   bottom = roundMe(bottom, 1);

   right = roundMe(right, 1);

   break;

  case 'in':

   left = roundMe(left, 2);

   top = roundMe(top, 2);

   bottom = roundMe(bottom, 2);

   right = roundMe(right, 2);

   break;

  default:

   left = roundMe(left, 1);

   top = roundMe(top, 1);

   bottom = roundMe(bottom, 1);

   right = roundMe(right, 1);

}

list.push (imgs.itemLink.name+'\t'+'('+left+','+top+')'+'\t('+bottom+','+right+')' + '\t' + currInfo);

}

// alert (list.join('\r')); exit();

defaultFile = new File (Folder.myDocuments+"/"+app.activeDocument.name.replace(/\.indd$/i, '')+".txt");

if (File.fs == "Windows")

writeFile = defaultFile.saveDlg( 'Save report', "Plain text file:*.txt;All files:*.*" );

else

writeFile = defaultFile.saveDlg( 'Save report');

if (writeFile != null)

{

if (writeFile.open("w"))

{

  writeFile.encoding = "utf8";

  writeFile.write (list.join("\r")+"\r");

  writeFile.close();

}

}

function roundMe(val,to)

{

var t = 1;

while (to-- > 0) t *= 10;

return Math.round(val*t)/t;

}

function getCurrentUnit ()

{

switch (app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits)

{

  case MeasurementUnits.POINTS: return "pt";

  case MeasurementUnits.PICAS: return "pt";

  case MeasurementUnits.INCHES: return "in";

  case MeasurementUnits.INCHES_DECIMAL: return "in";

  case MeasurementUnits.MILLIMETERS: return "mm";

  case MeasurementUnits.CENTIMETERS: return "cm";

  case MeasurementUnits.CICEROS: return "c";

  case MeasurementUnits.AGATES: return "ag";

  case MeasurementUnits.PIXELS: return "px";

  default: alert ("Oh, come on!"); exit(0);

}

}

Vandy