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how to get character count

RockSel
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Nov 20, 2011 Nov 20, 2011

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Hi All,

How to read the below highlighted value in script. Pl help me.

Regards,

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csm_phil
Advocate , Nov 20, 2011 Nov 20, 2011

Hi Rock Sel,

Try the below js code.

var myDoc = app.activeDocument.pages.everyItem().textFrames.everyItem();
try{
    var myCharlength = myDoc.characters.length;
    }catch(e){}
if(myCharlength<=0){
    alert("Characters count is 0 in this document!");
    }
else{
    alert("Characters count : "+myCharlength);    
    }

thx

csm_phil

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AnthonyMasure
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Jan 25, 2012 Jan 25, 2012

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In Response To Laubender

Your script take some time for long texts (300 pages), but it rocks !

I like the possibility to exclude hidden layers, perfect for exclude some notes in marges, just have to put them on another layer, hide it then count the total.

With your settings, the script can help for several cases.

Does it include tables ? (I think so, but I haven't some to be sure of that)

Thanks a lot,

Anthony

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Laubender Community Expert
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Jan 25, 2012 Jan 25, 2012

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In Response To AnthonyMasure

@Anthony – yes, it does count characters in tables.

And characters of tables sitting in tables.

The script uses InDesign's GREP search, so this functionality is implicitly built into.


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