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how to move frame with undefined script label to specific layer?

New Here ,
May 20, 2014 May 20, 2014

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I am using currently using a script to move specificly named text frames and page items to their corresponding layers (It's for making a catalog with multiple languages)

it looks like this:

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app.documents[0].textFrames.item("NL").itemLayer ="NL";

app.documents[0].textFrames.item("FR").itemLayer ="FR";

app.documents[0].textFrames.item("ES").itemLayer ="ES";

app.documents[0].textFrames.item("DE").itemLayer ="DE";

app.documents[0].textFrames.item("PL").itemLayer ="PL";

app.documents[0].textFrames.item("BASE").itemLayer ="BASE";

app.documents[0].pageItems.item("BASE").itemLayer = "BASE";


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So this works fine. All items have been labeled beforehand and put into a sort of template that we use over and over again (we're using EasyCatalog so if you don't know what I'm talking about, it does make a lot of sense to do it this way)

What I feel is missing is a piece of code that can detect the items without any script labels, because there's always a lot of manual work to be done too, and new items - which have no script label - can get stranded on the wrong layers if you're not paying attention.

So basicly, I would like that all frames without labels, get moved to the layer "BASE". It seems possible, but I can't find any good examples anywhere...

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Enthusiast , May 20, 2014 May 20, 2014

Hi,

Try this.

var txfms = app.activeDocument.pages.everyItem().textFrames.everyItem().getElements();

for(var i =0;i<txfms.length;i++)

{

    if(txfms.label == "")

    {

            txfms.itemLayer = "BASE";

        }

}

Regards,

Chinna

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Enthusiast ,
May 20, 2014 May 20, 2014

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Hi,

Try this.

var txfms = app.activeDocument.pages.everyItem().textFrames.everyItem().getElements();

for(var i =0;i<txfms.length;i++)

{

    if(txfms.label == "")

    {

            txfms.itemLayer = "BASE";

        }

}

Regards,

Chinna

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Okay, this was an amazingly fast, simply and correct reply! thx!

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Nov 05, 2021 Nov 05, 2021

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I was trying to use your code to move textframes with label "HideMe" onto the BC_Index layer using the code below in Indesign 2019. I don't get an error message but nothing is happening.

 

var txfms = app.activeDocument.pages.everyItem().textFrames.everyItem().getElements();

for(var i =0;i<txfms.length;i++)
{
if(txfms.label = "HideMe")
{
txfms.itemLayer = "BC_Index";
}
}

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Nov 05, 2021 Nov 05, 2021

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Try the following, the forum migration corrupted some codes

var txfms = app.activeDocument.pages.everyItem().textFrames.everyItem().getElements();
for(var i =0;i < txfms.length;i++)
{
	if(txfms[i].label = "HideMe")
	{
		txfms[i].itemLayer = "BC_Index";
	}
}

-Manan

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