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Harsha_Sridhar
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October 1, 2014
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How to perform basic mathematical calculations on indesign templates

  • October 1, 2014
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Hi All,

I am building a custom app, where I have to perform basic mathematical calculations on an indesign template(like incrementing value in a text area when a button is clicked). This is similar to adding/removing the product and displaying the quantity in a field.

Need help!!

Thanks in advance.

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Tropical Fool
Known Participant
March 10, 2015

I just found this .js script that pretty much handles the math I need in InDesign.

For calculations like sums:

Calculs Raynaux - Script de calcul dans tableaux Indesign CS

The documentation is in French, but it's so easy to use, I doubt that will be a problem.

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Aquoibon
Known Participant
January 21, 2016

It won't be a problem …

Since 2016, Calculs Raynaux is in version 3.02, always simple, with more features AND available in english, french and german.

Calculs Raynaux - Script de calcul dans tableaux Indesign CS

Enjoy (and donate ;-))

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Aquoibon
Known Participant
April 19, 2019

New version (3.05) available here !

Still free ! But donate !

Thank you !


Calculs Raynaux moved !
You can now find it at : http://www.labdal.net

Still free !

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Jump_Over
Legend
October 1, 2014

Hi,

Do mathematical calculations in javascript and fill InDesign text.contents with result as a string.

Jarek

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AL-UED
Participant
October 6, 2014

I was looking for a script that did a calculation on numbers in my doc (in this case, subtracting 1 from a bunch of numbers in various formats - x, y, z or x ^t y ^t z ^t i.e. in a table) & I just found this fab script & I wish I had found that ages ago - is going to save me an immense amount of time!! It may be able to help you.

http://indesignsecrets.com/free-script-to-change-all-numbers-in-a-document-using-math.php

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