How to set a color for a character style using a script?

Question

I want to create new style with some settings like color.   if (!app.documents[0].characterStyles.item(columnAchaStn).isValid) {
        app.documents[0].characterStyles.add({ name: columnAchaStn });
    }

rob day · Accepted Answer

You need to create a new color plate "colorA" first.

.I got it right when I set it up manually, but this script doesn't work, I think the code for creating a new color plate doesn't work.

//make a character style then set its properties
var cs = makeCharStyle(app.activeDocument, "columnAchaStn", "colorA")
cs.properties = { fillColor: "colorA", fillTint: 50 }

/**
* If it does't exist, makes a new named CharaterStyle 
* @ param the document to add the style to 
* @ param style name 
* @ return the named character style 
*/

function makeCharStyle(d, n, c) {
    if (d.characterStyles.itemByName(n).isValid) {
        return d.characterStyles.itemByName(n);
    } else {
        return d.characterStyles.add({ name: n });
    }
    var myColorToCheck = app.activeDocument.colors.itemByName(c);
    if (!myColorToCheck.isValid) { app.activeDocument.colors.add({ colorValue: [0, 100, 0, 0], name: c }); };
}

There’s also this clever generic collection function suggested by @brian_p_dts here:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/how-to-create-various-styles-with-scripts/m-p/15344854#M626385

//https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/how-to-create-various-styles-with-scripts/m-p/15344854#M626385

//generic collection maker document, name, collection
var c = makeStyle(app.activeDocument, "colorA", "colors");
c.properties = {space:ColorSpace.CMYK, colorValue:[0,10,0,0]};

var cs = makeStyle(app.activeDocument, "columnAchaStn", "characterStyles")
cs.properties = {fillColor:"colorA"} 



/**
* Make a new collection 
* @ param the document 
* @ param the name 
* @ param the collection class 
* @ return the named collection 
*/
function makeStyle(d, n, collection) {
    if (d[collection].itemByName(n).isValid) {
        return d[collection].itemByName(n);
    } else {
        return d[collection].add({name:n})
    }
}

rob day · Answer

I do something like this: //make a character style then set its propertiesvar cs = makeCharStyle(app.activeDocument, "columnAchaStn")cs.properties = {fillColor:"Black", fillTint:50}/*** If it does't exist, makes a new named CharaterStyle * @ param the document to add the style to * @ param style name * @ return the named character style */function makeCharStyle(d, n){    if (d.characterStyles.itemByName(n).isValid) {        return d.characterStyles.itemByName(n);    } else {        return d.characterStyles.add({name:n});    }}

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