How to set row type in all the tables?

[vidhyar34646163]

I need to convert first row of all the tables to header row. I tried all the possible ways which are mentioned below, but am getting the error (can't set row type) . After researched about this error I got to know that this is a read only property so can't change row type in a table. How can I fix this?

1.

var myTables = app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables; 

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

    myTables.rows.firstItem().rowType = RowTypes.HEADER_ROW; 

}

2.

  app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().rows[0].rowType=RowTypes.HEADER_ROW;  

3.

var myRows = app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().rows[0].getElements(), 

      myCells = app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().cells.everyItem(), 

      l = myRows.length; 

while (l--) if (myRows.rowType == RowTypes.BODY_ROW) myRows.rowType = RowTypes.HEADER_ROW;

[tpk1982]

Your first method itself working fine for me..

var myTables = app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables;

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

    myTables.rows.firstItem().rowType = RowTypes.HEADER_ROW;

}

[tpk1982]

also useful links:

Re: Table: convert first row to header rows

Re: Convert to Header Rows

JS CS4 setting header and footer rows in table

[Obi-wan Kenobi]

Thanks Karthi for the code and the links!

[tpk1982]

Share the error screen please

PS: Obi-wan Kenobi, i copied OP code not mine

[Obi-wan Kenobi]

Oups! 😉

[Kai Rübsamen]

I have not read the other posts, but the first code fails, because 'myTables.rows.firstItem()' repesents not the result of one row!

The second code ' app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().rows.firstItem().rowType = RowTypes.HEADER_ROW; '

fails, if there is already one table with a header row.

So I would do it in this way:

var myTables = app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().getElements();
for (var i = 0; i < myTables.length; i++) {
  var curTable = myTables;
  var firstRow = curTable.rows[0];
  if (firstRow.rowType != RowTypes.HEADER_ROW) {
    firstRow.rowType = RowTypes.HEADER_ROW;
  }
}

Kai

[vidhyar34646163]

But am getting ERROR: Can't set row type