Hyphenation off for multiple files in single action

[kanagakumar]

Dear Experts,

I need help from you,

I want to open all of the indesign files in a specific folder and then run the comment.

However, my script only opens a single indesin file. I want to open multiple files in a single action.

Could you please advise on the following:

var myDoc = app.open (new File ("D:\\work\\KK\\PDF exportor\\IN\\test.indd"))
alert ("opened the document")
var myParStyles = myDoc.allParagraphStyles;
for (i = 1; i < myParStyles.length; i++) {
myParStyles[i].ligatures = false;
myParStyles[i].hyphenation = false;
}
alert ("process completed")

Thanks in advance

Kanagakumar

[Manan Joshi]

Try the following code

var sourceFolder = Folder.selectDialog("select a folder");
// check if sourceFolder isn't null/undefined/zero
// it will be null if user cancelled select dialog
if (sourceFolder) {
    var myFiles = sourceFolder.getFiles("*indd");
    for (i = 0; i < myFiles.length; i++) {
        // store the opened document in variable
        var doc = app.open(myFiles[i]);
        var myParStyles = doc.allParagraphStyles;
        for (i = 1; i < myParStyles.length; i++) {
            myParStyles[i].ligatures = false;
            myParStyles[i].hyphenation = false;
        }
    }
}

P.S. :- The code for opening the file from a folder is picked from the snippet shared by @m1b in the post https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/open-all-indd-files-from-a-folder-and-create-a-t...

-Manan

[kanagakumar]

Dear Mannan Joshi

Thank you for your coding.

It opens the folder, but only one file is displayed; multiple files cannot be displayed.

I require multiple files to be open in a single action.

After run the coding and then close the all documents. Is it possible?

Thanks in advanse

[m1b · Accepted solution]

Hi @kanagakumar, change the var name in the 2nd for loop from "i" to "j" (5 places). - Mark

[GudgeUK]

The issue is i being used for 2 loops. Try this:

var sourceFolder = Folder.selectDialog("select a folder");
// check if sourceFolder isn't null/undefined/zero
// it will be null if user cancelled select dialog
if (sourceFolder) {
    var myFiles = sourceFolder.getFiles("*indd");
    for (i = 0; i < myFiles.length; i++) {
        // store the opened document in variable
        var doc = app.open(myFiles[i]);
        var myParStyles = doc.allParagraphStyles;
        for (ii = 1; ii < myParStyles.length; ii++) {
            myParStyles[ii].ligatures = false;
            myParStyles[ii].hyphenation = false;
        }
// Brings up save dialog on close:
doc.close(SaveOptions.ASK);
// To save automatically on close, instead use:
// doc.close(SaveOptions.YES);
    }
}

[GudgeUK]

This solution should also close each doc. It will bring the save dialog up on each close. To automatically save on close, make sure to change this line:

doc.close(SaveOptions.ASK);

To this:

doc.close(SaveOptions.YES);

[rob day · Accepted solution]

Hi @kanagakumar , If you only need to unconditionally change the documents’ paragraph styles you should be able to skip the 2nd loop using everyItem():

var sourceFolder = Folder.selectDialog("select a folder");
if (sourceFolder) {
    var myFiles = sourceFolder.getFiles("*indd");
    for (i = 0; i < myFiles.length; i++) {
        var doc = app.open(myFiles[i]);
        doc.paragraphStyles.everyItem().properties = {hyphenation:false, ligatures:false}
        doc.close(SaveOptions.YES);
    }
}

[kanagakumar]

Dear "GudgeUK" and "rob day"

Your coding is sufficient to work only for paragraph styles. The manual hyphenation option was not disabled. Kindly suggest.

Please see the attached screen shot.

Thanks in advance

kanagakumar

[rob day · Accepted solution]

Try this:

var sourceFolder = Folder.selectDialog("select a folder");
if (sourceFolder) {
    var myFiles = sourceFolder.getFiles("*indd");
    for (i = 0; i < myFiles.length; i++) {
        var doc = app.open(myFiles[i]);
        doc.paragraphStyles.everyItem().properties = {hyphenation:false, ligatures:false};
        doc.stories.everyItem().texts.everyItem().properties = {hyphenation:false, ligatures:false};
        if (doc.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().getElements().length) {
            doc.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().cells.everyItem().texts.everyItem().properties = {hyphenation:false, ligatures:false};
        } 
        doc.close(SaveOptions.YES);
    }
}

[kanagakumar]

Awasome, thank you very much "rob day"