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kanagakumar
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February 11, 2023
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Hyphenation off for multiple files in single action

  • February 11, 2023
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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

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Correct answer rob day

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);
    }
}

 

2 replies

rob day
Community Expert
rob dayCommunity Expert
Community Expert
February 11, 2023

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);
    }
}

 

 

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    kanagakumarAuthor
    Known Participant
    February 14, 2023

    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

     

     

    K
    kanagakumarAuthor
    Known Participant
    February 15, 2023

    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);
    }
}

     


    Awasome, thank you very much "rob day"

    M
    Community Expert
    Manan JoshiCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 11, 2023

    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-text-box-in-each-file/m-p/12990844#M480070

    -Manan

    -Manan
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      kanagakumarAuthor
      Known Participant
      February 11, 2023

      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
      Community Expert
      m1bCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      February 11, 2023

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

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