Indesign script change height in multiple Indesign Files

[Carmelo5FA3]

Hi everyone, help needed.

I am very new to scripting and co., I’m trying to compile a script that changes the height value for c.a. 250 .indd files,

I was able to change the document height for 1 .indd through scripting.

I acknowledge that the script is very basic, but that’s what I was able to accomplish with the knowledge and the time at my disposal.

Can someone help me understand how can I loop this script for all the files in a folder (or all the opened documents)?

Thanks in advance.

{var doc = app.activeDocument;

doc.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.millimeters;

doc.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.millimeters;  

var newHeight = 78

doc.documentPreferences.pageHeight  = newHeight}

[danaken3]

Maybe something like this?

var myDoc;
var myFolder = Folder(""); //Insert your folder path between the quotes
var myFiles = myFolder.getFiles("*.indd"); //Grabs just the .indd files

for (i=0; i<myFiles.length; i++) {
    app.open(myFiles[i]);
    myDoc = app.activeDocument;
    myDoc.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.millimeters;
    myDoc.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.millimeters;  
    myDoc.documentPreferences.pageHeight  = 78;
    myDoc.close(SaveOptions.YES);
}

[Carmelo5FA3]

Hi danaken3,

Thanks for the answer, I’ve tried, but when I try to start the script in InDesign nothing happens.

I have tried also to change the Files path to another location (changing the relative path in the script) but it didn’t help.

[Anantha Prabu G · Accepted solution]

Please check @Carmelo5FA3 

var myFileLocation = Folder.selectDialog("Please select path to files");
 
myFolder = new Folder ([myFileLocation]);
 
myFolderContents = myFolder.getFiles("*.indd"); // array
 
myFileAmount = (myFolderContents.length - 1);
 
 for (i = myFileAmount; i >= 0; i--)
 
{
 
app.open(File (myFolderContents[i])); 

var myDoc = app.activeDocument;

myDoc.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.MILLIMETERS;

myDoc.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.MILLIMETERS;

myDoc.documentPreferences.pageHeight  = 78;

myDoc.close(SaveOptions.YES);

}

[Carmelo5FA3]

Wow, Thanks Anantha Prabu G thats works perfectly.