InDesign Scripts - Color Swatch

[alexi66941425]

Is there a way to use scripts to set the CMYK value of a color swatch? Say I have a swatch named "Color 1," can I use scripts to set the CMYK (or RGB) values for that swatch?

[Steve Werner]

If you don't get an answer here, ask in the InDesign Scripting forum:

InDesign Scripting

[winterm]

This javascript 3-liner will convert your RGB swatches to CMYK:

for (c=0; c<app.activeDocument.colors.length; c++)  
if (app.activeDocument.colors.space == ColorSpace.rgb)  
 app.activeDocument.colors.space = ColorSpace.cmyk;

[alexi66941425]

No, I don't want to convert CMYK to RGB. I want to change the CMYK value of a current swatch

[winterm]

Well, look at this thread then. Pretty old, but scripts from there still should do the trick.

[Srishti Bali]

Discussion Moved to InDesign Scripting​

[typolis · Accepted solution]

app.activeDocument.colors.item("Color 1").colorValue = [0,20,80,0];

[alexi66941425]

Thank you typolis​ it worked perfectly!

[juliad39397379]

hi typolis! is there a way to find the value itself instead of the values name?

so instead of "Color 1" I would look for the CMYK-colorValue of "Color 1"?

[Laubender]

var colorValueArray = app.activeDocument.colors.item("Color 1").colorValue;
alert( colorValueArray.join(","));

Hi Julia,

method array.join("SeparatorString") will convert the array with the numbers to a string so that you can alert it.

Note: If colorValue array holds three numbers you cannot be sure if the numbers mean RGB or Lab numbers.

So look up the DOM documentation and check what properties are available for object color:

Properties model and space will tell you more. The numbers alone could be misleading:

Adobe InDesign CS6 (8.0) Object Model JS: Color

Regards,
Uwe