Inserting an image after findGrep

[frameexpert]

Hello All,

I have a some square-bracked text in my document. Inside each set of square brackets is the name of an EPS file that I want to insert inline at that location. So, for example:

This is a test for inline images.[Image1.eps] This is where the image will go. Insert [Image2.eps]

I am using this to locate the "tags":

var oDoc = app.activeDocument;

app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.NOTHING;
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "\\[([\\w]+\\.eps)\\]";
app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "";

var oText = oDoc.findGrep(true);

Now that I have an array of text objects in oText, I need to know how to get the location at the end of each one, so I can place the image after the "]" character. After I place the images, I will delete the bracketed text.

So, my basic question is, given an item in oText, how do I get the location at the end of it? Thank you very much.

Rick Quatro

[Mac_06]

Have you tried Kasyan nice script?? If not please try

http://www.kasyan.ho.com.ua/place_images.html

Thanks

Mac

[Shonkyin-CF145T]

Below script comes with indesign_cs4_scripting_guide_scripts. It will also help you.

//ReplaceTextWithGraphic.jsx

//An InDesign CS4 JavaScript

//

//Replaces each instance of a string with a specified graphic file.

main();

function main(){

          mySetup();

          mySnippet();

          myTeardown();

}

function mySetup(){

     //Create an example document.

     var myDocument = app.documents.add();

     myDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.points;

     myDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.points;

     //Create a text frame on page 1.

     var myTextFrame = myDocument.pages.item(0).textFrames.add();

     //Set the bounds of the text frame.

     myTextFrame.geometricBounds = myGetBounds(myDocument, myDocument.pages.item(0));

     //Fill the text frame with placeholder text.

     var myString = "This is an example paragraph.\r<graphic: \/c\/test.tif>\rThis is a paragraph following an inline graphic.\r<graphic: \/c\/test.tif>\rThis is another paragraph.";

     myTextFrame.contents = myString;

}

function mySnippet(){

     //<fragment>

     var myInlineGraphic, myX1, myY1, myX2, myY2, myFoundItem;

     var myRegExp = "(?i)<graphic\\:\\s?(.*)\\s?>"

     var myDocument = app.documents.item(0);

     //Clear the grep find/change preferences.

     app.findGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;

     app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;

     app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = myRegExp;

     //Search the document.

     var myFoundItems = myDocument.findGrep(true);

     //Clear the find/change preferences after the search.

     app.findGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;

     app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;

     if(myFoundItems.length != 0){

          for(var myCounter = 0; myCounter < myFoundItems.length; myCounter ++){

               //A potential problem comes up here: what if the graphic is too big

               //to fit on the page? What if the text is overset? There are no

               //foolproof solutions that can handle all of the possible problems

               //that can arise; your best bet is to adjust your scripts to deal

               //with the specific layouts of specific documents rather than to try to

               //create a single function that can handle all situations for all

               //possible documents.

               //

               //In this case, we simply make the frame a set size and place the graphic

               //into the frame, then fit the graphic to the frame proportionally, and

               //then fit the frame to the resized graphic.

               myFoundItem = myFoundItems[myCounter];

               myX1 = myFoundItem.characters.item(0).horizontalOffset;

               myY1 = myFoundItem.characters.item(0).baseline;

               myX2 = myX1 + 72;

               myY2 = myY1 + 72;

               myFileName = myFoundItem.contents.replace(/<graphic\:\s(.*)\s?>/i, "$1");

               myFrame = myFoundItem.insertionPoints.item(0).rectangles.add();

               //Recompose the text after adding the inline frame.

               myFoundItem.parent.recompose();

               myFrame.geometricBounds = [myY1, myX1, myY2, myX2];

               try{

                    myInlineGraphic = myFrame.place(File(myFileName))[0];

                    myFrame.fit(FitOptions.proportionally);

                    myFrame.fit(FitOptions.frameToContent);

               } catch(myError){}

          }

     }

     //Now replace the tags.

     app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = myRegExp;

     app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "";

     myDocument.changeGrep();

     //Clear the find/change preferences after the search.

     app.findGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;

     app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;

     //</fragment>

}

function myTeardown(){

}

function myGetBounds(myDocument, myPage){

     var myPageWidth = myDocument.documentPreferences.pageWidth;

     var myPageHeight = myDocument.documentPreferences.pageHeight

     if(myPage.side == PageSideOptions.leftHand){

          var myX2 = myPage.marginPreferences.left;

          var myX1 = myPage.marginPreferences.right;

     }

     else{

          var myX1 = myPage.marginPreferences.left;

          var myX2 = myPage.marginPreferences.right;

     }

     var myY1 = myPage.marginPreferences.top;

     var myX2 = myPageWidth - myX2;

     var myY2 = myPageHeight - myPage.marginPreferences.bottom;

     return [myY1, myX1, myY2, myX2];

}

Shonky