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October 7, 2014
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Is there a script can count How many lines,and one line have how many words In a text box?

  • October 7, 2014
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I have see there is a script for counting how many words in a document.

Also,Is there a script can count How many lines,and one line have how many words In a text box?

And they should be combined in a script.

Thank you~~

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BEGINNER_X
BEGINNER_X
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October 7, 2014

Hi ednly,

Is this is your requirement:

var myWords = app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().words.everyItem().getElements();




alert("words in the document: " + myWords.length)






var myLines = app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().lines.everyItem().getElements();




alert("lines in the document : " + myLines.length)




myCount = 0;




for(i=0; i<myLines.length; i++)


{


    myCount++


    


    var myWords = myLines.words.everyItem().getElements();


    


    alert("Line " + myCount + ": " + myWords.length + " words count")


    


    }

Regards

Siraj

dublove
dubloveAuthor
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October 7, 2014

BEGINNER_X

Thank you very much

But the scrip Seems to be wrong

And it Prompts many script aqk

V
virender_CTS
Inspiring
October 9, 2014

hi ednly,

the script by Siraj works perfectly. If you need to know the counts for one text box e.g. selected box then here is the script.

var myWords = app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().words.everyItem().getElements(); 

$.writeln("total words in the document: " + myWords.length)  // you can replace $.writeln with alert if you want.

     var myDoc = app.activeDocument;

     var mytextFrame = myDoc.selection[0];

     if (myDoc.selection.length == 1)

          {

               var myLines = mytextFrame.lines              //.everyItem().getElements; 

               $.writeln("lines in the selected text frame are : " + myLines.length) 

               myCount = 0; 

               for(i=0; i<myLines.length; i++)      

                    { 

                        myCount++ 

                        var myWords = myLines.words.everyItem().getElements(); 

                        $.writeln ("Line " + myCount + ": " + myWords.length + " words count") 

                   } 

          }

else {

    alert ("No text frame is selected");

    }

virender

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