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Hi @TestriteVisual, here's a starting point. I've added the option to create your own text variable to show you how to set the options, such as include extension or include path. The script will check if there's an existing text var where name == varName and use that, or otherwise will create a new text variable with options. So if you change varName from "My FileName" to "File Name" is will pick up the pre-built text variable. Hope that makes sense.
- Mark
/**
* Select a text frame or put cu
You insert the text variable as an object. Instead, create the frame, then insert a variable instance:
var fileNameTextFrame = graphicTemplate.textFrames.add ({
geometricBounds: [...],
contents: "File Name: ",
fillColor: "None"
});
fileNameTextFrame.parentStory.textVariableInstances.add (
LocationOptions.AFTER,
fileNameTextFrame.parentStory.insertionPoints[-1],
{associatedTextVariable: fileNameText}
);P.
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Thanks for your reply @m1b
I was able to take your snippet and incorporate it into my full script, and set it to make those mods on the default "File Name" Text Variable. It correctly modifies the text before/after, extension, path, etc, but I cannot get the text frame at the bottom of the page to actually place a linked field to the Text Variable "File Name", like when you right click "Insert Variable" and pick "File Name" in an open document. It just places unlinked text that says "[object TextVariable]", like in the screen shot below. Could you provide any additional insight you could provide to update the code to link to the "File Name" Text Variable.. Thanks again.
Here is the current script which creates a new document and adds the file name to the bottom left corner.
// Set units
app.scriptPreferences.measurementUnit = MeasurementUnits.POINTS;
// Create a dialog box to prompt user for input
var myDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"Product Information"});
with(myDialog.dialogColumns.add()){
with(borderPanels.add()){
with(dialogRows.add()){
with(dialogColumns.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Finished Width (inches):"});
}
with(dialogColumns.add()){
var finishedWidthField = textEditboxes.add({editContents:"20"});
}
}
with(dialogRows.add()){
with(dialogColumns.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Finished Height (inches):"});
}
with(dialogColumns.add()){
var finishedHeightField = textEditboxes.add({editContents:"30"});
}
}
}
}
var myResult = myDialog.show();
// Get the values entered in the dialog box
if(myResult == true){
var finishedWidthIN = finishedWidthField.editContents;
var finishedHeightIN = finishedHeightField.editContents;
}
// Convert the entered values to points (1 inch = 72 points)
//coerce numbers
finishedWidth = Number(finishedWidthIN)*72;
finishedHeight = Number(finishedHeightIN)*72;
// Create a new document with the calculated dimensions
var graphicTemplate = app.documents.add({
documentPreferences: {
pageWidth: finishedWidth,
pageHeight: finishedHeight
}
});
graphicTemplate.marginPreferences.properties = {
top : 0,
left: 0,
right: 0,
bottom:0
};
// Add file name text frame
var fileNameSize = Math.max(Math.min(Number(finishedHeightIN), Number(finishedWidthIN)) * 2, 11);
var fileNameWidth = finishedWidth * 0.85;
var fileNameXdim = 72;
//>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
//file name variable
var fileNameText = app.activeDocument.textVariables.itemByName("File Name");
fileNameText.variableOptions.properties = {
includeExtension: true,
includePath: true,
textBefore: 'File Name: ',
textAfter: ' After text goes here',
};
//>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
var fileNameTextFrame = graphicTemplate.textFrames.add({
geometricBounds: [graphicTemplate.documentPreferences.pageHeight - fileNameSize, 0, graphicTemplate.documentPreferences.pageHeight, fileNameWidth],
contents: "File Name: " + fileNameText,
fillColor: "None"
});
fileNameTextFrame.move([fileNameXdim, graphicTemplate.documentPreferences.pageHeight - 2 * fileNameSize]);
fileNameTextFrame.parentStory.appliedFont = "Arial";
fileNameTextFrame.parentStory.pointSize = fileNameSize;
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