JS to get the txt filename after being placed.

[eboda_snaf]

hi there,

any idea how to get the txt filename being placed by ctrl+D using JS?

Thanks!

[karthikS]

Try this

Multi file auto place

//**********************

var myDoc = app.activeDocument, 

myFiles = File.openDialog("Select files to place...", undefined, true), 

i, 

currentPage = myDoc.pages[0], 

prevFrame, 

myFrame; 

for (i = 0; i < myFiles.length; i++){ 

myFrame = addFrame(currentPage); 

myFile = myFiles; 

try{ 

  myFrame.place(myFile, false); 

} 

catch(e){ 

  alert("Unable to place file: "+myFile, "Multi-file auto-place"); 

  continue; 

} 

while (myFrame.overflows){ 

  currentPage = addPageAfter(currentPage); 

  prevFrame = myFrame; 

  myFrame = addFrame(currentPage); 

  prevFrame.nextTextFrame = myFrame; 

} 

currentPage = addPageAfter(currentPage); 

} 

function addFrame(aPage){ 

var pageMargins = aPage.marginPreferences, 

  aFrame = aPage.textFrames.add(), 

  areFacing = app.activeDocument.documentPreferences.facingPages, 

  myTop = aPage.bounds[0]+pageMargins.top, 

  myBottom = aPage.bounds[2]-pageMargins.bottom, 

  myLeft = aPage.bounds[1]+pageMargins.left, 

  myRight = aPage.bounds[3]-pageMargins.right; 

//When document.documentPreferences.facingPages == true, 

//"left" means inside; "right" means outside. 

if (areFacing && aPage.side == PageSideOptions.LEFT_HAND){ 

   myLeft = aPage.bounds[1]+pageMargins.right; 

   myRight = aPage.bounds[3]-pageMargins.left; 

} 

aFrame.geometricBounds = [myTop, myLeft, myBottom, myRight]; 

return aFrame; 

} 

function addPageAfter(aPage){ 

return myDoc.pages.add(LocationOptions.AFTER, aPage); 

}

//***************

Thanks

[eboda_snaf]

Thanks for your reply.

I think you have mistaken my question.

i needed a JS that's able to obtain the actual fileNAME of the .txt that was placed using the default "PLACE" action.

e.g "123.txt"

[Ravindra_KCS]

Hi Ebo,

          As text file is placed as textFrame not as linked items. So its actual name can't accessible.

...Thanks

Ravindra

[natrev]

Hi

Make sure you check the preference in as shown below, before you place the text file

It will store text file as link. Hence you can get the file name from link palette.