K4 assign articles

[SumitKumar]

Hi All,

I want to assign articles to multiple files, I am able to do it, but not able to change user color to yellow. I am not able to find Here​ properties for color information.

Here is my code.

1. myFolder = Folder.selectDialog ("Select folder with indd..."); 
2. if(myFolder != null){ 
3.   batch_process (myFolder); 
4. } 
5. function batch_process (theFolder) { 
6.   var myFileList = theFolder.getFiles(); 
7.   for(var i=0; i<myFileList.length; i++){ 
8.   var myFile = myFileList; 
9.   if(myFile instanceof File && myFile.name.match(/\.indd$/i)){ 
10.   try { 
11.   var doc = app.open (myFile, true); 
12.   }catch (e) { 
13.   alert("Please open in upper version..."); 
14.   exit(); 
15.   } 
16.   //insert function here 
17.   add_article (doc); 
18.   try { 
19.   doc.close(SaveOptions.YES); 
20.   }catch (e) { 
21.   alert("InDesign file is converted..."); 
22.   exit(); 
23.   } 
24.   }else if(myFile instanceof Folder){ 
25.   batch_process (myFile); 
26.   } 
27.   } 
28. } 
29.  
30. function add_article (myDocument) { 
31.   var myArticleName = myDocument.name.slice(0, -5); 
32.   if(myDocument.k4Articles.length == 0){ 
33.   var myArticle = myDocument.k4Articles.add({k4Name: myArticleName, articleColor: UIColors.YELLOW}); 
34. //~ myArticle.label = UIColors.YELLOW; 
35.   }else { 
36.   alert("Already, articles created in this document..."); 
37.   exit(0); 
38.   } 
39.   for(i=0; i<myDocument.stories.length; i++){ 
40.   myArticle.k4AttachObjectInDocument(myDocument.stories); 
41.  
42.   } 
43. } 

Could anyone help me?

Sumit

[Loic.Aigon · Accepted solution]

According to K4 documentation, there is no articleColor property. So you attempt may just fall into water.

Class: K4Article | K4 InDesign Javascript API Documentation

However, setting a non defined property normally ends with an execution error inside InDesign, I am presuming K4 plugin catches it before InDesign gets concerned.

[SumitKumar]

Thanks Loic.

[praveenkumare90474043]

Hi All,

     var myArticle = myDocument.k4Articles.add({k4Name: myArticleName, articleColor: UIColors.YELLOW}); 

      How to create article only for "All Text Objects".

Regards,

Praveen

[SumitKumar]

Hi Praveen,

You can use "doc.stories.everyItem()".

Thanks,

Sumit

[naveen800]

Hi all,

Can you anyone please help how to assign layout output channel name to article output channel, 

function startArticleWorkflow(pub) {

    var myWFChannel = null;

    for(i = 0; i < pub.k4Workflows.length; ++i) {

        for(j = 0; j < pub.k4Workflows[i].k4WorkflowChannels.length; ++j) {

            var wfChan = pub.k4Workflows[i].k4WorkflowChannels[j];

            for(k = 0; k < wfChan.k4FileExtensions.length; ++k) {

                if(wfChan.k4FileExtensions[k] == "icml") {

                    myWFChannel = wfChan;

                    break;

                }

            }

            if(myWFChannel != null)

            break;

        }

        if(myWFChannel != null)

        break;

     }

    var doc = app.documents[0];

if(myWFChannel != null) {   

        for( var i = 0; i < doc.k4Articles.length; i++ ) {

            //Define article

            var article = doc.k4Articles[i];

            //Start workflow object for article

            var myStartWFObject = myWFChannel.k4GetStartWfObjectForObject(article);

            //Get the layout issue and assign the article to the same issue

            var docIssue = doc.k4GetServerData().k4IssueId;

            myStartWFObject.k4IssueId = docIssue;

            //Get the layout section and assign the article to the same section

            var docSection = doc.k4GetServerData().k4SectionId;

            myStartWFObject.k4SectionId = docSection;

            //Set Article name from function parameter

            myStartWFObject.k4Name = article.k4Name;

            //myStartWFObject.k4VersionNote = "Auto-start Article Workflow from InDesign Script";

            //Begin workflow

            myStartWFObject.k4BeginStartWorkflow();

            myStartWFObject.k4EndStartWorkflow(); // Done

Thanks

Naveen