Moving multiple pages via script

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February 9, 2022
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Is it possible to move mutliple pages in InDesign scripting with a single move call or do you need to move one page at a time?

Scripting

Correct answer m1b

It's hard to say if it's one page at a time. The move() method belongs to Page and not Pages, so you could infer that the API moves one page at a time. But here's a simple example of moving some pages, and it is basically one call for multiple pages if you do it this way.

- Mark

var doc = app.activeDocument;
var allPages = doc.pages;
var myPages = allPages.itemByRange(4, 7);
myPages.move(LocationOptions.AT_BEGINNING);

m1b

Correct answer

Community Expert

It's hard to say if it's one page at a time. The move() method belongs to Page and not Pages, so you could infer that the API moves one page at a time. But here's a simple example of moving some pages, and it is basically one call for multiple pages if you do it this way.

- Mark

var doc = app.activeDocument;
var allPages = doc.pages;
var myPages = allPages.itemByRange(4, 7);
myPages.move(LocationOptions.AT_BEGINNING);

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Manan Joshi

Community Expert

Hi Mark,

Good one, I missed that. However, correct me if I am wrong this will always move a contigous set of pages to a common destination, it won't cater to use cases of moving say single pages to different locations.

-Manan

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bracewell4213

Known Participant

You are exactly right. And I can't see how to get a reference to multiple non-contiguous pages either.

- Mark

Hi Mark,

Sorry to open an old thread. I'm surprised how hard it is to find a script that basically does Move Pages to another document. I have 10 lessons per book, 10 separate ID files, and need to combine them and I'm doing it manually.

Do you happen to have a script you can share that would facilitate this? (I have used scripts but know nothing about writing them). I know I have to have the source file open to move to the target file manually. In my fantasy, I would have the target file open and a script would ask me to choose the source file(s). Or just combine all. But anything would be better than what I'm doing now.

MultiFileImporter places an image of a page, not threaded pages.
MergeFiles-2016 script doesn't seem to handle text threads.

Thanks for any advice!

-Carol