As I mentioned earlier I have very little experience with JavaScript.
I also copied the ImageCatalog script to a new file and read it atleast five times, and tried to wrap my head around the flow of execution.
The comments were really helpful in the process.
I proritized what i want to achive with my script and started deleting unwanted code. I also tested it frequently.
Here is my script as it stands right now.
function Init(){
var myFilteredFiles;
//Make certain that user interaction (display of dialogs, etc.) is turned on.
app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.interactWithAll;
myExtensions = [".jpg", ".jpeg"]
//Display the folder browser.
var myFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Select the folder containing the images", "");
//Get the path to the folder containing the files you want to place.
if(myFolder != null){
if(File.fs == "Macintosh"){
myFilteredFiles = myMacOSFileFilter(myFolder);
}
else{
myFilteredFiles = myWinOSFileFilter(myFolder);
}
if(myFilteredFiles.length != 0){
myPlaceImages(myFilteredFiles);
alert("Done!");
}
}
}
// call the initial function
Init();
//Windows version of the file filter.
function myWinOSFileFilter(myFolder){
var myFiles = new Array;
var myFilteredFiles = new Array;
for(myExtensionCounter = 0; myExtensionCounter < myExtensions.length; myExtensionCounter++){
myExtension = myExtensions[myExtensionCounter];
myFiles = myFolder.getFiles("*"+ myExtension);
if(myFiles.length != 0){
for(var myFileCounter = 0; myFileCounter < myFiles.length; myFileCounter++){
myFilteredFiles.push(myFiles[myFileCounter]);
}
}
}
return myFilteredFiles;
}
function myMacOSFileFilter(myFolder){
var myFilteredFiles = myFolder.getFiles(myFileFilter);
return myFilteredFiles;
}
//Mac OS version of file filter
//Have to provide a separate version because not all Mac OS users use file extensions
//and/or file extensions are sometimes hidden by the Finder.
function myFileFilter(myFile){
var myFileType = myFile.type;
switch (myFileType){
case "JPEG":
return true;
break;
default:
for(var myCounter = 0; myCounter<myExtensions.length; myCounter++){
var myExtension = myExtensions[myCounter];
if(myFile.name.indexOf(myExtension)>-1){
return true;
break;
}
}
}
return false;
}
function myPlaceImages(myFiles){
var myDocument = app.documents.item(0);
var myDocumentPreferences = myDocument.documentPreferences;
var myNumberOfFiles = myFiles.length;
alert(myNumberOfFiles);
var myNumberOfPages = (myNumberOfFiles * 2) + 1;
myDocumentPreferences.pagesPerDocument = myNumberOfPages;
var myPage = myDocument.pages.item(0);
var myPages = myDocument.pages;
for (myCounter = myDocument.pages.length-1; myCounter >= 0; myCounter--){
if(myCounter%2 == 1){
myPage = myPages.item(myCounter);
var myLiveWidth = myDocumentPreferences.pageWidth
var myLiveHeight = myDocumentPreferences.pageHeight
myY1 = 0
myY2 = myLiveHeight
myX1 = 0
myX2 = myLiveWidth * 2
myRectangle = myPage.rectangles.add(myDocument.layers.item(-1), undefined, undefined, {geometricBounds:[myY1, myX1, myY2, myX2], strokeWeight:0, strokeColor:myDocument.swatches.item("None")});
}
}
for (myCounter = 0; myCounter < myNumberOfFiles; myCounter++){
myFile = myFiles[myCounter];
//alert(myFile);
myRectangle = myDocument.rectangles.item(myCounter);
myRectangle.place(File(myFile));
}
for (var myCounter = myDocument.rectangles.length-1; myCounter >= 0;myCounter--){
if (myDocument.rectangles.item(myCounter).contentType == ContentType.unassigned){
myDocument.rectangles.item(myCounter).remove();
}
else{
//As soon as you encounter a rectangle with content, exit the loop.
break;
}
}
}
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