Open multiple Files as per Trim Size

[BEGINNER_X]

Hi All,

Please help for my request, this should be very urgent.

Request:

1. User Select Folder

2. Open all Files

3. Collect Trim Size (document width) + Document Name

4. Sort the Document Width (lower value to higher value)

5. Again open the Files as per minimum document width

Trying Script:

#target Indesign

var  myFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Select the Folder contains Indesign Files");
var myFiles = myFolder.getFiles("*.indd");
myWidthArray = new Array();

for(i=0; i<myFiles.length; i++)
{
    app.open(myFiles);
    app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.NEVER_INTERACT;  

    var myDocument_Width = Math.round(app.activeDocument.documentPreferences.pageWidth);
    var myReq = myDocument_Width + app.activeDocument.name;

    myWidthArray.push(myReq)

    app.activeDocument.close();
    }

alert(myWidthArray)
var myPoints = myWidthArray;
myPoints.sort(function(a, b){return a-b});
alert("myPoints: " + myPoints)


//here need help
for(k=0; k<myPoints.length; k++)
{
    app.open(myPoints.document.name)
    }

Thanks

Siraj

[Chinnadk]

Hi Siraj,

Is this you need?

#target Indesign 

var  myFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Select the Folder contains Indesign Files"); 

var myFiles = myFolder.getFiles("*.indd"); 

myWidthArray = new Array(); 

for(i=0; i<myFiles.length; i++) 

{ 

    app.open(myFiles); 

    app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.NEVER_INTERACT;   

    var myDocument_Width = Math.round(app.activeDocument.documentPreferences.pageWidth); 

    var myReq = myDocument_Width + app.activeDocument.name; 

    myWidthArray = [];

    myWidthArray.push(myDocument_Width)

    myWidthArray.push(app.activeDocument.name)

    app.activeDocument.close(); 

    } 

myWidthArray.sort(); 

//here need help 

for(k=0; k<myWidthArray.length; k++) 

{ 

    app.open(File(myFolder + "/"+ myWidthArray[1]));

    }

Regards,

Chinna

[BEGINNER_X]

Hi Chinna,

Thank you for your immediate response...

Could you please see the alert, this should not sort correctly.

For testing purpose, I created 4 files and test it.

I alert in the provided script:

var myOutput = myWidthArray.sort();

alert(myOutput)

Please look into this.

But my need is

40,small_tsserd.indd, 210,bbb.indd, 400,abcd.indd, 1200,large_yyyde.indd

Again thanks for your support.

[milligramme · Accepted solution]

Hi try this code

#target Indesign 

var  myFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Select the Folder contains Indesign Files"); 
var myFiles = myFolder.getFiles("*.indd"); 
var myWidthArray = new Array(); 

for(var i=0; i<myFiles.length; i++) 
{ 
    app.open(myFiles); 
    app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.NEVER_INTERACT;   

    var myDocument_Width = Math.round(app.activeDocument.documentPreferences.pageWidth);
    // store the values as object
    var myReq = {w:myDocument_Width, d:app.activeDocument.name};

    myWidthArray.push(myReq);

    app.activeDocument.close();  
    } 

alert(myWidthArray.toSource());
var myPoints = myWidthArray; 
// sort by width
myPoints.sort(function(a, b){return a.w * 1-b.w * 1});
alert("myPoints: " + myPoints.toSource());


//here need help 
for(var k=0; k<myPoints.length; k++)
{
    // reopen documents in selected folder
    // open with fullpath
    app.open(new File(myFolder + '/' + myPoints.d));
    }

thank you

[BEGINNER_X]

Hi Chinna/Milligramme,

Excellent support in your busy schedule.

Milli: Your coding is working fine in my end.

Again Thanks a lot guys!!!!