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//PlaceMultipagePDF.jsx
//An InDesign JavaScript
/*
@@@BUILDINFO@@@ "PlaceMultipagePDF.jsx" 3.0.0 15 December 2009
*/
//Places all of the pages of a multi-page PDF.
//
main();
function main(){
//Make certain that user interaction (display of dialogs, etc.) is turned on.
app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.interactWithAll;
//Display a standard Open File dialog box.
var myPDFFile = File.openDialog("Choose a PDF File");
if((myPDFFile != "")&&(myPDFFile != null)){
var myDocument, myPage;
if(app.documents.length != 0){
var myTemp = myChooseDocument();
myDocument = myTemp[0];
myNewDocument = myTemp[1];
}
else{
myDocument = app.documents.add();
myNewDocument = false;
}
alert(myDocument.constructor.name);
if(myNewDocument == false){
myPage = myChoosePage(myDocument);
}
else{
myPage = myDocument.pages.item(0);
}
myPlacePDF(myDocument, myPage, myPDFFile);
}
}
function myChooseDocument(){
var myDocumentNames = new Array;
myDocumentNames.push("New Document");
//Get the names of the documents
for(var myDocumentCounter = 0;myDocumentCounter < app.documents.length; myDocumentCounter++){
myDocumentNames.push(app.documents.item(myDocumentCounter).name);
}
var myChooseDocumentDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"Choose a Document", canCancel:false});
with(myChooseDocumentDialog.dialogColumns.add()){
with(dialogRows.add()){
with(dialogColumns.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Place PDF in:"});
}
with(dialogColumns.add()){
var myChooseDocumentDropdown = dropdowns.add({stringList:myDocumentNames, selectedIndex:0});
}
}
}
var myResult = myChooseDocumentDialog.show();
if(myResult == true){
if(myChooseDocumentDropdown.selectedIndex == 0){
myDocument = app.documents.add();
myNewDocument = true;
}
else{
myDocument = app.documents.item(myChooseDocumentDropdown.selectedIndex-1);
myNewDocument = false;
}
myChooseDocumentDialog.destroy();
}
else{
myDocument = "";
myNewDocument = "";
myChooseDocumentDialog.destroy();
}
return [myDocument, myNewDocument];
}
function myChoosePage(myDocument){
alert(myDocument.name);
var myPageNames = new Array;
//Get the names of the pages in the document
for(var myCounter = 0; myCounter < myDocument.pages.length;myCounter++){
myPageNames.push(myDocument.pages.item(myCounter).name);
}
var myChoosePageDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"Choose a Page", canCancel:false});
with(myChoosePageDialog.dialogColumns.add()){
with(dialogRows.add()){
with(dialogColumns.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Place PDF on:"});
}
with(dialogColumns.add()){
var myChoosePageDropdown = dropdowns.add({stringList:myPageNames, selectedIndex:0});
}
}
}
myChoosePageDialog.show();
var myPage = myDocument.pages.item(myChoosePageDropdown.selectedIndex);
myChoosePageDialog.destroy();
return myPage;
}
function myPlacePDF(myDocument, myPage, myPDFFile){
var myPDFPage;
app.pdfPlacePreferences.pdfCrop = PDFCrop.cropMedia;
var myCounter = 1;
var myBreak = false;
while(myBreak == false){
if(myCounter > 1){
myPage = myDocument.pages.add(LocationOptions.after, myPage);
}
app.pdfPlacePreferences.pageNumber = myCounter;
myPDFPage = myPage.place(File(myPDFFile), [0,0])[0];
if(myCounter == 1){
var myFirstPage = myPDFPage.pdfAttributes.pageNumber;
}
else{
if(myPDFPage.pdfAttributes.pageNumber == myFirstPage){
myPage.remove();
myBreak = true;
}
}
myCounter = myCounter + 1;
}
}
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