Press Escape to stop the Script

Question

Hi everyone,I have a script that loops through multiple documents doing it's thing but sometimes I want to stop it, but I can't without force quitting inDesign.Is there a piece of javascript I can insert into a few places in the script that looks for the escape button being pressed, and, if it is it stops the script at that point.Thanks, Bren

ajabon grinsmith · Accepted Answer

JustOneBren,

It is wrong. Implement the code you want to do in the while block.
Try to understand it because it shows more concrete code.

var n = 0;
var doc = app.documents.add();
var tf = doc.textFrames.add();
tf.geometricBounds = doc.pages[0].bounds;
tf.parentStory.pointSize = 3;

//Continue processing the contents of the while block until you press the shift key
while (ScriptUI.environment.keyboardState.shiftKey == false) {
    tf.contents += "press shift key to stop the script.\t";
    tf.recompose();
}

I was also wrong, and my Mac was able to abort with the esc key. The final form of the code.

At least ' keyCode == "esc" ' didn't work in my environment.

var n = 0;
var doc = app.documents.add();
var tf = doc.textFrames.add();
tf.geometricBounds = doc.pages[0].bounds;
tf.parentStory.pointSize = "6pt";

//Continue processing the contents of the while block until you press the esc key
while (ScriptUI.environment.keyboardState.keyName != "Escape") {
    tf.contents += "press esc key to stop the script.\t";
    tf.recompose();
}

lfcorullon13651490 · Answer

Hello, guys. Any idea why this is not working on my progressbar?

//======================
var found = new Array (150);
var myProgress = new Window ("palette" , "Script by LFCorullón" , undefined , {closeButton: false});
myProgress.pbar = myProgress.add("progressbar", undefined, 0, found.length);
myProgress.pbar.preferredSize.width = 300;
myProgress.str = myProgress.add("statictext" , [0,0,300,24]);
myProgress.str.text = "Start processing...";

var btn = myProgress.add("group");
btn.alignment = "center";
btn.add("statictext" , undefined , "Press ESC to cancel");

myProgress.show();

//======================
for (var i = 0; i < found.length; i++){
    myProgress.pbar.value = i+1;
    myProgress.str.text = "Processing " + (i+1);
    $.sleep(20);
    }
//======================

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