Query tag need to place in the margin

[kanagakumar]

Dear Experts,

I believe I will get help with my request.

I found a script in our forum, and I slightly altered the characterstyle name.

My request is that my object style be applied to the anchor box; and showing error, could you possibly help?

My object style name is "AQ-sidebar"

My Character style name is "AQ"

Please see the attached file, after run the script

--------------------------

app.findTextPreferences = null;

app.findTextPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = "AQ";

myText.appliedObjectStyle = myDoc.objectStyles.item ("AQ-sidebar");

var

mFound = app.activeDocument.findText(),

len = mFound.length,

currWidth, tarText, tarIP, currFrame, currGB,

old_VOrigin = app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits,

old_HOrigin = app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits;

app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.POINTS;

while (len-->0) {

tarText = mFound[len];

currWidth = tarText.lines[0].endHorizontalOffset - tarText.lines[0].horizontalOffset + 10;

tarIP = tarText.insertionPoints[-1];

currFrame = tarIP.textFrames.add();

setFrame (currFrame);

currGB = currFrame.geometricBounds;

currGB = [currGB[0], currGB[3] - currWidth, currGB[2], currGB[3]];

currFrame.geometricBounds = currGB;

tarText.texts[0].move(LocationOptions.AFTER,currFrame.texts[0]);

currFrame.parentStory.characters[-1].remove();

currFrame.fit(FitOptions.FRAME_TO_CONTENT);

}

app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = old_HOrigin;

app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = old_VOrigin;

app.findTextPreferences = null;

function setFrame (mAnchored){

with (mAnchored) {

anchoredObjectSettings.anchoredPosition = AnchorPosition.ANCHORED;

anchoredObjectSettings.anchorPoint = AnchorPoint.BOTTOM_RIGHT_ANCHOR;

anchoredObjectSettings.horizontalReferencePoint = AnchoredRelativeTo.TEXT_FRAME;

anchoredObjectSettings.verticalReferencePoint = VerticallyRelativeTo.LINE_BASELINE;

textFramePreferences.insetSpacing = [0,0,0,1];

textFramePreferences.verticalJustification = VerticalJustification.BOTTOM_ALIGN;

}

}

---------------------

Thanks

kanagakumar

[Loic.Aigon]

What error message do you get? I just tried your script and did get the error message. Then the error was pretty meaningful.

I will leave it up to you but that's pure Javascript error that you have.

[kanagakumar]

Dear Friends,

Can one one resolve this issue?

I have no idea for how to resolve this issue?

Thanks

kanagakumar.k

[Peter Kahrel]

Honestly, the script you showed is a total mess, it can't even be salvaged.

You should ask someone to do a new script for you.

P.

[kanagakumar]

Thanks for your reply "Peter Kahrel"

OKay! i will do my best, Thank you once again.

KK

[Peter Kahrel · Accepted solution]

Well, that sounded a bit harsher than necessary, sorry. It's really quite simple. First, apply all the necessary settings to your object style 'AQ-sidebar' (anchored object; set the width, not the height; set auto size to height only, add a paragraph style, probably; and whatever else). Then all you need is this simple script:

(function () {
  app.findTextPreferences = null;
  app.findTextPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = 
    app.documents[0].characterStyles.item("AQ");
  var ostyle = app.documents[0].objectStyles.item('AQ-sidebar');
  var AQs = app.documents[0].findText();
  var frame;
  for (var i = AQs.length-1; i >= 0; i--) {
    frame = AQs[i].insertionPoints[0].textFrames.add ({
      appliedObjectStyle: ostyle,
    });
    AQs[i].move (LocationOptions.AT_BEGINNING, frame);
  }
}());

P.

[kanagakumar]

Dear Peter Kahrel

Please accept my heartfelt apologies for the delayed response.

Thank you for your script. It's working fine.

Thank you very much

KK