RE: How to get script to activate?

[Guest]

I found a script that saves copies of InDesign pages to the desktop. It works great for my needs.

I would love to have this script activate whenever someone hits the Save shortcut (Command S), which currently saves our InDesign pages to our content management system (WoodWing).

Since I can't have a keyboard shortcut perform two commands at once, I am looking for a scripting solution.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

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//Save to Backup Folder.jsx

//

// This script is designed to save copies of the current document to a backup-location

//

var desktop_path = Folder.desktop.toString();

var backup_path = desktop_path+"/backup"

if (Folder(backup_path.exists == false )) {

          Folder(backup_path).create();

}

if (app.documents.length > 0) {

          main();

}

function main() {

          var doc = app.activeDocument;

          try {

                    if (doc.saved == true) {

                              var doc_file = doc.fullName;

                              var doc_name = doc.name;

                              var now = new Date();

                              var datestamp = now.getFullYear().toString() + "-" + two_digit(now.getMonth()+1) + "-" + two_digit(now.getDate());

                              var timestamp =  two_digit(now.getHours()) + two_digit(now.getMinutes()) + two_digit(now.getSeconds());

                              var target_folder = Folder(backup_path + "/" + datestamp);

                              if (target_folder.exists == false ) {target_folder.create(); }

                              var target_file = target_folder.toString() + "/" + timestamp + " — " + doc_name;

                              if (doc_file.copy(target_file) == false) {

                                        alert("Backup error\rCould not create backup copy.");

                              }

                    }

          } catch (e) {

                    alert(e);

          }

          doc.save();

          function two_digit(n) {

                    if (n < 10) {

                              return "0" + n.toString();

                    } else {

                              return n.toString();

                    }

          }

}

[Jongware]

To make this same script ALSO do a regular Save, add this Magic Lyne at the top

app.activeDocument.save();

just above the line that says "main()". Then use the Keyboard Shortcut Editor to assign Ctrl+S to this script.

I wonder what will happen when you use it, though, on a *new* document. I guess you have to try it.

[Harbs.]

Create a startup script and add an event handler like so:

app.menuActions.itemByID(260).addEventListener("beforeInvoke",saveBackup);

Where "saveBackup" is the name of your function. You need to use a persistent engine for this to work correctly.

(260 is the id of the "Save" menuAction. If you mapped the shortcut to another menuAction, you'll have to change that to the correct one...)

Harbs

[Guest]

Thanks [Jongware] and Harbs for the assistance.

Harbs - I need to learn up on what a persistent engine is. Any suggests?

Thanks again.

[Harbs.]

Just add the following line at the start of your script:

#targetengine "anyNameYouWant"

That will tell InDesign to run your script in the specified scripting engine and the global variables will persist after the script stops running.

Harbs