Remove spaces from the empty cells

[VeluVK]

Hi,

In most of tables there was an empty cells. In this cells there was white spaces and non breaking spaces are occurs. I need to delete all these spaces for all tables.

Can i have any script.

Regards,

Velu

[Jump_Over]

Hi,

In UI - select a table or cell range and run Grep:

find: ^\s+$

change: <empty>

script - run changeGrep() method with chosen target, i.e.

app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().changeGrep();

Jarek

[Sajeev Sridharan · Accepted solution]

Try this,

for (s=0; s<app.activeDocument.stories.length; s++)
{
    for (t=0; t<app.activeDocument.stories.tables.length; t++)
    {
        app.activeDocument.stories.tables.select();
        var sel = app.activeDocument.selection[0];  
        if(sel instanceof Table)  
        {  
            var col = sel.columns;  
            for(var i=0;i<col.length;i++)  
            {  
                var cell = col.cells
                for(var j=0;j<cell.length;j++)  
                {  
                    if(cell.contents == " " || cell.contents == " ") //add your conditions here like double spaces, double non breaking space etc..
                    {  
                        cell.select();
                        cell.texts[0].remove();
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Vandy

[VeluVK]

Thaks vandy,

It working fine

Regards,

velu

[pixxxelschubser]

vandy88,

I'm not an InDesign scripter, but IMHO your script is too complicated.

Hi VeluVK,

I'm with Jump_Over – Grep ist a good solution.

Otherwise I think you can do something like this

// RemoveSpacesFromEmptyCells.jsx
// regards pixxxelschubser

var cellTxt = app.documents.firstItem().stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().cells.everyItem().texts.firstItem().getElements(); 
for ( var i = 0; i < cellTxt.length; i++ ) {
    cellTxt.contents = cellTxt.contents.replace(/^\s+$/,'');
} 

Have fun

[VeluVK]

Hi pixxxel schubser,

It working fine.

Regards,

velu