Repeat script InDesign

[James22860505sgaq]

Hi all i have a script in InDesign that adds a cut line to my document, currently it runs on the active page then stops meaning i have to go to the next page manually and run the script again

i need a scrtipt or a code that will run a script move to the next page and run the script again how do i do that ?

[rob day]

You would have to loop thru the pages within the script. Can you post the code?

[schlindibus]

You can do something like this:

var inddFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Select Folders with .indd Files");
	if (inddFolder == null) {
		alert("There was no Folder Selected");
		exit();
	}
IDfileList = inddFolder.getFiles("*.indd");
for (var i = 0; i < IDfileList.length; i++) {
		var myFile = IDfileList[i];
		app.open(myFile);
	}
while (app.documents.length > 0) {
//Post Your code here
}

[rob day]

Hi @schlindibus, I think @James22860505sgaq wants to run the cut line function on each page of the active document, not on different ID docs.

[schlindibus]

@rob day hmm looks like your're right 😕 Wanted to answer a question too for once haha 🙂 
Is there a way to delete Answers?

[rob day]

You can only edit answers, but it’s not a problem I misread posts all the time

[James22860505sgaq]

No no, this is also useful, i didn't even think of something like this 

[rob day]

Ok. For pages within the active document it would be:

var p = app.documents[0].pages
for (var i = 0; i < p.length; i++){
    $.writeln("add cut mark to this page: " + p[i].documentOffset)
    //Add Code
}; 

[m1b]

Just wanted to add... sometimes it's good to add the cut-line to a layer on a master page. I don't know in your case but wanted to mention.

- Mark

[Sunil Yadav]

I think this should work for you:

var myDoc = app.documents[0];
for(var i = 0; i < myDoc.pages.length; i++){
    myDoc.pages[i].select();
    app.doScript(File("Your script file path goes here"))
    }

Best

Sunil