run script only on pages specified in array

Question

How run the above script only in page specified in myArrvar myDoc = app.activeDocument;
var tfs = myDoc.allGraphics;
var myFrames = myDoc.textFrames;
var myArr = [15,16,20,22]

var A = -5
var B = 0
var C = 120
var D = 175

for (var i = 0; i < tfs.length; i++) {
    try {

var myPage = tfs[i].parentPage;
  	
tfs[i].parent.geometricBounds = [A, B, C, D];
tfs[i].geometricBounds = [A, B, C, D];
}
    } catch(e){}
} Thanks

rob day · Accepted Answer

I place vector pdf generated from indesign, like the attached.

Looks like a rounding difference on the conversion from the PDF’s size in inches to millimeters. If I inspect the PDF Acrobat reports the trim dimension as 6.693" x 4.724"

Those inch dimensions don’t convert to exactly 170mm x 120mm:

The script could force the scale of the graphic to 100%:

var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
//an array of page names
var pa = [1,16,20,22]
//the bounds to use
var ba = [-5,0,115,170]
//set units for bounds—points?
app.scriptPreferences.measurementUnit = MeasurementUnits.MILLIMETERS;
//the target page
var p;

for (var i = 0; i < pa.length; i++){
    //get the target page by name
    p = myDoc.pages.itemByName(pa[i].toString())
    //if the page exists run the function
    if (p.isValid) {
        setBounds(p,ba)
    } 
};   

app.scriptPreferences.measurementUnit = AutoEnum.AUTO_VALUE;

/**
* Sets the bounds of all the graphics on the specified page 
* @ param target page object
* @ param the bounds to set 
* @ return void 
*/
function setBounds(p,b){
    var tfs = p.allGraphics;
    for (var i = 0; i < tfs.length; i++) {
        tfs[i].parent.geometricBounds = b;
        tfs[i].geometricBounds = b;
        tfs[i].horizontalScale = 100;
        tfs[i].verticalScale = 100;
    }
}

rob day · Answer

Hi @lux65 , Maybe wrap your bounds setting in a function, then loop thru your page array to set the graphic bounds—something like this?

var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
//an array of page names
var pa = [15,16,20,22]
//the bounds to use
var ba = [-5,0,120,175]
//set units for bounds—points?
app.scriptPreferences.measurementUnit = MeasurementUnits.POINTS;
//the target page
var p;

for (var i = 0; i < pa.length; i++){
    //get the target page by name
    p = myDoc.pages.itemByName(pa[i].toString())
    //if the page exists run the function
    if (p.isValid) {
        setBounds(p,ba)
    } 
};   

app.scriptPreferences.measurementUnit = AutoEnum.AUTO_VALUE;

/**
* Sets the bounds of all the graphics on the specified page 
* @ param target page object
* @ param the bounds to set 
* @ return void 
*/
function setBounds(p,b){
    var tfs = p.allGraphics;
    for (var i = 0; i < tfs.length; i++) {
        tfs[i].parent.geometricBounds = b;
        tfs[i].geometricBounds = b;
    }
}

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