Script Labels won't stick

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February 9, 2021
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Hello,

I am working on a massive overhaul of company documents from a marketing server to the DAM Bynder that will integrate with Gelato.

We need to retool our InDesign documents to their specs, which isn't hard procedurally, but one of the main requirements is that many of the items within the doucment need to have script labels BUT when I type them in to the Script Label dialogue box...they do not save, or stick, or continue to be recognized after typing them in.

Why would this happen and how can I fix it?

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vnh68

Inspiring

I had the same problem.
I noticed that the script label will only be saved when the Script Label Panel is pulled from the auto-closing panel grouper.

I spent a lot of time looking for a bug in my script, but the bug is in the app itself, even in its latest version

rob day

Community Expert

Or if you want a dialog:

var d = app.dialogs.add({name:"Script Label"});
var tf = d.dialogColumns.add().textEditboxes.add({editContents:"", minWidth:180});
d.show();
var r = tf.editContents;	
d.destroy();
app.documents.item(0).selection[0].label = r;

rob day

Community Expert

Can you do it via scripting? Select the page item you want to label and run this:

app.documents.item(0).selection[0].label = "MyLabel";

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Manan Joshi

Community Expert

As far as.I remember, I select the object, key in the label in the panel, and then deselect the object. This saves the label

-Manan

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axglazAuthor

Participating Frequently

I think I'm doing that, I really do.

Would you coach me through a zoom call? I know that might be strange, but I'm at a loss, and this single hickup is holding up our team progress lol

brian_p_dts

Community Expert

Are you sure you are selecting the object the right way after inputting them? If it's a text frame that you're selecting with your text tool, they won't show (need to be on the frame itself with black arrow tool). If it's a graphic frame, you need to be on the frame, not the image. If it's a cell, you need to have the entire cell selected.