Script to apply more than paragraph style on certain range of pages Not all

[r28071715i111]

Hi 

I have an indesign file that contain 3 different designs distrubuted along 100 pages , I have 2 paragraph styles for each design

I want a script to apply certain paragraph styles on text frames of certain pages Not All pages in the File

Ex : Paragraph style  (1)  from page 1 to 10 , Paragraph style (2) from page 1 to  10

       Paragraph style (3)  from page 11 to 15 , Paragraph style (4)  from page 11 to 15

Can I do that by a script ???

[r28071715i111]

Any Help Here

[FRIdNGE]

Hi,

Yes, you can do it by Script (with more infos)!

(^/)  The Jedi

[r28071715i111]

Thanks for Your Reply

After your permission can you write this script and post it here ?

[FRIdNGE]

It took me 4 min. to do it with 3 Grep F/R! [100 pages ID file creation, Regex writing + Test]

Sure it would take you just 1 second with a Script! (considering the Script time as 0.)

(^/)

[r28071715i111]

Sorry , I can't understand 

Can you explain or write full script .jsx that can I put it in scripts folder

[Brito Haroldo]

@FRIdNGEyou say using with GREP style?

[FRIdNGE]

No, basic F/R supposing there's 1 story!

(^/)

[Brito Haroldo]

but... 

ii) Are the texts in different TextFrames or are they a single story?

ii) the texts in different TextFrames not a single story

I also thought of next style but @r28071715i111 said "not a single story". 

but it is also possible to create shortcut keys for the styles and nothing that a few manual minutes can't solve the issue. Thinking of just one document.

[Brito Haroldo]

@r28071715i111 

In your example you went from ParagraphStyle(1) to (4). But in the post you mention applying only 2 per page. OK

So your scenario is?
a) the document has 4 different styles;
b) the application takes place in defined ranges;

I would like to think about:
i) How many text boxes are there on each page? Is it a fixed amount throughout the document?
ii) Are the texts in different TextFrames or are they a single story?
iii) The current demand pages are sequential and with a defined "step", like 5 by 5, 10 by 10 pages...
iv) it is certain that there is only one paragraph that uses the same style. I mean can it happen that two paragraphs on the page use the same style?

Can you post a screenshot of your layout or share some kind of preview of your context?

[r28071715i111]

Thanks For Reply ... that is in the document

a) the document has 6 different styles  ... 2 styles for each design of the 3 designs

b) the application takes place in defined ranges ( True ) ... I want styles for certain pages from page .... to page ....

i) There are only 2 text frames in each page throughout the document

ii) the texts in different TextFrames not a single story

iii) The current demand pages are sequential  like 1 by 1 ( Ex : From page 1 to 5 )

I mean only pages 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 Not other pages

iv) Noooooooo , I want for example the first paragraph style apply only on one text frame Not one the two frames

[r28071715i111]

there are a screenshot of the 3 designs and the paragraph styles that i want to apply it on each design

From Page 1 to 8 ... Use Name 1 and Class 1 styles

From Page 9 to 49... Use Name 2 and Class 2 styles

From Page 50 to 100 ... Use Name 3 and Class 3 styles

[Brito Haroldo]

Very nice of you to share your context. There's a lot involved in this layout. It is possible to make a script but maybe the work is not worth it, unless you have thousands of these to do.

I would think of variable data (Window >> Utilities >> Data Merge), DataMerge,  to apply these names there. With a little organization of the CSV base and the indesign template, you can solve this much easier than creating/generating a script just for this.

At least that's one of the ways I would go:
1) prepare the CSV file with the data (separating into files according to the pair of styles to be applied);
2) prepare the art/matrix in indesign (one for each pair of styles to be applied);
3) would rotate the variable data;

[r28071715i111]

This indesign file already I created using data merge by using csv file and first design and I replaced this design graphic frames with the two other designs ( in links Panel ) along the whole pages

I want to Script instead of creating data merge 3 times seperately .. one time for each design and then merge the 3 indesign files in one document

Are you understand me ?

[FRIdNGE · Accepted solution]

/*
by FRIdNGE, Michel Allio [01/02/2023]
*/

var myDoc = app.activeDocument,
myPages = myDoc.pages;
// "O" is the first page; "4" is the 5st page.
for ( var p = 0; p < 4; p++ ) {
    var myTFrames = myPages[p].textFrames;
    // "myTFrames[1]" is the first text frame created on the page;
    // "myDoc.paragraphStyles.item("1")" is the name ("1") of the para style to be applied;
    // "myTFrames[0]" is the second text frame created on the page;
    // "myDoc.paragraphStyles.item("2")" is the name ("2") of the para style to be applied;
    myTFrames[1].paragraphs[0].appliedParagraphStyle = myDoc.paragraphStyles.item("1");
    myTFrames[0].paragraphs[0].appliedParagraphStyle = myDoc.paragraphStyles.item("2");
}
alert( "Done!…" )

[FRIdNGE · Accepted solution]

… So if you want "pages 1-4", write this line:

for ( var p = 0; p < 4; p++ ) {

… if you want "pages 5-9", write this line:

for ( var p = 4; p < 9; p++ ) {

(^/)

[r28071715i111]

Very Big Great Thanks For You

I tried it and worked as charm

Thank you very very much

[clw48]

Hi FRIdNGE!

I have a very similar question. I have a book of 4 signatures, with text spanning the entirety of the book. I want to use a different paragraph style for each signature, but the text should remain continuous. What would a script look like that basically says:

• For text frames 1-16, use Paragraph Style 1
• For text frames 17-32, use Paragraph Style 2

• For text frames 33-48, use Paragraph Style 3
• For text frames 49-64, use Paragraph Style 4