Script to go to first page

[Galil TW LTD - U2]

Hello,

Can someone please help with a script that I can apply to a book which will leave each document on the 1st page?

Thanks in advance.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

Can you give more info?

First page of the book or each document in the book? 

What is your output--PDF?

Are you looking a button or something that the user can click to go to the first page?

Do you just want the PDF just to open on a particular page?

[Galil TW LTD - U2]

It's completely unrelated to the PDF - purely for convenience with the book docs.

I currently use a script which updates all TOCs in the book documents - it's great but it leaves each document on the last master page.

So I want to either add to the end of the TOC script or use a separate one that will bring each document in the book to the first "real" page.

Thanks.

[brian_p_dts]

So if I understand correctly, the script leaves you with the last master page active? Use LayoutWindow or select() to get back to the first page, depending on your needs: 

app.layoutWindows[0].activePage = docRef.pages[0];

or 

docRef.pages[0].select();

[Galil TW LTD - U2]

Thanks - that works for the active doc.

Please show me how to insert your script into the following so that it applies to all docs in the book:

var myBook = app.activeBook;
for(var n=0; n < myBook.bookContents.length; n++)
{
app.open(File(myBook.bookContents[n].fullName.toString()));
for (var i = 0; i < app.activeDocument.allPageItems.length; i++)
{
var myPageItem = document.allPageItems[i];
if(myPageItem.getElements()[0].constructor.name == "TextFrame")
{
myPageItem.select();
try{
app.scriptMenuActions.itemByID(71442).invoke();
}catch(e){}
}
}
}

[brian_p_dts · Accepted solution]

Just throw the select() function before the end of your outer for loop, like so: 

var myBook = app.activeBook;
for(var n=0; n < myBook.bookContents.length; n++)
{
app.open(File(myBook.bookContents[n].fullName.toString()));
for (var i = 0; i < app.activeDocument.allPageItems.length; i++)
{
var myPageItem = document.allPageItems[i];
if(myPageItem.getElements()[0].constructor.name == "TextFrame")
{
myPageItem.select();
try{
app.scriptMenuActions.itemByID(71442).invoke();
}catch(e){}
}

}

app.activeDocument.pages[0].select();

}

[Galil TW LTD - U2]

Thanks so much - it works perfectly!

[virginia_9272]

Hi.  I am trying to figure out how to do this exact thing.  In a pdf document, I'd like to add to each page a button or link so users can go to the first page in the document.

Are you looking a button or something that the user can click to go to the first page?

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

Hi.  I am trying to figure out how to do this exact thing.  In a pdf document, I'd like to add to each page a button or link so users can go to the first page in the document.

Are you looking a button or something that the user can click to go to the first page?

By @virginia_9272

You need to start a new thread as the one you've replied to - is about completely different and unrelated thing.