Smart Text Reflow not working

[Murali_Vetha]

Hi,

When I flow doc file to indesign smart text reflow not working properly. Please see my below codings.

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var myIndFile = File.openDialog ("Select Indesign File");

var myWordFile = File.openDialog ("Select Word File");

var myWordFileName = myWordFile.name;

var myIndFilePath = myIndFile.filePath;

app.open (myIndFile);

var mydoc = app.activeDocument;

mydoc.pages.item(0).textFrames.item(0).place(File(myWordFile));

mydoc.textPreferences.smartTextReflow = true;

mydoc.textPreferences.limitToMasterTextFrames = true;

mydoc.textPreferences.deleteEmptyPages = true;

//~ mydoc.textPreferences.addPagesTo = AddPageOptions.END_OF_STORY();

//~ app.activeDocument.save(File("myIndFilePath" + "/" + "myWordFileName"));

Regards,

Vetha

[Sajeev Sridharan]

Hi,

Smart text reflow need at least two text frames are threaded together, make sure the first page textframe is linked to the second page textframe (see below image for reference), then run the below script and wait for 1 or two seconds, then it will work.

var myIndFile = File.openDialog ("Select Indesign File");
var myWordFile = File.openDialog ("Select Word File");
var myWordFileName = myWordFile.name;
var myIndFilePath = myIndFile.filePath;
app.open (myIndFile);
var mydoc = app.activeDocument;
mydoc.pages.item(0).textFrames.item(0).place(File(myWordFile));
mydoc.textPreferences.smartTextReflow = true;
mydoc.textPreferences.limitToMasterTextFrames = false;
mydoc.textPreferences.deleteEmptyPages = true;

Vandy

[Murali_Vetha]

Hi Vandy,

I have already tried, it will work. but I expect how to run in a single page. OK anyway thanks for your reply

Thank you so much.

Regards,

Vetha

[Trevor: · Accepted solution]

This is the sort of thing you could do.

//https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1579131
var myWordFile = File.openDialog ("Select Word File");
!myWordFile && exit();
var doc = app.activeDocument,
    placePage = doc.pages[0],
    placeFrame = placePage.textFrames[0],
    newPage, newFrame, pageProperties, frameProperties;

placeFrame.place(File(myWordFile));
if (placeFrame.overflows) {
    pageProperties = placePage.properties;
    frameProperties = placeFrame.properties;
    newPage = doc.pages.add(pageProperties);
    newFrame = newPage.textFrames.add(frameProperties);
    placeFrame.nextTextFrame = null;
    newFrame.previousTextFrame = placeFrame;
}
doc.textPreferences.smartTextReflow = true;
doc.textPreferences.limitToMasterTextFrames = false;
doc.textPreferences.deleteEmptyPages = true;

[Murali_Vetha]

Hi Trevor,

Excellent Answer, Sorry for delay reply, because at the time of I ask questions to you and others, I don't know how to use forum. Anyway Thanks a lot.

Fine to work your script.

Regards,

Vetha