assign page (odd + even) range to MasterPage (by script)

[jan99x]

Hi,

I have:

2 Masterpages (A-Master + B-Master).

Sequential document -pages-, with odd and even pages. (no "facing" pages).

I want assign odd pages to A-Master and even pages to B-Master.

By "manual" I can type in MasterPage dialogbox: i.e. "1,3,5,7,9" or "2,4,6,8,10".

I would actually like: A-Master: odd and B-Master: even

How do that with script.

I saw: https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/cs3-vb-why-doesn-t-applying-masterpage-on-page-range/m-p/191...

myDoc.pages.itemByRange(myStartPage, myEndPage).appliedMaster = myDoc.masterSpreads.item("B-Master");

but... that's a range: from-to ... not a list

Regards,

Jan

[jan99x]

I found:

// Apply master to the page. i = counter pages
            if (i % 2 == 0)
            {pages[i].appliedMaster = doc.masterSpreads.itemByName(masters[1]);}
            else
            {pages[i].appliedMaster = doc.masterSpreads.itemByName(masters[2]);}

[Peter Kahrel]

And does that work for you?

[jan99x · Accepted solution]

@Peter Kahrel 

Above is just part of the script.
Yes, it works for me, see the whole script below.
Regards,
Jan

//Apply A-MasterPage to odd-pages + B-MasterPage to even pages
//A document with pages must exist.
//A second MasterPages must exist.
//====================================================

if (app.documents.length > 0) main();

function main() 
{
	var mydoc = app.activeDocument;

//get MasterPages
	var everyMaster = mydoc.masterSpreads.everyItem().name;
	var masters = ["[None]"];
    for (var i = 0; i < everyMaster.length; i++) 
    {
		masters.push(everyMaster[i]);
	}

//dialogbox
    var maxPages = mydoc.pages.count();
    var len = masters.length;
	if (confirm("Found Pages: " + maxPages + "\n\n\nFound MasterPages:\n" + masters[1] + "\n" + masters[2] + "\n\n\n\n\nContinue?"))
    {
        var pages = mydoc.pages;
        for (var i = 0; i < pages.length; i++)
        {
// Apply master to the page.
            if (i % 2 == 0)//remainder
            {
                pages[i].appliedMaster = mydoc.masterSpreads.itemByName(masters[1]);// odd pages
            }
            else
            {
                pages[i].appliedMaster = mydoc.masterSpreads.itemByName(masters[2]);//even pages
            }
        }
    }
}