How can I create a tex frame on a specific layer on a specific page range with script?

[YuqiW]

I need to create a text frame on a specific layer on a specified range of pages. 

Here's part of my scripts inside of a function 

myLayer = myDoc.layers.itemByName("DATE");

myPage = myDoc.pages[i];

rect = myPage.textFrames.add({layer:myLayer, geometricBounds : [158,91,183,330]});

I end up getting the texts created on the current active layer instead of the "DATE" one. Anyone could tell me what went wrong in my scripts? or any alternative ways I can achieve this?

Thanks

[Manan Joshi · Accepted solution]

The property you are looking for is itemLayer and not Layer. So the last line should be changed to

rect = myPage.textFrames.add({itemLayer:myLayer, geometricBounds : [158,91,183,330]});

For more properties/methods available on textframe object, see the following

https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#TextFrame.html

-Manan

[YuqiW]

Hi Manan

It worked!!!

Thank you very much!!!

I guess I'll get a lot of help and improve my scripting skills here 🙂

Yuqi