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InDesign find object preferences

Community Beginner ,
May 03, 2021 May 03, 2021

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I need to search for every empty graphic frame in my document, export it as PNG, and re-import the PNG into the frame.

 

Before I can find, though, it seems I need to set the proper setting:

 

Tried the following but keep getting an error:

app.findObjectPreferences.objectType = ObjectTypes.GRAPHIC_FRAMES_TYPE;
 
Message returned: 
Error Code# 55: Object does not support the property or method 'objectType' @ file '~/Documents/Tweak/InDesign/Graphic%20Frame%20Fix.jsx'
 
How do I set the preference and get an array of the objects?

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May 03, 2021 May 03, 2021

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I've moved this from the Using the Community forum (which is the forum for issues using the forums) to the InDesign forum so that proper help can be offered.

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May 03, 2021 May 03, 2021

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Hi Tim,

your InDesign is right.

objectType is not part of app.findObjectPreferences.

You'll find that in app.findChangeObjectOptions.

 

See into ExtendScript's DOM documentation for InDesign compiled by Gregor Fellenz:

https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#FindChangeObjectOption.html#d1e337707

 

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

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Thanks for your input. I saw that there is also an app.findOjectOptions in the link you posted. But is there another way to get the objects.

 

I have written a few scripts that have been very useful for me but I am having trouble working out exactly where to address objects in the DOM.

 

How do I get an array of all page Items that are ObjectTypes.GRAPHIC_FRAMES_TYPE

 

 

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May 04, 2021 May 04, 2021

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Hi Tim,

I don't know what you expect with a search on Graphic Frame Type.

 

You'll find only objects that are created with the graphic frame tools:

UITools.POLYGON_FRAME_TOOL
UITools.RECTANGLE_FRAME_TOOL
UITools.ELLIPSE_FRAME_TOOL

 

You will not find frames created with:

UITools.POLYGON_TOOL
UITools.RECTANGLE_TOOL
UITools.ELLIPSE_TOOL

 

Sample code:

app.findChangeObjectOptions.properties =
{
	includeFootnotes : true ,
	includeHiddenLayers : true ,
	includeLockedLayersForFind : true ,
	includeLockedStoriesForFind : true ,
	includeMasterPages : true ,
	
	objectType : ObjectTypes.GRAPHIC_FRAMES_TYPE
};

app.findObjectPreferences = null ;

// Scope is the active document:
var doc = app.documents[0];
var resultArray = doc.findObject();

// Change the fill color of all found objects to "Yellow":
for( var n=0; n<resultArray.length; n++ )
{
	resultArray[n].fillColor = doc.colors.itemByName( "Yellow" );
};

 

Run this code against a document that contains only two rectangles; one recatngle done with the Rectangle Frame tool, the other one with the Rectangle tool:

 

FrameSelected-DoneWith-RectangleFrameTool.PNG

FrameSelected-DoneWith-RectangleTool.PNG

 

 

After running the script:

 

FrameColored-DoneWith-RectangleFrameTool.PNG

 

Only the frame done with the Rectangle Frame tool was found and fill color was changed.

 

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

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