Insert text after every table

[mrdonthave]

Hi,

I want to add 3 linebreaks after every table in my document. Then i want to convert the tables to text (sorry, but it makes sense for some export reasons  ;-)).

Step 2 i got with: "app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().convertToText("\t", "\r");"

But i can't find out how i place a text-insert with '\r\r\r' after every table (before step 2).

many thanks for your help

[Marc Autret · Accepted solution]

Hi,

An approach is to loop through insertion points using the storyOffset property of the tables:

// Get the array of tables' insertionPoints
// ---
var ips = app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().storyOffset,
    i = ips.length;
while( i-- )
    with( ips.insertionPoints.nextItem(ips) )
        isValid && contents = '\r\r\r';

@+

Marc

[mrdonthave]

Thank you Marc!

this works perfectly!

[palala fog]

M. Marc,

Could you please help me to use this secript? (Mac, ID 2021)

Thanks.

as the result is Error 21/undefined is not an object:

with( ips.insertionPoints.nextItem(ips) )

Your script:

// Get the array of tables' insertionPoints

// ---

var ips = app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().storyOffset,

i = ips.length;

while( i-- )

with( ips.insertionPoints.nextItem(ips) )

isValid && contents = '\r\r\r';