Table Row Merging in InDesign

[arunbitbtech]

Hi Guys,

I need to create a new row with merge cell and apply footer row style

Plaese help.

var table = app.selection[0].parentStory.tables[0] ;
var newRow= table.rows.add( LocationOptions.AT_END).bottomEdgeStrokeWeight = 0;

var l=(table.rows.length)-1;

newRow.table.rows[l].cells.merge(table.rows[l].cells[0]);

[m1b]

Hi arunbitbtech, here's some help:

app.doScript(main, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "Add Table Footer");

function main() {

    if (app.selection.length == 0) {
        alert('Please make a selection and run script again.');

    } else if (!app.selection[0].parentStory.tables[0].isValid) {
        alert('No table found in selection.');

    } else {

        var table = app.selection[0].parentStory.tables[0];

        // add new row
        var newRow = table.rows.add(LocationOptions.AT_END);
        newRow.bottomEdgeStrokeWeight = 0;

        // convert to footer row
        newRow.rowType = RowTypes.FOOTER_ROW;

        // merge all cells
        newRow.getElements()[0].merge();

        // set cell style of row's first cell
        setCellStyle(app.activeDocument, newRow.cells.item(0), 'My footer cell style');

    }


    function setCellStyle(doc, _cells, styleName) {
        // check if cell style exists before applying it
        if (doc.cellStyles.itemByName(styleName).isValid) {
            _cells.appliedCellStyle = doc.cellStyles.itemByName(styleName);
            _cells.clearCellStyleOverrides(true);
        } else {
            alert('Cell Style "' + styleName + '" not found.');
        }
    }

}

[Peter Kahrel]

The problem is that

var newRow = table.rows.add( LocationOptions.AT_END).bottomEdgeStrokeWeight = 0;

does not return a row, but 0. You should do it as in m1b's example: add a row, then set its various properties.