Use placeXML instead of move(). var myXMLElementA = app.selection[0]; var myTextFrameA = app.activeDocument.pages[2].textFrames.add({geometricBounds:[0, 0, 160, 160], contents:" "}); myXMLElementA.placeXML(myTextFrameA); Shonky ... View more

If you opening CS3 file in CS2 you alway get error message. I think best solution is check indesign document version before opening it. I have code for checking indesign version but it is Javascript code. But it will give you idea how you can check indesign version and skip that files. Here below is code: f = File.openDialog ('Select file', undefined, false); alert('Indesign version: '+getFileVersion(f)); function getFileVersion(f){ var IDVersion; f.open('r') f.seek(29, 0) IDversion = f.readch().charCodeAt(0); f.close(); return (IDversion); } Shonky ... View more

Yes you are right. Here is Javascript reference for file.Open() fileObj.open (mode[,type][,creator]) mode A string indicating the read/write mode. One of: ➤ r: (read) Opens for reading. If the file does not exist or cannot be found, the call fails. ➤ w: (write) Opens a file for writing. If the file exists, its contents are destroyed. If the file does not exist, creates a new, empty file. ➤ e: (edit) Opens an existing file for reading and writing. ➤ a: (append) Opens the file in Append mode, and moves the current position to the end of the file. type Optional. In Mac OS, the type of a newly created file, a 4-character string. Ignored in Windows and UNIX. creator Optional. In Mac OS, the creator of a newly created file, a 4-character string. Ignored in Windows and UNIX. and you must close a file after opening it. var myFile = new File( '/path/to/my/file.xml' ); myFile.open("r");//for open real only var myFileString = myFile.read(); myFile.close(); alert( myFileString.length); Shonky ... View more

Thank you very much. Shonky ... View more

Thanks Jongware Its working fine. Can you please tell me why paragraph and character appliedFont giving different result. var myDoc = app.activeDocument; var myparastyle = myDoc.paragraphStyles.length; for(a=1; a<myparastyle; a++) { alert (myDoc.paragraphStyles.appliedFont.name) } var mycharstyle = myDoc.characterStyles.length; for(a=1; a<mycharstyle; a++) { alert (myDoc.characterStyles.appliedFont.name) } In paragraph styles its giving font name and font style but in character styles it giving "undefined", Why? I think result should be same in both cases but its not. Shonky ... View more

If you want through find and change here below is a function for apply tag on paragraph style var myDoc = app.activeDocument; addtags("A Head", "Head"); addtags("Text", "P"); function addtags(stylename, tag) { if(myDoc.paragraphStyles.item(stylename) != null) { app.findGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing; app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing; app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = '.+'; app.findGrepPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = stylename; app.changeGrepPreferences.markupTag = tag; myDoc.changeGrep(); app.findGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing; app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing; } } Shonky ... View more

You can try Adobe Sample script MapTagsToStyles.jsx See attached. Shonky ... View more

Its possible with event listener. Check out this thread. Here you will get example of event listener and it will help you to start with your script. Shonky ... View more

oops, i had opened thread and reply late. ... View more

Why you want create document through javascript or dialog. Just go File --> New, and use indesign New Document Windows and enter values that you want. I have created dialog for your script. Check below one var UIresult = myDisplayDialog(); // Ads size 200x7 var myDocument = app.documents.add(); with(myDocument.documentPreferences){ pageHeight = UIresult[1] + "mm"; pageWidth = UIresult[0] + "mm"; pageOrientation = PageOrientation.landscape; pagesPerDocument = 1; } function myDisplayDialog()    {         var myDialog = new Window ('dialog', 'Create New Document');         myDialog.alignChildren = "left";         var rg0 = myDialog.add ('group');         rg0.add('statictext',undefined, 'Select Document Width:');         var docuWidth = rg0.add('dropdownList', undefined ,[35, 73, 110, 148, 186, 224, 262]);         docuWidth.selection = docuWidth[1];         rg0.add('statictext',undefined, 'mm');         var rg1 = myDialog.add ('group');         rg1.add('statictext',undefined, 'Enter Document Height:');         var docuHeight = rg1.add('edittext',undefined, '380');         rg1.add('statictext',undefined, 'mm');         var rg2 = myDialog.add ('group');         rg2.alignment = "right";         rg2.add('button', undefined, 'Cancel', {name: 'cancel'});         rg2.add('button', undefined, 'OK', {name: 'ok'}); var myResult = myDialog.show(); if (myResult == 1) {      return [docuWidth.selection.toString (), docuHeight.text]; } if (myResult == 2) {      exit(); } } Shonky ... View more

Hi Richard, Try this app.activeDocument.allPageItems[0].contentType = ContentType.TEXT_TYPE app.select(app.activeDocument.allPageItems[0].insertionPoints[0]) Regards, Shonky ... View more

With below code you can check alias setting. var inklength = app.activeDocument.inks.length if (inklength>3) { //starting from 5th color becuase you cannot set ink alias on first four for (a=4; a<inklength;a++) { alert (app.activeDocument.inks.aliasInkName) } } Shonky ... View more

Hi Fred, Yes it is possible through indesign script. See below Adobe Indesign Sample script. //AddPath.jsx //An InDesign CS4 JavaScript // //Shows how to use the add path method. main(); function main(){ mySetup(); mySnippet(); myTeardown(); } function mySetup(){ var myDocument = app.documents.add(); myDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.points; myDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.points; myDocument.viewPreferences.rulerOrigin = RulerOrigin.pageOrigin; var myPage = myDocument.pages.item(0); var myRectangle = myPage.rectangles.add(); myRectangle.geometricBounds = [72, 72, 144, 144]; var myOval = myPage.ovals.add(); myOval.geometricBounds = [108, 108, 180, 180]; } function mySnippet(){ var myRectangle = app.documents.item(0).pages.item(0).rectangles.item(0); var myOval = app.documents.item(0).pages.item(0).ovals.item(0); //<fragment> //Given a rectangle "myRectangle" and an Oval "myOval"... myRectangle.addPath(myOval); //</fragment> } function myTeardown(){ } Shonky ... View more

I'll do this Harbs. Thanks, Shonky ... View more

Try below one tell application "Adobe InDesign CS4"      set line1 to "app.scriptArgs.setValue(\"arg1\",\"myValue\");" & return      set line2 to "var value = app.scriptArgs.getValue(\"arg1\");" & return      set line3 to "alert(value);" set myJavaScript to line1 & line2 & line3 do script myJavaScript language javascript end tell Shonky ... View more

Arul, You can't select all items of one layer if your layer items appear more than one page. Try to selecte one by one item for e.g. myl1uitems = app.activeDocument.layers.item(0).allPageItems; for (a=0; a<myl1uitems.length; a++) { app.select(myl1uitems); alert ("You have selected " + myl1uitems.constructor.name) } Shonky ... View more

Here below is example for doscript with arguments. Hope it will help you. --DoScriptReturnValues.applescript --An InDesign CS4 AppleScript -- --Shows how to get values back from a script run using --the do script command. main() on main()      mySetup()      mySnippet()      myTeardown() end main on mySetup() end mySetup on mySnippet()      tell application "Adobe InDesign CS4"           --<fragment>           set nameA to "ScriptArgumentA"           set nameB to "ScriptArgumentB"           set nAc to nameA & ": "           set nBc to nameB & ": "           --Create a string to be run as an AppleScript.           set p1 to "tell application \"Adobe InDesign CS4\"" & return           set p2 to "tell script args" & return           set p3 to "set value name \"ScriptArgumentA\" value "           set p4 to "\"This is the first AppleScript script argument value.\""           set p5 to "set value name \"ScriptArgumentB\" value "           set p6 to "\"This is the second AppleScript script argument value.\""           set p7 to "end tell" & return           set p8 to "end tell"           set myAppleScript to p1 & p2 & p3 & p4 & return & p5 & p6 & return & p7 & p8           --Run the AppleScript string.           do script myAppleScript language applescript language           --Retrieve the script argument values set by the script.           tell script args                set myScriptArgumentA to get value name nameA                set myScriptArgumentB to get value name nameB           end tell           --Display the script argument values in a dialog box.           display dialog nAc & myScriptArgumentA & return & nBc & myScriptArgumentB           --Create a string to be run as a JavaScript.           set p1 to "app.scriptArgs.setValue(\"ScriptArgumentA\", "           set p2 to "\"This is the first JavaScript script argument value.\");" & return           set p3 to "app.scriptArgs.setValue(\"ScriptArgumentB\", "           set p4 to "\"This is the second JavaScript script argument value.\");" & return           set myJavaScript to p1 & p2 & p3 & p4           --Run the JavaScript string.           do script myJavaScript language javascript           --Retrieve the script argument values set by the script.           tell script args                set myScriptArgumentA to get value name nameA                set myScriptArgumentB to get value name nameB           end tell           --Display the script argument values in a dialog box.           display dialog nAc & myScriptArgumentA & return & nBc & myScriptArgumentB           --</fragment>      end tell end mySnippet on myTeardown() end myTeardown Shonky ... View more

If you have an Untitled document then you can't get its full name. Your file must be saved at least one time if you want get full name of document. In CS4 Javascript you can get document full with below code: app.activeDocument.fullName Shonky ... View more

Check this one but if you have decimal like 5.7.6 then it will give you wrong result and i hoping that you have not decimal like this. var myDoc =  app.activeDocument; var result = 0; app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null; app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = '\\<\\d+.\\d+|\\<\\d+' app.findGrepPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = 'TablasTexto'; app.findGrepPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = 'Dimensions'; var myFound = myDoc.findGrep(); app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null; for (a=myFound.length-1; a>=0; a--) { myFound.pointSize = 7 ;  //This will become 7 pt size of your change text var myChange = myFound.contents + " (" +  roundToDP ((Number(myFound.contents)*2.20462262),1) + ")" myFound.contents = myChange result ++ } function roundToDP (val,dig) {      // Including all its zeros, lopping off beyond:      val = Math.round(val*Math.pow(10,dig));      // Force in decimal point at the right place:      val = String(val);    //  return val.slice(0,val.length-dig)+"."+val.slice(dig);      return val.slice(0,val.length-dig)+"."+val.slice(val.length-dig); } Note: above grep not work in all case. So please be careful when using it. ... View more