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Hi, can't test it at the moment as no cs 6 but as the error message told you guess you've missed the reference _> page item try tell application "Adobe InDesign CS6"     set sel to selection     align active document align distribute items sel align option vertical centers align distribute bounds key object reference (item 1 of selection)     end tell ... View more

It's a javascript (Extendscript) and will run on both mac and pc ... View more

Hi, a batchfile will use START "Name" "PathtoExtendScript" "PathToJsxBin"; so it'll have to launch ExtendScript. As a alternative you can launch the jsxbin by a vbscript or vbscriptexecutable (exe, just export the vbs as exe ...) Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set js = fs.GetFile("c:\HelloWorld.jsxbin")  Set myInDesign = CreateObject("InDesign.Application.cs5.5") myInDesign.DoScript js, 1246973031 Happy Scripting Edit: To export a vbs to exe use for example: http://www.vbsedit.com/ ... View more

Hi, I don't know, but running a *.bat via ES and piping the res of the *.bat to txt-file would give you the ability to get the requested. Anything like this: alert(ipConfig())   function ipConfig(){ var batString = 'cd c:\\ \n ipconfig  ' +   ' >' +'curripconfig.txt'            var _file = new File('~/tmp.bat');           _file.open( 'w' );            _file.encoding = 'UTF-8';        _file.writeln ( batString );        _file.close();        _file.execute();           var  resFile = File('c:\\curripconfig.txt' )     while(!resFile.exists){                                         $.sleep(500);         }                  resFile.open( 'r' );       var   toRead =   resFile.read();      resFile.close();     resFile.remove();     _file.remove();      return toRead;     } Hope it'll be of some help 😉 Hans-Gerd Claßen ... View more

sure, still no error-handling included, so use on own risk 😉 ... #target Indesign var selFolder = Folder.selectDialog(); if(!selFolder) {exit();}; var allFiles = selFolder.getFiles('*.*'); var currDate = getDate(); var currLogFile = File(selFolder.toString() + '/' + currDate + 'pagesSizeLogFile.txt'); doStuff(allFiles); currLogFile.execute(); function doStuff(filesFoldersArray){ var l = filesFoldersArray.length; app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.NEVER_INTERACT; while(l--) {   var   currItem = filesFoldersArray ; if(currItem instanceof(Folder)){     nextItems = currItem.getFiles('*.*');     doStuff(nextItems);     }     else if (    currItem.displayName.indexOf('indd') != -1){         currDoc = app.open(currItem, false); allPagesBounds = currDoc.pages.everyItem().bounds; currDocPagesWidthHeight = [currDoc.fullName.toString() + ':\n']; for(var b = 0; b < allPagesBounds.length; b++) {     h = allPagesBounds[2];     w = allPagesBounds[3] - allPagesBounds[1];     resString = '' + currDoc.pages.name + ': ' + w + ' x ' + h + '\n';     currDocPagesWidthHeight.push(resString)         }         var samePageSizesOrNot = checkUnique(currDocPagesWidthHeight);     switch(samePageSizesOrNot)     {         case false : toFile(currDocPagesWidthHeight.join('')); currDoc.close(SaveOptions.NO); break; default : currDoc.close(SaveOptions.NO); break; }     } } app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.INTERACT_WITH_ALL; } function toFile(pwh) {         currLogFile.open('a');     currLogFile.write(pwh);     currLogFile.close()         } function checkUnique(someArray) {            var tmpArray = []  ;      var tmpString = '';          for (var i = 1; i < someArray.length; i++) {              currItem = someArray;              if (tmpString.indexOf(currItem.slice(2,-1)) === -1){                 tmpString = tmpString + ' ' + currItem;                                      tmpArray.push(currItem);              } ;                  };     if (tmpArray.length === 1)     {         return true;         }else{             return false;}             };                 function getDate(){     var d = new Date(); var day = d.getDate(); if(day < 10){day = '0' + day;}; var month = d.getMonth() +1; if(month < 10){month = '0' + month;}; var year = '' + d.getFullYear(); var hours = d.getHours(); var minutes = d.getMinutes(); var seconds = d.getSeconds(); var dateString = month + day  + year.substring(2) + '_'  + hours + minutes + seconds + '_'; return dateString; } ... View more

#target Indesign var allPageItems = app.activeDocument.allPageItems checkXMLTag(allPageItems) function checkXMLTag(aArrayOfItems) {     for    (var i=0; i<aArrayOfItems.length; i++) { var pageItem    = aArrayOfItems; if(!pageItem.associatedXMLElement) {     pageItem.select();     alert('Selection hasn\'t got a markUpTag');     exit();     };         } } ... View more

good morning, changed it a bit. this'll only write a reportfile if there are pages with different pagesizes. #target Indesign var selFolder = Folder.selectDialog(); var inddFiles = selFolder.getFiles('*.indd'); l = inddFiles.length; app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.NEVER_INTERACT; while(l--) { currDoc = app.open(inddFiles , false); allPagesBounds = currDoc.pages.everyItem().bounds; currDocPagesWidthHeight = new Array(); for(var b = 0; b < allPagesBounds.length; b++) {     h = allPagesBounds[2];     w = allPagesBounds[3] - allPagesBounds[1];     resString = '' + currDoc.pages.name + ': ' + w + ' x ' + h + '\n';     currDocPagesWidthHeight.push(resString)         }         var samePageSizesOrNot = checkUnique(currDocPagesWidthHeight);     switch(samePageSizesOrNot)     {         case false : toFile(currDoc.name.replace(/indd/,''), currDocPagesWidthHeight.join('')); currDoc.close(SaveOptions.NO); break; default : currDoc.close(SaveOptions.NO); break; }     } app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.INTERACT_WITH_ALL; function toFile(targetName, pwh) {     targetFile = File(selFolder + '/' + targetName + 'txt')     targetFile.open('w');     targetFile.write(pwh);     targetFile.close()         } function checkUnique(someArray) {          var obj = {}  ;      var tmpArray = []  ;           for (var i = 0; i < someArray.length; i++) {                  var currItem = someArray;          if (! obj[currItem]) {                    obj[currItem] = true ;                                       tmpArray.push(currItem);              } ;                  };     if (tmpArray.length === 1)     {         return true;         }else{             return false;}             }; ... View more

Hi, var selFolder = Folder.selectDialog(); var inddFiles = selFolder.getFiles('*.indd'); l = inddFiles.length; app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.NEVER_INTERACT; while(l--) { currDoc = app.open(inddFiles , false); allPagesBounds = currDoc.pages.everyItem().bounds; currDocPagesWidthHeight = new Array(); for(var b = 0; b < allPagesBounds.length; b++) {     h = allPagesBounds[2];     w = allPagesBounds[3] - allPagesBounds[1];     resString = '' + currDoc.pages.name + ': ' + w + ' x ' + h + '\n';     currDocPagesWidthHeight.push(resString)         } toFile(currDoc.name.replace(/indd/,''), currDocPagesWidthHeight.join('')); currDoc.close(SaveOptions.NO);     } app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.INTERACT_WITH_ALL; function toFile(targetName, pwh) {     targetFile = File(selFolder + '/' + targetName + 'txt')     targetFile.open('w');     targetFile.write(pwh);     targetFile.close()         } quick'n dirty this should list all pagesizes of indd-docs of a chosen folder in the chosen folder with matching inddDocName. Docs will open faceless ... Javascript. Hope it'll be of some help Hans-Gerd Claßen ... View more

The shell can only handle posix path (unix path) do shell script "afplay " & quoted form of POSIX path of ("Here:a:macpath:to:a:soundfile!!!") ... View more

Hi, var myParameters = ["Mac:Users:a.ivanov:Sounds:", "copied.wav"]; var myAppleScript = "tell application \"Play Sound\" to play  ((item 1 of arguments) & item 2 of arguments)"; app.doScript(myAppleScript, ScriptLanguage.applescriptLanguage, myParameters); doScript also excepts file, so if wanted save the line myAppleScript as *.jsx and insert the Filereference in the doScript P.S. Assume MacOsx prior 10.5 may not include afplay ... View more

Hi, your changing the story by adding a textFrame, so your reference myFound is actually not valid after the first loop. So, loop backwards when changing / deleting something: while(i--) ... or for (i < myFound.length, i >= 0; i--) Another reason could be that a reference itsself is in overset when accessed. Hope this'll help ... View more

Hi; indesign cs 6 scriptingguide page 16 😉 http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/indesign/sdk/cs6/scripting/InDesign_ScriptingGuide_JS.pdf P.S: you may also use MacOs builtIn afplay to play soundfiles 😉 ... View more

... cause your in overset from the start. try to give some bounds, so that at least the first words fit var myInsertionPoint = app.activeDocument.stories[0].insertionPoints[-1]; var myAnchoredFrame = myInsertionPoint.textFrames.add(undefined, undefined, undefined,{geometricBounds: [0,0,50,50]}); myAnchoredFrame.contents = "This is an anchored frame."; myAnchoredFrame.fit(FitOptions.FRAME_TO_CONTENT); Edit: You'll still have to check for overflows after fitting and in case expand bounds and fit again. It's bit of buggy also in the GUI. Hope this'll help Hans-Gerd Claßen ... View more

Hi @all, afPlay should be located at 'usr/bin/' But there's no need to know this because this applescript line runs it: do shell script "afplay " & quoted form of POSIX path of ("Here:a:macpath:to:a:soundfile!!!") Here the link to its extensiv 😉 manPage: http://www.manpagez.com/man/1/afplay/ ... View more

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Your rules for placing the images are not as detailed explained. So I would, but can't give good advice here. Keep in mind that page items can be labelled (Both: scriptlabel or GUI-label) and named. Happy scripting! Hans-Gerd Claßen ... View more

Hi, if you still want to do it yourself. Let's do the first step. Here's a example for the userdialog. Release dates will livechange depending on selected publication. #target Indesign //e.g set some sample publications and release dates var publications = new Array (); var publication01 = new Object(); publication01 ["publication"] = "newspaper" ; publication01 ["releaseDates"] = ["ndate01", "ndate02", "ndate03"] ; publications.push(publication01); var publication02 = new Object(); publication02 ["publication"] = "magazine" ; publication02 ["releaseDates"] = ["mdate01", "mdate02", "mdate03"] ; publications.push(publication02); //alert the response alert('Chosen Product & release Date: ' + someDialog().join(', ')); //userdialog function someDialog() { var w = new Window ("dialog", "My Input"); w.alignChildren = "left"; var pnlpublication  = w.add('panel', undefined, 'Please choose a publication:'); pnlpublication.orientation = "row"; var myPublication = pnlpublication.add ("dropdownlist", [0, 0, 250, 10], [publications[0].publication,  publications[1].publication]); myPublication.selection = 0; var pnlDate  = w.add('panel', undefined, 'Please choose a release Date:'); pnlDate.orientation = "row"; var myDate = pnlDate.add ("dropdownlist", [0, 0, 250, 10],publications[0].releaseDates); myDate.selection = 0; var myButtonGroup = w.add ("group"); myButtonGroup.orientation = "row"; myButtonGroup.add ("button", undefined, "OK"); myButtonGroup.add ("button", undefined, "Cancel"); myPublication.onChange = function() {     myDate.removeAll();        var getSel = myPublication.selection.text;         switch(getSel){ case publications[1].publication : setListItems (publications[1].releaseDates); break; default : setListItems (publications[0].releaseDates); break;         }        function setListItems (stringArray){         for(var myItem = 0; myItem < stringArray.length; myItem++){     myDate.add('item', stringArray[myItem]) }        } myDate.selection = 0; } if (w.show () == 1){         return [myPublication.selection.text, myDate.selection.text];     w.close() }else{     w.close(); exit (); } } ... View more

Hi, what should be the sources for the publication names and a dates to be provided? ... View more

Hi, you'll find parts but not your special workflow. Without any experience in scripting ... If you don't want to spent time yourself -> think of investing a bit of money to anyone who'll spent his' ... View more

Hi, not as fine but try this: var input = ['Ebene 1', 'Ebene 2']/*Names of Layers to switch on or off*/, onOrOff = false/*true = visible, false = not visible*/; var currDocGraphics = app.activeDocument.allGraphics; l = currDocGraphics.length; while(l--){     currImage = currDocGraphics ;     if(currImage.imageTypeName == 'Adobe PDF'){         i = input.length;         while(i--){             try{     currImage.graphicLayerOptions.graphicLayers.itemByName(input).currentVisibility = onOrOff;        } catch (e){             }     }    }         } No GUI today 😉 ... View more

Hi, eportFile-method is assigned to single Page items, so as far as I know, there's no way around grouping here ... ... View more