simple JS-sort inserted anywhere should be enough ... var master_pages_lijst = new Array; for (i=0; i<aantal_masters; i++) {           master_pages_lijst.push(masterpages.name); } master_pages_lijst.sort(); ... ... View more

Sample of how to load styles from indd-file to document or app: #target InDesign  var myFolder = Folder('C:/path/to/Folder/with/Indd-Files'); var allStyleFiles = myFolder.getFiles("*.indd"); var arrayOfStyleFileNames = []; for(var myIndex = 0; myIndex < allStyleFiles.length; myIndex++ ){arrayOfStyleFileNames.push(allStyleFiles[myIndex].name)} var selectedStyleFile = chooseStyleFile (arrayOfStyleFileNames) function chooseStyleFile(arrayOfStyleFileNames){         var myDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"Optionale Formatdateien", canCancel:true});     with(myDialog){ with(dialogColumns.add()){         with(borderPanels.add()){                 with(dialogColumns.add()){                     staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Bitte eine Formatdatei wählen:"});                 }                    with(dialogColumns.add()){                     var pickedStyle = dropdowns.add({stringList:arrayOfStyleFileNames, selectedIndex:0});                 }             }         }     }     if(myDialog.show() == true){                 var pickedStyle = pickedStyle.selectedIndex;                 myDialog.destroy();     return File(myFolder.toString() + '/' + arrayOfStyleFileNames[pickedStyle]) }     else{         myDialog.destroy()         exit();     }   } if(app.documents.length == 0){      try{                           RemoveIdStyles(); app.importStyles (ImportFormat.PARAGRAPH_STYLES_FORMAT, selectedStyleFile, GlobalClashResolutionStrategy.LOAD_ALL_WITH_OVERWRITE) app.importStyles (ImportFormat.CHARACTER_STYLES_FORMAT, selectedStyleFile, GlobalClashResolutionStrategy.LOAD_ALL_WITH_OVERWRITE) app.importStyles (ImportFormat.OBJECT_STYLES_FORMAT, selectedStyleFile, GlobalClashResolutionStrategy.LOAD_ALL_WITH_OVERWRITE) app.importStyles (ImportFormat.TABLE_STYLES_FORMAT, selectedStyleFile, GlobalClashResolutionStrategy.LOAD_ALL_WITH_OVERWRITE) app.importStyles (ImportFormat.CELL_STYLES_FORMAT, selectedStyleFile, GlobalClashResolutionStrategy.LOAD_ALL_WITH_OVERWRITE) app.importStyles (ImportFormat.TABLE_AND_CELL_STYLES_FORMAT, selectedStyleFile, GlobalClashResolutionStrategy.LOAD_ALL_WITH_OVERWRITE) app.loadSwatches (selectedStyleFile)                  delEmptyParStyleGroups(); alert("Die Formate für " + selectedStyleFile.name + " wurden geladen.")     }catch (e){     alert ("Folgender Fehler trat auf: " + e)     }              } if(app.documents.length != 0){      try{ app.activeDocument.importStyles (ImportFormat.PARAGRAPH_STYLES_FORMAT, selectedStyleFile, GlobalClashResolutionStrategy.LOAD_ALL_WITH_OVERWRITE) app.activeDocument.importStyles (ImportFormat.CHARACTER_STYLES_FORMAT, selectedStyleFile, GlobalClashResolutionStrategy.LOAD_ALL_WITH_OVERWRITE) app.activeDocument.importStyles (ImportFormat.OBJECT_STYLES_FORMAT, selectedStyleFile, GlobalClashResolutionStrategy.LOAD_ALL_WITH_OVERWRITE) app.activeDocument.importStyles (ImportFormat.TABLE_STYLES_FORMAT, selectedStyleFile, GlobalClashResolutionStrategy.LOAD_ALL_WITH_OVERWRITE) app.activeDocument.importStyles (ImportFormat.CELL_STYLES_FORMAT, selectedStyleFile, GlobalClashResolutionStrategy.LOAD_ALL_WITH_OVERWRITE) app.activeDocument.importStyles (ImportFormat.TABLE_AND_CELL_STYLES_FORMAT, selectedStyleFile, GlobalClashResolutionStrategy.LOAD_ALL_WITH_OVERWRITE) app.activeDocument.loadSwatches (selectedStyleFile)                  delEmptyParStyleGroups(); alert("Die Formate für " + selectedStyleFile.name + " wurden nachgeladen.")     }catch (e){     alert ("Folgender Fehler trat auf: " + e)     }              } //Formate in InDesign löschen function RemoveIdStyles(){     var _pS = app.allParagraphStyles;     for    (var i=0; i<_pS.length; i++) {         try {         _pS.remove(); }      catch (e)            {          }         }         var _cS = app.allCharacterStyles;     for    (var i=0; i<_cS.length; i++) {                 try {         _cS.remove();}      catch (e)            {          }             }         var _pS = app.allObjectStyles;     for    (var i=0; i<_pS.length; i++) {         try {         _pS.remove(); }      catch (e)            {          }         }             var _pS = app.swatches;     for    (var i=1; i<_pS.length; i++) {         try {         _pS.remove();         }      catch (e)            {          }     }     }     //Leere Formatgruppen löschen function delEmptyParStyleGroups(){ var pGroups = app.paragraphStyleGroups; for(var z=pGroups.length -1; z >=0; z--){ if(pGroups .allParagraphStyles.length <= 0){     pGroups .remove();     }         }         } ... View more

exampleDocument would have been fine 😉 Bit of searching in the dark 😉 😉 Uwes approach should work at least. ... View more

Hello Rike, I guess not only the label but also the contents of the textframes involved are the same?! Then just create a array of all textframes with the specific label. Find those whose content is not unique. Compare the parentPage.documentOffset ... Hope it'll help Hans-Gerd Claßen ... View more

I'm not sure. Isn't it a collection up to this: docs .rectangles.everyItem().images.everyItem() from this point it's got a length: docs .rectangles.everyItem().images.everyItem().clippingPath So this works here: #target indesign function main() {           var docs = app.documents.everyItem().getElements(),                     l = docs.length;           while(l--) {                     try {                             cPaths =  docs .rectangles.everyItem().images.everyItem().clippingPath;                             pl = cPaths.length;                             while(pl--){                                 cPaths[pl].clippingType = ClippingPathType.NONE;                                 }                     } catch(e) {                               alert(e);                     }                     alert('All done! You can go outside and play now!')           } } app.doScript('main()', undefined, undefined, UndoModes.entireScript, 'Reset Clipping'); Have a nice day Hans-gerd Claßen ... View more

Hi vamitul, we've got a array here: docs .rectangles.everyItem().images.everyItem().clippingPath 😉 ... View more

Good to know thx Uwe ... View more

Hi, a layer has got its own property 'allGraphics'. Layers parent is the document. Any idea¿ Have a try! Hans-Gerd Claßen ... View more

Hi, here's what I've once used to export cropped / masked images to JPG with. Added a labeling for the picContainer. Have a look if it pardly fits your needs... #target InDesign // getested ID CS 5.5 with(app.jpegExportPreferences){     //set to your wishes ...     antiAlias = true; embedColorProfile = false; exportResolution = 144; jpegColorSpace = JpegColorSpaceEnum.RGB; //JpegColorSpaceEnum.CMYK, JpegColorSpaceEnum.GRAY     r/w    One of RGB, CMYK or Gray jpegQuality = JPEGOptionsQuality.HIGH; //JPEGOptionsQuality.MEDIUM, JPEGOptionsQuality.LOW, JPEGOptionsQuality.MAXIMUM     r/w    The compression quality. jpegRenderingStyle = JPEGOptionsFormat.BASELINE_ENCODING; // JPEGOptionsFormat.PROGRESSIVE_ENCODING     r/w    The rendering style. simulateOverprint = true; } var theDoc = app.activeDocument; var docName = theDoc.name; var docShortName = docName.replace(/.indd/, '') var docPath = '' + theDoc.fullName; var docContainerPath = docPath.replace(docName, '') var destPath = docContainerPath + '/' + docShortName + '_jpgExport/' if(Folder(destPath).create() != true){alert('Zielordner konnte nicht erstellt werden.'); exit()} var theLinks = theDoc.links; l = theLinks.length; while(l--){ if(theLinks .linkType.search(/Word|Excel|Text/) === -1){     theName = theLinks .name.replace(/\..{3,4}/,  '')      myContainer =     theLinks .parent.parent; gBounds = myContainer.geometricBounds.join(', '); myContainer.label = gBounds; parentPageNumber = myContainer.parentPage.name; newFile =new File(destPath + parentPageNumber + '_' + theName + '.jpg'); if(myContainer.exportFile(ExportFormat.JPG,  newFile) === false){alert(newFile + ' konnte nicht geschrieben werden')}          }             } Hope it'll be of any help Hans-Gerd Claßen ... View more

Hi, it's tested for ID CS 5.5 Mac & PC -> Runs fine here. (Won't run CS4 & prior) Have a nice day Hans-Gerd Claßen ... View more

Of course, just did the changes requested ... ;_) their may be other changes possible too ... Hans-Gerd Claßen ... View more

Ha, ha, many help for this 😉 did it with just few changes. hope it'll work. dest will be the folder exports on the desktop. property baseFolder : (path to desktop as text) & "exports:" on open mgItems     repeat with mgThisItem in mgItems                 tell application id "com.adobe.InDesign"             try                 open mgThisItem                 set mgDocName to name of active document                 set text item delimiters of AppleScript to " "                 set mgShortName to text item 1 of mgDocName                 set targetFolderPath to my createFolder(mgShortName)                 set text item delimiters of AppleScript to ""                 set mgHRFilePath to targetFolderPath & mgShortName & "_HR.pdf" as string                 set properties of PDF export preferences to properties of PDF export preset "[High Quality Print]"                 tell active document                     export format PDF type to mgHRFilePath without showing options                 end tell                 set mgHRDigitalFilePath to targetFolderPath & mgShortName & "_HRD.pdf" as string                 set properties of PDF export preferences to properties of PDF export preset "[Press Quality]"                 tell active document                     export format PDF type to mgHRDigitalFilePath without showing options                 end tell                 set mgProofFilePath to targetFolderPath & mgShortName & "_proof.pdf" as string                 set properties of PDF export preferences to properties of PDF export preset "[Smallest File Size]"                 tell active document                     export format PDF type to mgProofFilePath without showing options                 end tell                 set mgPackageFilePath to targetFolderPath & mgShortName as string                 tell active document                     package to mgPackageFilePath with copying fonts, ignore preflight errors, copying profiles, updating graphics, including hidden layers, copying linked graphics and creating report                 end tell                 close active document             on error e                 display dialog e             end try         end tell             end repeat     display dialog "PDFs created and InDesign file packaged" end open on createFolder(nameString)     set macFolderPath to baseFolder & nameString     do shell script "mkdir -p " & quoted form of POSIX path of macFolderPath     return macFolderPath & ":" end createFolder Hans-Gerd Claßen ... View more

You may try this snippet: #target Indesign //check for active Document if(app.documents.length != 0){    var currDoc = app.activeDocument;    //array to catch infos     var  graphicsInfos = [];       }else{           //no open document        exit();} //necessary currDoc.zeroPoint = [0,0]; //get Measurement Units as string, set ruler Origin to Page with(currDoc.viewPreferences){     var hUnit = horizontalMeasurementUnits.toString();     var vUnit = verticalMeasurementUnits.toString();     rulerOrigin    =  RulerOrigin.PAGE_ORIGIN;         }         //get all graphics of document var getGraphics = currDoc.allGraphics; for(var i = 0; i < getGraphics.length; i++){     //create object to store graphic infos     currInfo = new Object(); currGraphic = getGraphics; //Position, on page currInfo['Position'] = 'NaN' if(currGraphic.parent.hasOwnProperty('visibleBounds')){     currParentBounds = currGraphic.parent.visibleBounds;     topLeft = '' + currParentBounds[1] + ' ' + hUnit + ' / ' + currParentBounds[0] + ' ' + vUnit;     bottomRight =  '' + currParentBounds[3] + ' ' + hUnit + ' / ' + currParentBounds[2] + ' ' + vUnit;     currInfo['Position'] = 'Position\n topLeft: ' + topLeft + ' | ' + 'bottomRight: ' + bottomRight;     }         currInfo['Page'] = 'Page: ' + currGraphic.parentPage.name;     currInfo['Name'] = 'Name: ' + currGraphic.itemLink.name;     //store infos of graphic in array graphicsInfos.push(currInfo) ; } //arrayToString l = graphicsInfos.length; newString = currDoc.name + '\n'; while(l--){     newString = newString + graphicsInfos .Name + '\n' + graphicsInfos .Page + '\n' + graphicsInfos .Position + '\n\n'     } //write file     var _file = new File('~/Desktop/' + currDoc.name.replace(/indd/, '') + 'txt');         _file.open( 'w' );         _file.encoding = 'UTF-8';     _file.write( newString );     _file.close(); Report will be saved on the desktop. Indesign-Documentname + txt Hope it'll run Hans-Gerd Claßen ... View more

Hi, I guess you mean the coordinates of the masked images = coordinates of a page item¿ app.activeDocument.allGraphics will return a array of all graphics. check if parent of the graphic is a page item and get the geometric- or visual bounds. returned Bounds: [y1,x1,y2,x2]. so get the pairs for topleft and bottomright. The graphic itsself has got the properties parentPage and name. So you've got all you want. Hans-Gerd Claßen ... View more

Hi, as seen in one of your first posts you flip the graphic line. Guess you didn't set the transform reference point by script and now changed it manually fron center to bottom ... just a suggestion Hans-Gerd Clöaßen ... View more

... because im german (too?)... that's the reason for my great english skills 😉 If your script works for you -> great! only thing to do is to draw the line while the textbox is somewhere else except on the page. well, a page item (which is not anchored) stored next to the page should have a spread as parent. so, if you set ruler origin to RulerOrigin.SPREAD_ORIGIN you can create the line at the spread and use the bounds as usual Have a good day ! Tschüss Hans-Gerd Claßen ... View more

I found out, that when I select text in a box, i cant set currGroup to item 1 of selection, because the result will be a text like "19,99". correct, that's why the line in the example was:         set currSel to object reference of item 1 of selection --class of selection is always list As you may see, the functionality of a script requires exact known conditions ... sounds overly didactic, but shouldn't! One last tipp: www.hilfdirselbst.ch -> we speak german ... View more

Still on PC 😉 but look at page 144 and remember to bookmark the link 😉 http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/indesign/cs55-docs/InDesignScripting/InDesign-ScriptingGuide-AS.pdf Hans-Gerd Claßen ... View more

Of course you can call menu actions: //Gruppierung aufheben ausführen app.menuActions.itemByID(118845).invoke(); and  you can add a page item to a existing selection. usage example: app.select(app.activeDocument.graphicLines[0], SelectionOptions.ADD_TO)//some selection already exists ... If you run into problems translating to AS I would have a look at the AppleScript scriptingguide - it's pretty good! Hans-Gerd Claßen ... View more

Hi, if your selection is some text you should get the parent page by item 1 of  targeting the parent text frames and then its parent page. Sorry I'm on a PC today, so here's the javascript equivalent: #target Indesign //assuming some text as selection (word, character ...) var currPage = app.selection[0].parentTextFrames[0].parentPage; Ungroup / group: If you ungroup a group the reference to the items of the group will change. so you've got to indentify each before ungrouping. This may be done by getting there ID, setting  label, insert label, setting name ... then store them in a array and group again. ... View more

Hi, guess it's overset as the textframe is to small. Try to set some bounds first set myTextFrame to make text frame with properties {geometric bounds:{0, 0, 100, 100}} so it hopefully can contain one character 😉 ... View more

Hi, I'm not sure if you're talking about anchored textframes ... reading between the lines intends this which would make a difference ... I wouldn't use graphic lines at all. Ever thought of a table containg one cell¿ (cell style -> diagonal line) Hans-Gerd Claßen ... View more

Hi, it's always the whole textframe to be crossed out¿ Try this: tell application "Adobe InDesign CS5.5"         tell active document         set textFrame to item 1 of selection         set currPage to parent page of textFrame         set textFrameBounds to geometric bounds of textFrame         set theLine to make graphic line at currPage with properties {applied object style:"Crossout"}                 set anchor of path point 1 of path 1 of theLine to {item 2 of textFrameBounds, item 3 of textFrameBounds}         set anchor of path point 2 of path 1 of theLine to {item 4 of textFrameBounds, item 1 of textFrameBounds}                 make group with properties {group items:{textFrame, theLine}}     end tell end tell I don't understand : • And: The textbox could contain more items than one that get "crossed out", so all lines should group together. (Not that if I want to break a textbox with 5 lines, that i have 5 "housed" groups of lines) Hans-Gerd Claßen P.S. Did you have a look in the AS-scripting guide¿ ... View more

Hi, seems like my spaceinvadersabilities did not get better in the last 20 years 😉 Great wiki! Hans-Gerd Claßen ... View more

"Search for missing infos in this Thread", couldn't find a solution... ...what are you asking? Thank you! Hans-Gerd Claßen ... View more

Good morning, allready sunrise in norway? Have to say that I can not understand / read one of the errormessages you've posted! Cryptical language 😉 Just a few points to clarify: 1. set time out to specific time means that this is just  the maximum time given to a process' duration. If finished earlier everything will go on from this moment and will not wait until timeout duration is over! 2. If the second errormessage appears it means that system events failed on clicking the button of alert window. UI-Scripting is not very robust and should be avoided if possible. 3. Be aware that the 'clickAlertButton'-function is just a workaround. Could be used if there no possibility to modify the executed script 3.b. If you want a Javascript alert and you want it to close after a specific time then try to use the handler I posted in response to Kevin. Just run it with 'displayDialog('anyStringYouLike')' Have a good day Hans-Gerd Claßen ... View more