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‎Jun 10, 2016
04:33 AM
I probably didnt explain it well. I'll post pics. And it turns out that its not just mm its all sizes except for the Inches sizes that mess up The small bar is what shows up on everything except for the inches. Inches MM and every other Measurement setting.
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‎Jun 09, 2016
12:01 PM
99% of my files are in inches but on the select few that is not they are in mm how can i get my below script to auto correct from inches to mm? Right now everything moves perfectly where its supposed to go when the file is in inches. But when i save in a Files built in mm it just puts a small line and i have to manually expand it. I figured when i made these sizes in inches it would adjust for it when using a mm FIle. function addTextFrame(doc, layer, name) { var myBlendingSettings = { blendMode : BlendMode.OVERLAY }; var myTransparencySettings = { blendingSettings : myBlendingSettings }; var tf = doc.textFrames.itemByName(name); if(tf && tf.isValid) { tf.remove(); } tf = doc.textFrames.add(layer, LocationOptions.UNKNOWN, {name: name, fillColor :"Yellow", fillTint: 20, transparencySettings : myTransparencySettings, geometricBounds: ['0in','-5.45in','1.45in','-.75in'] }); return tf; }
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‎Jun 09, 2016
11:00 AM
app.addEventListener( "beforeSave" , doTextFrameOnPageOne ); app.addEventListener( "beforeSave" , doZeroPoint); app.addEventListener( "afterOpen" , doZeroPoint ); function doZeroPoint() { app.documents[0].zeroPoint = [0,0]; } Will having 2 beforeSave eventListeners Mess anything up? So far its fine but is there a better way to do this?
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‎Jun 09, 2016
10:36 AM
app.addEventListener( "afterOpen" , doZeroPoint ); function doZeroPoint() { app.documents[0].zeroPoint = [0,0]; } Ok this worked.
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‎Jun 09, 2016
10:00 AM
I've Tried the below but it is not working. I want it to reset the Ruler Origin PAGE_ORIGIN when a document is opened. How can i accomplish this? app.documents[0].zeroPoint = [0,0]; and i'm wanting it to be (RulerOrigin.PAGE_ORIGIN) on every page. I am entering this into my startup script that was created on here. is HERE>> ALMOST there and done but a little more help please. in InDesign Scripting << Thanks you for your help..
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‎Jun 07, 2016
07:11 PM
Thank you I was just wondering because I have 4 starting now and didn't know the best way to go with was.
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‎Jun 07, 2016
01:37 PM
This is the code i'm using the R5 and 6 are exactly the same other than the different Cell Numbers. var cell3OfColumn2insertionPoint1 = myTable.columns[1].cells[3].insertionPoints[0]; var R4 = cell3OfColumn2insertionPoint1.textVariableInstances.add(LocationOptions.AFTER, cell3OfColumn2insertionPoint1); R4.associatedTextVariable = doc.textVariables.itemByName("Modification Date"); R5.associatedTextVariable = doc.textVariables.itemByName("Output Date"); R6.associatedTextVariable = doc.textVariables.itemByName("Creation Date");
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‎Jun 07, 2016
01:32 PM
how can i get my output and created date to look like my Modified date? The below is how it looks in the script now. I just like the look of the Modification date string. If its not possible to make them look that way no big deal I'm just curious. Date Modified: June 7, 2016 3:52 PM Date Output: 06/06/16 Date Created: 06/06/16
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‎Jun 07, 2016
12:59 PM
I meant to ask "how many could I AutoStart? not should
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‎Jun 07, 2016
12:59 PM
Is it better to have 2 or 3 scripts auto start with Indesign Or should i combine them into 1 Script? And if multiple scripts starting at the same time does not matter is there a limit on how many I should AutoStart?
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‎Jun 07, 2016
12:52 PM
You my Friend are awesome. Its Perfect. I was way off on this code ..
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‎Jun 07, 2016
07:56 AM
When i do the below code the Frame name does not work. it actuall breaks my Table script. And the text frame is empty var tf, myTable, myBlendingSettings, myBlendingSettings, myTransparencySettings, textFrameName; myBlendingSettings = { blendMode : BlendMode.OVERLAY }; myTransparencySettings = { blendingSettings : myBlendingSettings }; tf = doc.textFrames.add({fillColor :"Yellow", fillTint: 30, transparencySettings : myTransparencySettings, geometricBounds: ['0','-5.45in','1.45','-.75in'] }); textFrameName = "SaveInfo"; if(app.documents[0].textFrames.itemByName(textFrameName).isValid) { customFunctionUpdateContents(); } else { customFunctionAddTextFrame() } myTable = tf.texts[0].tables.add ( { // Number of Rows and Columns. bodyRowCount : 6 , columnCount : 2 } ); // Column Properties setColumnWidthsAndAlignments(myTable) function setColumnWidthsAndAlignments(tableObj) { var myWidths=[1.35, 3.32]; var myAlignments=[Justification.LEFT_ALIGN,Justification.LEFT_ALIGN]; var numberOfColumns=tableObj.columns.count(); for (c=0;c<numberOfColumns;c++) { myTable.columns .width=myWidths ; myTable.columns .cells.everyItem().texts.everyItem().justification=myAlignments ; } }
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‎Jun 06, 2016
10:24 AM
This is the text frame code i was originally using that worked until i added the tables.
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‎Jun 06, 2016
10:22 AM
I'm still not getting the First textFrameName you posted to work. IF i type/paste it anywhere in the script the script breaks and will not run. As for the second one. it will add a separate Text frame with the correct name and i cannot get it to rename my text frame with the table in it. I will keep messing around and see if i can get the second one to work. Now for the save as i can still save all documents and it will save them. It just will not display the Boxes above with the SaveInfo.
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‎Jun 05, 2016
12:19 PM
I tried something like that the other day but it wouldn't work. But I was not using an if else statement. The below is the one i use on earlier on this one. but it will not work now that i changed this to a table layout. Or at least i couldnt get the information to be placed in it. It made the text frame but did not name it. (On this new Code) var frameName = "Save_Information"; var doc, tvINFO, ip, contentsOfFrame; var doc = app.activeDocument;/* */ var tempFrame = doc.textFrames.itemByName(frameName);
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‎Jun 03, 2016
11:53 AM
This is what it should look like. The yellow will overlay on anything that may be under it so if we have something in the pastboard we can still see it. This is what it looks like after saving 4 times in a row. the other one below just shows that it just places a new text box ontop of the old one. !
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‎Jun 03, 2016
08:40 AM
Thank you i was all over the net looking for those (Probably searching the wrong key words.)
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‎Jun 03, 2016
07:43 AM
I saw a script on here yesterday but cannot seem to find it. it showed abunch of eventListeners at the bottom of the script. For save as, Save, etc.. I know this is very vague and i'm sorry for that but i want to see how i can implement multiple event listeners in my script.
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‎Jun 02, 2016
11:14 AM
Here's the code i have so far. I got the add Layers to work, I had misspelled one of the lines of code. A few more questions though. 1.) How can i make the text frame that the below Table is in have the name SaveInfo? 2.) How to make this script work in all Documents not just the active.. (If i save maybe 6 files at a time i would like the script to apply to all those documents as well.) 3.) I want it to only save one instance. Now i can save as many times as i want but every time i do it just places another text box on top of the other ones. I only want one box that keeps updating when saved. I'll paste picture in another reply so you can see what i'm saying incase i'm not making sense. #targetengine "AutoStartScript" app.addEventListener( "beforeSave" , doTextFrameOnPageOne ); /* app.addEventListener( "beforeSaveAll" , doTextFrameOnPageOne ); */ function doTextFrameOnPageOne() { var doc = app.activeDocument; // Create New Layer var myLayer = doc.layers; var myPage = doc.pages; var flag=false; checkLayer(); function checkLayer(){ for (var l=0; myLayer.length>l; l++){ if (myLayer .name =="SaveInfo"){ flag=true; } } if (flag==false){ var myNewLayer = doc.layers.add(); myNewLayer.move(LocationOptions.atBeginning, undefined); myNewLayer.name = "SaveInfo"; } } var columnOneContentsArray = [ "Document:" , "User Name:", "Computer Name:", "Date Modified:", "Date Output:", "Date Created:", "Output Date:" ]; var columnTwoContentsArray = [ /* "", "", "" */ ]; var myBlendingSettings = { blendMode : BlendMode.OVERLAY }; var myTransparencySettings = { blendingSettings : myBlendingSettings }; var tf = doc.textFrames.add({fillColor :"Yellow", fillTint: 20, transparencySettings : myTransparencySettings, geometricBounds: ['-.75','-4.45in','.75in','-.75in'] }); var myTable = tf.texts[0].tables.add ( { // Number of Rows and Columns. bodyRowCount : 6 , columnCount : 2 // Use other property/value pairs to define the width of the table, stroke weights, fill color etc.pp. } ); // Create New Text Variables tv = doc.textVariables.item("Users Name"); !tv.isValid && tv = doc.textVariables.add({name:"Users Name", variableType:VariableTypes.CUSTOM_TEXT_TYPE}); tv.variableOptions.contents = String( getAppUserName() ); tvL = doc.textVariables.item("CLN"); !tvL.isValid && tvL = doc.textVariables.add({name:"CLN", variableType:VariableTypes.CUSTOM_TEXT_TYPE}); tvL.variableOptions.contents = String( getLogInUserName() ); // Placing information in tables var R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6; myTable.columns[0].contents = columnOneContentsArray; myTable.columns[1].contents = columnTwoContentsArray; var cell0OfColumn2insertionPoint1 = myTable.columns[1].cells[0].insertionPoints[0]; var R1 = cell0OfColumn2insertionPoint1.textVariableInstances.add(LocationOptions.AFTER, cell0OfColumn2insertionPoint1); R1.associatedTextVariable = doc.textVariables.itemByName("File Name"); var cell1OfColumn2insertionPoint1 = myTable.columns[1].cells[1].insertionPoints[0]; var R2 = cell1OfColumn2insertionPoint1.textVariableInstances.add(LocationOptions.AFTER, cell1OfColumn2insertionPoint1); R2.associatedTextVariable = doc.textVariables.itemByName("Users Name") var cell2OfColumn2insertionPoint1 = myTable.columns[1].cells[2].insertionPoints[0]; var R3 = cell2OfColumn2insertionPoint1.textVariableInstances.add(LocationOptions.AFTER, cell2OfColumn2insertionPoint1); R3.associatedTextVariable = doc.textVariables.itemByName("CLN"); var cell3OfColumn2insertionPoint1 = myTable.columns[1].cells[3].insertionPoints[0]; var R4 = cell3OfColumn2insertionPoint1.textVariableInstances.add(LocationOptions.AFTER, cell3OfColumn2insertionPoint1); R4.associatedTextVariable = doc.textVariables.itemByName("Modification Date"); var cell4OfColumn2insertionPoint1 = myTable.columns[1].cells[4].insertionPoints[0]; var R5 = cell4OfColumn2insertionPoint1.textVariableInstances.add(LocationOptions.AFTER, cell4OfColumn2insertionPoint1); R5.associatedTextVariable = doc.textVariables.itemByName("Output Date"); // How can i make this show the date string? Like The Modification Date! var cell5OfColumn2insertionPoint1 = myTable.columns[1].cells[5].insertionPoints[0]; var R6 = cell5OfColumn2insertionPoint1.textVariableInstances.add(LocationOptions.AFTER, cell5OfColumn2insertionPoint1); R6.associatedTextVariable = doc.textVariables.itemByName("Creation Date"); } // Computer User Name function getLogInUserName() { var userNameOSX = $.getenv("USER"); var userNameWindows = $.getenv("USERNAME"); if(userNameWindows == null){return userNameOSX} else{return userNameWindows}; } // Application Name function getAppUserName() { return app.userName; }
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‎Jun 01, 2016
12:53 PM
This is almost perfect. A few things. When i save the file it keeps placing the information over the otehr rather than rewriting it. Meaning if i save it at 3:00 then save again at 301 it will keep both and just place them over one another. How can i keep only the latest one. A few other things That you will see when i post the Script. app.addEventListener( "beforeSave" , doTextFrameOnPageOne ); function doTextFrameOnPageOne() { var columnOneContentsArray = [ "Document:" , "User Name:", "Computer Name:", "Date Modified:", "Date Output:", "Date Created:", "Output Date:" ]; var columnTwoContentsArray = [ /* "", "", "" */ ]; var myBlendingSettings = { blendMode : BlendMode.OVERLAY }; var myTransparencySettings = { blendingSettings : myBlendingSettings }; var doc = app.activeDocument; var tf = doc.textFrames.add({geometricBounds: ['-.75','-4.45in','.75in','-.75in'] }); var myTable = tf.texts[0].tables.add ( { // Number of Rows and Columns. bodyRowCount : 6 , columnCount : 2 // Use other property/value pairs to define the width of the table, stroke weights, fill color etc.pp. } ); var R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, ip; ip = tf.insertionPoints; myTable.columns[0].contents = columnOneContentsArray; myTable.columns[1].contents = columnTwoContentsArray; var cell0OfColumn2insertionPoint1 = myTable.columns[1].cells[0].insertionPoints[0]; var R1 = cell0OfColumn2insertionPoint1.textVariableInstances.add(LocationOptions.AFTER, cell0OfColumn2insertionPoint1); R1.associatedTextVariable = doc.textVariables.itemByName("File Name"); //-----------------> CANNOT GET THESE TO RUN R2, R3 <--------------------\\ var cell1OfColumn2insertionPoint1 = myTable.columns[1].cells[1].insertionPoints[0]; var R2 = cell1OfColumn2insertionPoint1.textVariableInstances.add(LocationOptions.AFTER, cell1OfColumn2insertionPoint1); R2.associatedTextVariable = doc.textVariables.itemByName("userName"); // Cannot find a text variable for User name. var cell0OfColumn2insertionPoint1 = myTable.columns[1].cells[2].insertionPoints[0]; var R3 = cell2OfColumn2insertionPoint1.textVariableInstances.add(LocationOptions.AFTER, cell2OfColumn2insertionPoint1); R3.associatedTextVariable = doc.textVariables.itemByName("Login User Name"); // Same as User name. //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\\ var cell3OfColumn2insertionPoint1 = myTable.columns[1].cells[3].insertionPoints[0]; var R4 = cell3OfColumn2insertionPoint1.textVariableInstances.add(LocationOptions.AFTER, cell3OfColumn2insertionPoint1); R4.associatedTextVariable = doc.textVariables.itemByName("Modification Date"); var cell5OfColumn2insertionPoint1 = myTable.columns[1].cells[4].insertionPoints[0]; var R5 = cell5OfColumn2insertionPoint1.textVariableInstances.add(LocationOptions.AFTER, cell5OfColumn2insertionPoint1); R5.associatedTextVariable = doc.textVariables.itemByName("Output Date"); // How can i make this show the date string? Like The Modification Date! var cell6OfColumn2insertionPoint1 = myTable.columns[1].cells[5].insertionPoints[0]; var R6 = cell6OfColumn2insertionPoint1.textVariableInstances.add(LocationOptions.AFTER, cell6OfColumn2insertionPoint1); R6.associatedTextVariable = doc.textVariables.itemByName("Creation Date"); } i know userName is not the right one for the variable as well as Login user name but i cannot find the Variable name.. below is how i did it before if i could add the below to the above it would be great. or if there are variables that i cannot see somewhere let me know thanks. var myBlendingSettings = { blendMode : BlendMode.OVERLAY }; var myTransparencySettings = { blendingSettings : myBlendingSettings }; var doc, tf, tvINFO, ip; doc = app.activeDocument; // TEXT FRAME PROPERTIES tf = doc.pages[0].textFrames.add({ fillColor :"Yellow", fillTint: 20, transparencySettings : myTransparencySettings, geometricBounds: ['-.75','-4.45in','1.5in','-.75in'] }); // Text frame information ip = tf.insertionPoints; ip[-1].contents = "Document:"+"\t "+ doc.name +'\r'; ip[-1].contents = "User Name:" +"\t"+ getAppUserName() +'\r'; ip[-1].contents = "Computer Name:" +"\t"+ getLogInUserName()+'\r'; tvINFO = ip[-1].textVariableInstances.add(LocationOptions.AFTER, ip[-1]); "Date Modified:" +'\t'; tvINFO.associatedTextVariable = doc.textVariables.itemByName("Modification Date"); ip[-1].contents = '\r'; tvINFO = ip[-1].textVariableInstances.add(LocationOptions.AFTER, ip[-1]); tvINFO.associatedTextVariable = doc.textVariables.itemByName("Output Date"); ip[-1].contents = '\r'; tvINFO = ip[-1].textVariableInstances.add(LocationOptions.AFTER, ip[-1]); tvINFO.associatedTextVariable = "Date Created:" +'\t'; doc.textVariables.itemByName("Creation Date"); tf.texts[0].convertToTable(); } function getLogInUserName() { // Computer User Name var userNameOSX = $.getenv("USER"); var userNameWindows = $.getenv("USERNAME"); if(userNameWindows == null){return userNameOSX} else{return userNameWindows}; } function getAppUserName() { return app.userName; } Thanks again ..
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‎May 31, 2016
01:51 PM
Hello I've had a ton of help on here for this script. I have done some changes and was just wondering if it was possible to clean it up Below is the Picture and Script so far. I would like the script to look like the bottom Table on this pic. The top pic is Whats actually WOrking right now. Any Help would be greatly appreciated. Here's the Script. function doTextFrameOnPageOne() { // Name of the Text Frame The Save information is in. var myBlendingSettings = { blendMode : BlendMode.OVERLAY }; var myTransparencySettings = { blendingSettings : myBlendingSettings }; var doc, tf, tvINFO, ip; doc = app.activeDocument; // TEXT FRAME PROPERTIES tf = doc.pages[0].textFrames.add({ fillColor :"Yellow", fillTint: 20, transparencySettings : myTransparencySettings, geometricBounds: ['-.75','-4.45in','1.5in','-.75in'] }); // Text frame information ip = tf.insertionPoints; ip[-1].contents = "Document:"+"\t "+ doc.name +'\r'; ip[-1].contents = "User Name:" +"\t"+ getAppUserName() +'\r'; ip[-1].contents = "Computer Name:" +"\t"+ getLogInUserName()+'\r'; tvINFO = ip[-1].textVariableInstances.add(LocationOptions.AFTER, ip[-1]); "Date Modified:" +'\t'; tvINFO.associatedTextVariable = doc.textVariables.itemByName("Modification Date"); ip[-1].contents = '\r'; tvINFO = ip[-1].textVariableInstances.add(LocationOptions.AFTER, ip[-1]); tvINFO.associatedTextVariable = doc.textVariables.itemByName("Output Date"); ip[-1].contents = '\r'; tvINFO = ip[-1].textVariableInstances.add(LocationOptions.AFTER, ip[-1]); tvINFO.associatedTextVariable = "Date Created:" +'\t'; doc.textVariables.itemByName("Creation Date"); // Change Properties of Text Frame.: } Thank you Chris bishop
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‎May 31, 2016
07:03 AM
Ok thank you again for you work on this.
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‎May 31, 2016
06:52 AM
How can i put an overlay? i've tried the below and its not working. var tempFrameProperties = { name : frameName , contents : contentsOfFrame , fillColor: "Yellow", fillTint: 20, BlendMode: OVERLAY, and blendingMode: overlay, Neither are working. I've also tried transparencyMode: overlay.
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‎May 31, 2016
05:30 AM
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This works perfect. I had to change one thing. let me know if this is going to mess up the Script. I changed doJob1 to doJob because when i opened indesign without a file opened it gave me an error on line 6. When i deleted the 1 it fixed the error. I only got the error when i open indesign without a file opening right away. And thank you so much for your explanations. Yeah i know it will always open as modified. I'm more worried about seeing the changes that were made. And Seeing who saved it when it was last saved and Output( those are on a different script.
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‎May 27, 2016
02:39 PM
Thank you for your reply I'll try this when I get back to work
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‎May 27, 2016
09:41 AM
They Some of the files I'm working with when i open them Have links that need updated. Could this cause the problem? If so can i add a delay to this code to wait till all documents are updated and fully loaded?
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