I already use this script , my problem is that the Multi-Page importer  script allows pages range when placing indesign file , I want the script to allow also page range for pdf files not indesign files only ... View more

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Hi -------------------- I tried with chat gpt to make an option to select all pages at once but must write the total number of pdf file pages and select all pages -------------------------- function main() { // Suppress alert dialogs app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.NEVER_INTERACT; try { // Create a dialog var dialog = new Window("dialog", "Place PDF or InDesign Pages"); // Add a panel for file selection var filePanel = dialog.add("panel", undefined, "Select PDF or InDesign File"); filePanel.orientation = "row"; // Add a button to select the file var selectFileBtn = filePanel.add("button", undefined, "Select File"); // Add a static text to display the selected file path var filePathText = filePanel.add("statictext", undefined, "No file selected"); filePathText.size = [300, 20]; // Add a panel for page range input var rangePanel = dialog.add("panel", undefined, "Page Range (e.g., 1-5, 7, 9-10)"); rangePanel.orientation = "row"; // Add a checkbox to select all pages var selectAllCheckbox = rangePanel.add("checkbox", undefined, "Select All Pages"); // Add a text input for custom page ranges var rangeInput = rangePanel.add("edittext", undefined, ""); rangeInput.size = [200, 20]; rangeInput.enabled = false; // Disable initially // Enable/Disable range input based on checkbox state selectAllCheckbox.onClick = function () { rangeInput.enabled = !selectAllCheckbox.value; }; // Add a panel to input total pages (only visible for PDFs) var totalPagesPanel = dialog.add("panel", undefined, "Total Pages in PDF"); var totalPagesInput = totalPagesPanel.add("edittext", undefined, ""); totalPagesInput.size = [50, 20]; totalPagesPanel.visible = false; // Initially hidden // Add an OK and Cancel button dialog.add("button", undefined, "OK"); dialog.add("button", undefined, "Cancel"); // Handle the file selection button click selectFileBtn.onClick = function () { var file = File.openDialog("Select a PDF or InDesign file", "*.pdf;*.indd", false); if (file) { filePathText.text = file.fsName; var fileType = file.name.split('.').pop().toLowerCase(); totalPagesPanel.visible = (fileType === "pdf"); } }; // Show the dialog and get the result if (dialog.show() != 1) return; // Get the selected file path var filePath = filePathText.text; if (filePath == "No file selected") return; var file = new File(filePath); var fileType = file.name.split('.').pop().toLowerCase(); var doc = app.documents.add(); // Create a new document with default settings var docPreferences = doc.documentPreferences; docPreferences.facingPages = false; var totalPages; if (fileType === "pdf") { totalPages = parseInt(totalPagesInput.text); if (isNaN(totalPages) || totalPages <= 0) { alert("Please enter a valid number of total pages."); return; } } else if (fileType === "indd") { var inddDocument = app.open(file, false); totalPages = inddDocument.pages.length; inddDocument.close(SaveOptions.NO); } // Parse the page range var pagesToPlace; if (selectAllCheckbox.value) { pagesToPlace = []; for (var i = 0; i < totalPages; i++) { pagesToPlace.push(i + 1); } } else { pagesToPlace = parsePageRange(rangeInput.text); if (!pagesToPlace.length) { alert("Invalid page range."); return; } } // Handle the first page separately var firstPage = doc.pages[0]; firstPage.marginPreferences.properties = { top: 0, bottom: 0, left: 0, right: 0 }; if (fileType === "pdf") { placePDF(file, pagesToPlace, doc, firstPage); } else if (fileType === "indd") { placeINDD(file, pagesToPlace, doc); } else { alert("Unsupported file type."); return; } // Clear and reset the first page content firstPage = doc.pages[0]; firstPage.pageItems.everyItem().remove(); placeContentOnPage(file, 0, doc, firstPage, fileType); } catch (e) { alert("An error occurred: " + e.message); } finally { app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.INTERACT_WITH_ALL; } } // Function to place content on a page function placeContentOnPage(file, pageNumber, doc, page, fileType) { if (fileType === "pdf") { var pdfPlaceOptions = app.pdfPlacePreferences; pdfPlaceOptions.pageNumber = pageNumber + 1; var pdfPage = page.place(file)[0]; var pdfBounds = pdfPage.geometricBounds; var pdfWidth = pdfBounds[3] - pdfBounds[1]; var pdfHeight = pdfBounds[2] - pdfBounds[0]; doc.documentPreferences.pageWidth = pdfWidth; doc.documentPreferences.pageHeight = pdfHeight; pdfPage.geometricBounds = [0, 0, pdfHeight, pdfWidth]; pdfPage.fit(FitOptions.FRAME_TO_CONTENT); } else if (fileType === "indd") { var inddDocument = app.open(file, false); // Open the InDesign file without showing the document var inddPage = inddDocument.pages[pageNumber]; inddPage.pageItems.everyItem().duplicate(page); var inddBounds = page.pageItems[0].geometricBounds; var inddWidth = inddBounds[3] - inddBounds[1]; var inddHeight = inddBounds[2] - inddBounds[0]; doc.documentPreferences.pageWidth = inddWidth; doc.documentPreferences.pageHeight = inddHeight; page.pageItems.everyItem().geometricBounds = [0, 0, inddHeight, inddWidth]; page.pageItems.everyItem().fit(FitOptions.FRAME_TO_CONTENT); inddDocument.close(SaveOptions.NO); // Close the InDesign document without saving } } // Function to place PDF pages function placePDF(pdfFile, pagesToPlace, doc, firstPage) { for (var i = 0; i < pagesToPlace.length; i++) { var page = i === 0 ? firstPage : doc.pages.add(); placeContentOnPage(pdfFile, pagesToPlace[i] - 1, doc, page, "pdf"); } } // Function to place InDesign pages function placeINDD(inddFile, pagesToPlace, doc) { var inddDocument = app.open(inddFile, false); for (var i = 0; i < pagesToPlace.length; i++) { var page = i === 0 ? doc.pages[0] : doc.pages.add(); placeContentOnPage(inddFile, pagesToPlace[i] - 1, doc, page, "indd"); } inddDocument.close(SaveOptions.NO); } // Function to parse the page range input function parsePageRange(rangeStr) { var pages = []; var ranges = rangeStr.split(/,\s*/); for (var i = 0; i < ranges.length; i++) { var range = ranges[i].split("-"); if (range.length == 1) { pages.push(parseInt(range[0])); } else if (range.length == 2) { var start = parseInt(range[0]); var end = parseInt(range[1]); for (var j = start; j <= end; j++) { pages.push(j); } } } return pages; } // Execute the main function app.doScript(main, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "Place PDF or InDesign Pages"); -------------------------------- please , If anyone can remove box to write the total number of pages , I'll be thank him thanks ... 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Great thanks for you  The script works like as charm Please can you tell me what should I change if I want to to place 2 pages from the second file between every 2 pages in the first file or 3 pages ........ etc Thanks ... View more

I tried to make as you said but this errors appeared   ... View more

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yes , that's excatly I mean ... View more

Hi laubender Thanks for your help , but the script you attached doesn't contain page range ... View more

Sorry , I am a begiiner , I created this script with chat gpt , if you can add ( select all pages ) do it Thanks ... View more

problem solved by this script ---------------------------------------------------- function main() { // Suppress alert dialogs app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.NEVER_INTERACT; try { // Create a dialog var dialog = new Window("dialog", "Place PDF or InDesign Pages"); // Add a panel for file selection var filePanel = dialog.add("panel", undefined, "Select PDF or InDesign File"); filePanel.orientation = "row"; // Add a button to select the file var selectFileBtn = filePanel.add("button", undefined, "Select File"); // Add a static text to display the selected file path var filePathText = filePanel.add("statictext", undefined, "No file selected"); filePathText.size = [300, 20]; // Add a panel for page range input var rangePanel = dialog.add("panel", undefined, "Page Range (e.g., 1-5, 7, 9-10)"); var rangeInput = rangePanel.add("edittext", undefined, ""); rangeInput.size = [300, 20]; // Add an OK and Cancel button dialog.add("button", undefined, "OK"); dialog.add("button", undefined, "Cancel"); // Handle the file selection button click selectFileBtn.onClick = function () { var file = File.openDialog("Select a PDF or InDesign file", "*.pdf;*.indd", false); if (file) { filePathText.text = file.fsName; } }; // Show the dialog and get the result if (dialog.show() != 1) return; // Get the selected file path var filePath = filePathText.text; if (filePath == "No file selected") return; // Parse the page range var pagesToPlace = parsePageRange(rangeInput.text); if (!pagesToPlace.length) { alert("Invalid page range."); return; } var file = new File(filePath); var fileType = file.name.split('.').pop().toLowerCase(); var doc = app.documents.add(); // Create a new document with default settings var docPreferences = doc.documentPreferences; docPreferences.facingPages = false; // Handle the first page separately var firstPage = doc.pages[0]; firstPage.marginPreferences.properties = { top: 0, bottom: 0, left: 0, right: 0 }; if (fileType === "pdf") { placePDF(file, pagesToPlace, doc, firstPage); } else if (fileType === "indd") { placeINDD(file, pagesToPlace, doc); } else { alert("Unsupported file type."); return; } // Clear and reset the first page content firstPage = doc.pages[0]; firstPage.pageItems.everyItem().remove(); placeContentOnPage(file, 0, doc, firstPage, fileType); } catch (e) { alert("An error occurred: " + e.message); } finally { app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.INTERACT_WITH_ALL; } } // Function to place content on a page function placeContentOnPage(file, pageNumber, doc, page, fileType) { if (fileType === "pdf") { var pdfPlaceOptions = app.pdfPlacePreferences; pdfPlaceOptions.pageNumber = pageNumber + 1; var pdfPage = page.place(file)[0]; var pdfBounds = pdfPage.geometricBounds; var pdfWidth = pdfBounds[3] - pdfBounds[1]; var pdfHeight = pdfBounds[2] - pdfBounds[0]; doc.documentPreferences.pageWidth = pdfWidth; doc.documentPreferences.pageHeight = pdfHeight; pdfPage.geometricBounds = [0, 0, pdfHeight, pdfWidth]; pdfPage.fit(FitOptions.FRAME_TO_CONTENT); } else if (fileType === "indd") { var inddDocument = app.open(file, false); // Open the InDesign file without showing the document var inddPage = inddDocument.pages[pageNumber]; inddPage.pageItems.everyItem().duplicate(page); var inddBounds = page.pageItems[0].geometricBounds; var inddWidth = inddBounds[3] - inddBounds[1]; var inddHeight = inddBounds[2] - inddBounds[0]; doc.documentPreferences.pageWidth = inddWidth; doc.documentPreferences.pageHeight = inddHeight; page.pageItems.everyItem().geometricBounds = [0, 0, inddHeight, inddWidth]; page.pageItems.everyItem().fit(FitOptions.FRAME_TO_CONTENT); inddDocument.close(SaveOptions.NO); // Close the InDesign document without saving } } // Function to place PDF pages function placePDF(pdfFile, pagesToPlace, doc, firstPage) { for (var i = 0; i < pagesToPlace.length; i++) { var page = i === 0 ? firstPage : doc.pages.add(); placeContentOnPage(pdfFile, pagesToPlace[i] - 1, doc, page, "pdf"); } } // Function to place InDesign pages function placeINDD(inddFile, pagesToPlace, doc) { for (var i = 0; i < pagesToPlace.length; i++) { var page = i === 0 ? doc.pages[0] : doc.pages.add(); placeContentOnPage(inddFile, pagesToPlace[i] - 1, doc, page, "indd"); } } // Function to parse the page range input function parsePageRange(rangeStr) { var pages = []; var ranges = rangeStr.split(/,\s*/); for (var i = 0; i < ranges.length; i++) { var range = ranges[i].split("-"); if (range.length == 1) { pages.push(parseInt(range[0])); } else if (range.length == 2) { var start = parseInt(range[0]); var end = parseInt(range[1]); for (var j = start; j <= end; j++) { pages.push(j); } } } return pages; } // Execute the main function app.doScript(main, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "Place PDF or InDesign Pages"); ... View more

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