Hello all!
I'm am fairly new to Indesign scripting and I have a script here that I would like to have modified.
This script places a multi-page pdf in an Indesign file and adds pages as necessary. Right now this script pops up a dialog box that asks which document I want the pdf to be placed in and I would like to have that dialog box eleminated and have the script automatically place the pdf in the document that I have active. Also this script asks which page to start placing the pdf on and I would like if it simply would just automatically start on the first page of the active Indesign document without even asking me. Would someone be willing to make those modifications to the script below and post the code on this thread? Let me know if I did not make something clear.
var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
//Get the current page.
main();
function main(){ //Display a standard Open File dialog box. var myPDFFile = File.openDialog("Choose a PDF File"); if((myPDFFile != "")&&(myPDFFile != null)){ var myDocument, myPage; if(app.documents.length != 0){ var myTemp = myChooseDocument(); myDocument = myTemp[0]; myNewDocument = myTemp[1]; } else{ myDocument = app.documents.add(); myNewDocument = false; } if(myNewDocument == false){ myPage = myChoosePage(myDocument); } else{ myPage = myDocument.pages.item(0); } myPlacePDF(myDocument, myPage, myPDFFile); }
}
function myChooseDocument(){ var myDocumentNames = new Array; myDocumentNames.push("New Document"); //Get the names of the documents for(var myDocumentCounter = 0;myDocumentCounter < app.documents.length; myDocumentCounter++){ myDocumentNames.push(app.documents.item(myDocumentCounter).name); } var myChooseDocumentDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"Choose a Document", canCancel:false}); with(myChooseDocumentDialog.dialogColumns.add()){ with(dialogRows.add()){ with(dialogColumns.add()){ staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Place PDF in:"}); } with(dialogColumns.add()){ var myChooseDocumentDropdown = dropdowns.add({stringList:myDocumentNames, selectedIndex:0}); } } } var myResult = myChooseDocumentDialog.show(); if(myResult == true){ if(myChooseDocumentDropdown.selectedIndex == 0){ myDocument = app.documents.add(); myNewDocument = true; } else{ myDocument = app.documents.item(myChooseDocumentDropdown.selectedIndex-1); myNewDocument = false; } myChooseDocumentDialog.destroy(); } else{ myDocument = ""; myNewDocument = ""; myChooseDocumentDialog.destroy(); } return [myDocument, myNewDocument];
}
function myChoosePage(myDocument){ var myPageNames = new Array; //Get the names of the pages in the document for(var myCounter = 0; myCounter < myDocument.pages.length;myCounter++){ myPageNames.push(myDocument.pages.item(myCounter).name); } var myChoosePageDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"Choose a Page", canCancel:false}); with(myChoosePageDialog.dialogColumns.add()){ with(dialogRows.add()){ with(dialogColumns.add()){ staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Place PDF on:"}); } with(dialogColumns.add()){ var myChoosePageDropdown = dropdowns.add({stringList:myPageNames, selectedIndex:0}); } } } myChoosePageDialog.show(); var myPage = myDocument.pages.item(myChoosePageDropdown.selectedIndex); myChoosePageDialog.destroy(); return myPage;
}
function myPlacePDF(myDocument, myPage, myPDFFile){ var myPDFPage; app.pdfPlacePreferences.pdfCrop = PDFCrop.cropMedia; var myCounter = 1; var myBreak = false; while(myBreak == false){ if(myCounter > 1){ myPage = myDocument.pages.add(LocationOptions.after, myPage); } app.pdfPlacePreferences.pageNumber = myCounter; myPDFPage = myPage.place(File(myPDFFile), [0,0])[0]; if(myCounter == 1){ var myFirstPage = myPDFPage.pdfAttributes.pageNumber; } else{ if(myPDFPage.pdfAttributes.pageNumber == myFirstPage){ myPage.remove(); myBreak = true; } } myCounter = myCounter + 1; }
}
var myPDFFrame = myPlacePDF.parent;
Thanks a lot in advance for your help! I greatly appreciate it!
