Hi,

I made a script for add a continued at end of paragraph but unfunction, call you please help to fix it?

var myDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"add continueds",canCancel:true});
with(myDialog){
    with(dialogColumns.add()){
        with(dialogRows.add()){
           var mySelection = dropdowns.add({stringList:["Continued", "continued", "Cont'd","cont'd"], selectedIndex:0});
       }
   }
}

if (myDialog.show() == true)
   
main();
function main(){
var myObject;
var myCheckSelection = false;
if(app.documents.length > 0){
  if(app.selection.length > 0){
   switch(app.selection[0].constructor.name){
    case "InsertionPoint":
    case "Character":
    case "Word":
    case "TextStyleRange":
    case "Line":
    case "Paragraph":
    case "TextColumn":
    case "Text":
    case "Cell":
    case "Column":
    case "Row":
    case "Table":
     myObject = app.selection[0];
     if(myObject != "None")
   }
  }
}
else{
  alert("No documents are open. Please open a document and try again.");
}
}
function addContinueds(){
    if (mySelection.selectedIndex == 0){
   app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "(.)\\r";
   app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$1 (Continued)\\r";
   app.selection[0].changeGrep();
   app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
    }
    if (mySelection.selectedIndex == 1){
   app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "(.)\\r";
   app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$1 (continued)\\r";
   app.selection[0].changeGrep();
   app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
    }
   if (mySelection.selectedIndex == 2){
   app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "(.)\\r";
   app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$1 (Cont'd)\\r";
   app.selection[0].changeGrep();
   app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
    }
  if (mySelection.selectedIndex == 3){
   app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "(.)\\r";
   app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$1 (cont'd)\\r";
   app.selection[0].changeGrep();
   app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
    }
}

John

Hi, everyone

I made a script for add a continued at end of paragraph but unfunction, call you please help to fix it?

var myDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"add continueds",canCancel:true});
with(myDialog){
    with(dialogColumns.add()){
        with(dialogRows.add()){
           var mySelection = dropdowns.add({stringList:["Continued", "continued", "Cont'd","cont'd"], selectedIndex:0});
       }
   }
}

if (myDialog.show() == true)
   
main();
function main(){
var myObject;
var myCheckSelection = false;
if(app.documents.length > 0){
  if(app.selection.length > 0){
   switch(app.selection[0].constructor.name){
    case "InsertionPoint":
    case "Character":
    case "Word":
    case "TextStyleRange":
    case "Line":
    case "Paragraph":
    case "TextColumn":
    case "Text":
    case "Cell":
    case "Column":
    case "Row":
    case "Table":
     myObject = app.selection[0];
     if(myObject != "None")
   }
  }
}
else{
  alert("No documents are open. Please open a document and try again.");
}
}
function addContinueds(){
    if (mySelection.selectedIndex == 0){
   app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "(.)\\r";
   app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$1 (Continued)\\r";
   app.selection[0].changeGrep();
   app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
    }
    if (mySelection.selectedIndex == 1){
   app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "(.)\\r";
   app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$1 (continued)\\r";
   app.selection[0].changeGrep();
   app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
    }
   if (mySelection.selectedIndex == 2){
   app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "(.)\\r";
   app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$1 (Cont'd)\\r";
   app.selection[0].changeGrep();
   app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
    }
  if (mySelection.selectedIndex == 3){
   app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "(.)\\r";
   app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$1 (cont'd)\\r";
   app.selection[0].changeGrep();
   app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
    }
}

John

Hello guys

How do I make an array to create all theese folders?

if they not exists create them

here is my code so far

function createFolderStructure()     {
var a = new Folder("/Volumes/Arkiv/XXXXXXX/XXXXXX/_project_BACKUP");
var b = new Folder("/Volumes/Arkiv/XXXXXXX/XXXXXX/blåkopior i 34xxxx_BACKUP");
var c = new Folder("/Volumes/Arkiv/XXXXXXX/XXXXXX/delivery_BACKUP");
var d = new Folder("/Volumes/Arkiv/XXXXXXX/XXXXXX/DTP_BACKUP");
var e = new Folder("/Volumes/Arkiv/XXXXXXX/XXXXXX/inter_BACKUP");
var f = new Folder("/Volumes/Arkiv/XXXXXXX/XXXXXX/script_BACKUP");
var g = new Folder("/Volumes/Arkiv/XXXXXXX/XXXXXX/source_BACKUP");
var h = new Folder("/Volumes/Arkiv/XXXXXXX/XXXXXX/translation to_BACKUP");
var i = new Folder("/Volumes/Arkiv/XXXXXXX/XXXXXX/validation 1_BACKUP");
var j = new Folder("/Volumes/Arkiv/XXXXXXX/XXXXXX/validation 2_BACKUP");


if (!a,b.exists)
        b.create();   }

Thank you in advance

all good Adobe Members!

Hi, everyone

I want open a folder on desktop after gen PDF but error, can someone help me to fix it?

var f = new Folder(“~/Desktop/Revised_PDF put in here/”); 
f.create();

var doc = app.documents; 
app.findTextPreferences = null; 
app.findTextPreferences.underline = true; 
for(var i=0;i<doc.length;i++) 
{ 
        var found = doc[i].findText(); 
        var _pages = []; 
        for(var j=0;j<found.length;j++) 
        { 
                var txfms = found[j].texts[0].parentTextFrames; 
                for(var k=0;k<txfms.length;k++) 
                { 
                        _pages.push(txfms[k].parentPage.name); 
                    } 
            } 
        for(var j=0;j<_pages.length;j++) 
        { 
                if(_pages[j] === _pages[j-1]) 
                { 
                        _pages.splice(j,1); 
                    } 
            } 
        if(_pages.length != 0) 
        { 
                app.pdfExportPreferences.pageRange = _pages.toString(); 
                doc[i].exportFile(ExportFormat.PDF_TYPE, new File(“~/Desktop/Revised_PDF put in here/” + doc[i].name.replace(/\.indd$/i,”.pdf”)), false);
            } 
        _pages = []; 
    } 
app.findTextPreferences = null;

folder.open(“~/Desktop/Revised_PDF put in here/”)  // <-----------this line error

John

Hello guys

I have created a script that looking for the active path,

var myPath = (File($.fileName).parent.parent.parent.fullName);
alert(myPath)

I recieve "/xxxxx/xxxx/xxxx/341542"

the only thing I am interested of in this information it's the number,

so I added on the code

var myPath = (File($.fileName).parent.parent.parent.fullName).split("xxxx/xxxx/xxxx/");

the problem is

I recieve ",341542"

why do I recieve a comma before the number??

there is no comma. in the path.

Hey all,

I need to export to pdf in 2-page-increments

I found a somewhat similar script here in the forum but can't get it to work. Must be an error somewhere

Would someone please check and correct this for InD CC2014?

Thanks so much.

// Output PDF pages per 2 pages.  //

var SectionLength = 2;

for (var p=0; p<app.activeDocument.pages.length; p += SectionLength)

{

     with(app.pdfExportPreferences)

     {

          if (p+SectionLength-1 > app.activeDocument.pages.length)

               pageRange = app.activeDocument.pages[p].name+"-"+app.activeDocument.pages[app.activeDocument.pages.le ngth-1].name;

          else

               pageRange = app.activeDocument.pages[p].name+"-"+app.activeDocument.pages[p+SectionLength-1].name;

          theFile = new File(pageRange+".pdf");

          app.activeDocument.exportFile (ExportFormat.pdfType, theFile, false);

     }

}

Hi All

I have problem vile am automated work flow when it comes references It create problem in HTTP://

While running script [Open Dialog was appear and it show Link of this site.

APA. (n.d.). Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology. Retrieved fromhttp://www.apa.org/women/programs/leadership/index.aspx

Kindly suggest us.

Regards

Ramakrishna.K

Hello guys

I need a function,

there is first a dialog-window that appears, from the dialog-window I select some indd files and pressed ok.(that have not to be all indd files from the folder)

then appears a new dialog window so I can select a target to copy the selected files into also, copy the foldername from the selected indd files location and create that folder and put the files when I have selected a target.

finally  create a textfile to save all indd filenames in / or if its possible to tag them in another way so I got them in.

I know in mac finder you can put a color on files.

Could someone help me out?

Thank you in advance

All Adobe Members

Cheers!

I want add a color to document,but  i don't want exist in swatch:

I use code:

myDocument.Colors.Add

but it add to swatch too.

Hi, everyone,

I want to:

let the script do as same as last thing

I have a script as below:

var myDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"add continueds",canCancel:true});
with(myDialog){
    with(dialogColumns.add()){
        with(dialogRows.add()){
           var mySelection = dropdowns.add({stringList:["Continued", "continued", "Cont'd","cont'd"], selectedIndex:0});
       }
   }
}

if (myDialog.show() == true)
   
main();
function main(){
var myObject;
var myCheckSelection = false;
if(app.documents.length > 0){
  if(app.selection.length > 0){
   switch(app.selection[0].constructor.name){
    case "InsertionPoint":
    case "Character":
    case "Word":
    case "TextStyleRange":
    case "Line":
    case "Paragraph":
    case "TextColumn":
    case "Text":
    case "Cell":
    case "Column":
    case "Row":
    case "Table":
     myObject = app.selection[0];
  if(app.selection && app.selection[0].hasOwnProperty ("contents") );
      addContinueds(); 
    }
  }
}
else{
  alert("No documents are open or wrong selection. Please try again.");
}
}
function addContinueds() { 
    if (mySelection.selectedIndex == 0){
   app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "(.)\\r";
   app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$1 (Continued)\\r";
   app.selection[0].changeGrep();
   app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
    }
    if (mySelection.selectedIndex == 1){
   app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "(.)\\r";
   app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$1 (continued)\\r";
   app.selection[0].changeGrep();
   app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
    }
   if (mySelection.selectedIndex == 2){
   app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "(.)\\r";
   app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$1 (Cont'd)\\r";
   app.selection[0].changeGrep();
   app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
    }
  if (mySelection.selectedIndex == 3){
   app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "(.)\\r";
   app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$1 (cont'd)\\r";
   app.selection[0].changeGrep();
   app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
    }
}

for do some tedious works, but it has some options, how can I add something to it aim to tell the script I want to do something as previous choice?

I expected it can remember the last what I do. and then do as same as previous jobs.

like I want to repeat one job again and again

John

Hi

Need script for "Convert bullets and numbering to text".

Hello guys,

Chinnadk helped me with this function

my question is..

I wonder how do I add a default path so each time the File.openDialog comes up it navigastes to ("C:/test/xxx example")

see my function below

function copyfiles()  {  var _files = File.openDialog("Select indesign files","*.indd",true),   TargetFolder= Folder.selectDialog("Select the target folder"),   _parent = _files[0].parent.toString().replace(_files[0].parent.parent,"");   new Folder(TargetFolder+ _parent).create();   var filenames = "";   var txtfile = new File(TargetFolder+ _parent + "/myFileLog.txt");   for(var i=0;i<_files.length;i++)   {   _files[i].copy(new File(TargetFolder+ _parent + "/" + _files[i].name));   filenames +=_files[i].name + "\r";   }   txtfile.open('w');   txtfile.write(filenames);   txtfile.close();   //txtfile.execute();   öppnar textfilen  //#include "/Kommuni/LaRe/LareAUTO/341542/scripts/interface/scripts/KABPDFExport_1.jsx"  // $.writeln(myFile.displayName);  // just for write the data in console 


}

thank you in advance

All good Adobe Members!

Cheers

Hi, everyone,

I have this script:

var myDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"Tedious Works",canCancel:true}); // <--------- I think can add a dialog in this line but I don't know the syntax
with(myDialog){
    with(dialogColumns.add()){
        with(dialogRows.add()){
           var mySelection = dropdowns.add({stringList:["end digit superscript", "beginning digit superscript", "notes to italic","Initial Cap+ markup","Small Cap + markup","del [ ] + markup","add an EM at beginning"], selectedIndex:0});
       }
   }
}

if (myDialog.show() == true)
   
main();
function main(){
var myObject;
var myCheckSelection = false;
if(app.documents.length > 0){
  if(app.selection.length > 0){
   switch(app.selection[0].constructor.name){
    case "InsertionPoint":
    case "Character":
    case "Word":
    case "TextStyleRange":
    case "Line":
    case "Paragraph":
    case "TextColumn":
    case "Text":
    case "Cell":
    case "Column":
    case "Row":
    case "Table":
     myObject = app.selection[0];
  if(app.selection && app.selection[0].hasOwnProperty ("tedious_works") );
      tedious_works(); 
    }
  }
}
else{
  alert("No documents are open or wrong selection. Please try again.");
}
}
function tedious_works() { 
    if (mySelection.selectedIndex == 0){
   app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "\\d$";
   app.changeGrepPreferences.position = 1936749411;
   app.selection[0].changeGrep();
   app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
    }
    if (mySelection.selectedIndex == 1){
   app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "^\\d";
   app.changeGrepPreferences.position = 1936749411;
   app.selection[0].changeGrep();
   app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
    }
   if (mySelection.selectedIndex == 2){
   app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "(?i)\\(note.+\\)$";
   app.changeGrepPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = "Italic";
   app.selection[0].changeGrep();
   app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
    }
  if (mySelection.selectedIndex == 3){
   app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "（附[註注].+）$";
   app.changeGrepPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = "Italic";
   app.selection[0].changeGrep();
   app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
    }
  if (mySelection.selectedIndex == 4){
   app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
   app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "\\<a";
   app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "A";
   app.changeGrepPreferences.underline = true;
   app.selection[0].changeGrep();
   app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;

//...........................not to show too much

I want to add a dialog “please select a tedious works” under the bar, see pic:

please tell me what is the syntax?

I am using CS6 and by using Javascript I am adding all the InDesign documents to book and generating a Interative PDF from that book.

Its taking too much time, so want to see the progress of exporting PDF from book, and I don't want to ask the user to show the PDF export options.

How to show the progress bar while exporting PDF from book, and the background process panel is not showing any progress at all.

Any help appreciated.

Hi, everyone

I got this script:

if ( app.selection.length > 0 && ( app.selection[0].constructor.name == "Cell" || app.selection[0].constructor.name == "Table" ) ) {  

    if ( app.scriptPreferences.version >= 6 ) { 

        app.doScript( main, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT , [], UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "style every second column in selection" );          

    }  

    else { 

        main(); 

    } 

} else { 

    alert ( "Nothing or wrong selection!" ); 

} 

function main() { 

    var myColor = "Black"; 

    var myFillTint = 20; 

    var myCharStyleName = "Bold"; 

    var myStrokeWeight = 0.5; 

    var curSel = app.selection[0]; 

    var allCells = curSel.cells; 

    var startCol = curSel.cells[0].name.split(":")[0]*1;    

    var endCol = curSel.cells[-1].name.split(":")[0]*1; 

    var startRow = curSel.cells[0].name.split(":")[1]*1;    

    var endRow = curSel.cells[-1].name.split(":")[1]*1;   

    var counter = startCol + 1; 

    for ( var i = 0 ; i < allCells.length; i++ ) { 

        var curCell = allCells[i]; 

        var curCol = curCell.name.split(":")[0]*1; 

        var curRow = curCell.name.split(":")[1]*1; 

        if ( curCol == counter ) { 

            with ( curCell ) { 

                fillColor = myColor; 

                fillTint = myFillTint; 

                texts[0].appliedCharacterStyle = myCharStyleName; 

                rightEdgeStrokeWeight = myStrokeWeight; 

                rightEdgeStrokeColor= myColor;  

                leftEdgeStrokeWeight = myStrokeWeight; 

                leftEdgeStrokeColor= myColor;                  

            } 

            if ( curRow == startRow ) { 

                curCell.topEdgeStrokeWeight = myStrokeWeight; 

                curCell.topEdgeStrokeColor= myColor; 

            } 

            else if (curRow == endRow ) { 

                curCell.bottomEdgeStrokeWeight = myStrokeWeight; 

                curCell.bottomEdgeStrokeColor= myColor; 

            } 

            counter = counter + 2; 

        } 

        if ( counter > endCol ) { 

            counter = startCol + 1; 

        } // end if 

    } // end for 

} // end main

which made by Kai Rübsamen

Can cells like this:

before

After

but what if I want add a function into it, let the script can make dollar sign italic?

like this:

I expected it can let me thoose which row I want to make it Bold+Italic, and Italic

How can I do that?

John

Hi, trying to programmatically control layer visibility of placed objects (either AI or other ID files) in a multi-page Indesign document.  Have looked all over the dictionary but can't seem to figure a way to reference the layers.

Would someone have an example of how to do this in Applescript?  (Please, not javascript, will convert one day but for now am staying with AS.)

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I made a Script UI like this:

the code:

var myDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"Modify current years' cells"});
with(myDialog.dialogColumns.add()){
  with(dialogRows.add()){
   with(dialogColumns.add()){
    with(borderPanels.add()){
     staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Column fill colour?"});
     var myVerticalAlignmentButtons = radiobuttonGroups.add();
     with(myVerticalAlignmentButtons){
      radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Yes", checkedState: true});
      radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"No"});
     }
    }
   }
    with(dialogColumns.add()){
        with(dialogRows.add()){
   staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Color:"});
           var mySelection = dropdowns.add({stringList:["Red", "Green"], selectedIndex:1});
       }
   }
    with(dialogRows.add()){
   staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Tint:"});
        with(dialogColumns.add()){
           var mySelection = dropdowns.add({stringList:["10%", "15%", "20%", "25%", "30%"], selectedIndex:2});
       }
   }

}
}
with(myDialog.dialogColumns.add()){
  with(dialogRows.add()){
   with(dialogColumns.add()){
    with(borderPanels.add()){
     staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"With stroke?"});
     var myVerticalAlignmentButtons = radiobuttonGroups.add();
     with(myVerticalAlignmentButtons){
      radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Yes", checkedState: true});
      radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"No"});
     }
    }
   }
    with(dialogColumns.add()){
        with(dialogRows.add()){
   staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Stroke colour:"});
           var mySelection = dropdowns.add({stringList:["Red", "Green"], selectedIndex:1});
       }
   }
    with(dialogRows.add()){
   staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Stroke weight:"});
        with(dialogColumns.add()){
           var mySelection = dropdowns.add({stringList:["0.5pt", "1pt", "1.5pt", "2pt"], selectedIndex:1});
       }
   }
with(myDialog.dialogColumns.add()){
  with(dialogRows.add()){
   with(dialogColumns.add()){
    with(borderPanels.add()){
     staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"With stroke?"});
     var myVerticalAlignmentButtons = radiobuttonGroups.add();
     with(myVerticalAlignmentButtons){
      radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Yes", checkedState: true});
      radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"No"});
     }
    }
   }
    with(dialogColumns.add()){
        with(dialogRows.add()){
   staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"In which row:"});
           var mySelection = dropdowns.add({stringList:["1st", "2nd", "3rd", "4th", "5th", "th"], selectedIndex:1});
             }
         }
      }
   }
}
}
myDialog.show();

but I want this layout,

Can someone help me to reorder it?

John

Dear Friends,

See my script below, Error found in H1 style line, how to rectify this error,

myDoc=app.documents.item(0);

for (i=1; i<myDoc.paragraphStyles.length; i++);

{

myPstyle=myDoc.paragraphStyles.item(i);

if (myPstyle.name=="H1"); {

    myPstyle.hyphenation=false;

    }

myPstyle.ligatures=false;

}

Thanks

kanagakumar

Hey gang,

Do any of you know which .dll file within Adobe InDesign CS6 contains the startup splash png image file?

Best,

Mike Witherell, ACE

Upon choosing a XMLelement in the structure i need it's object on the page selected.

How to do that using JS? i can't find the "goto item" in ES toolkit.

Please advise.

Thank you.