Documentpreferences.masterTextFrame is not working (may be a bug)

Question

Hi All,
var content_Doc = app.documents.add(true, undefined, {documentPreferences:{pagesPerDocument: 5, masterTextFrame:true}});
alert(content_Doc.documentPreferences.masterTextFrame);
I need to create a document with master text frame option enabled. I have used the above script to do that. It fails to create a master text frame. But in alert message it gives "true".
Am I missing some thing, or some other property is need to be included along with that.
OT: Previously also I had a similar problem in setting textFrame's stroke width. Refer here... http://forums.adobe.com/message/4015292
Green4ever

Answer 1

Hi Green,
It sounds like a bug to me—and we can notice that there is a similar known issue with presetting margins prefs during document construction.
A workaround is to temporarily adjust the root app.documentPreferences:
var docPrefs = app.documentPreferences,
    backup = docPrefs.properties;
docPrefs.properties = {
    masterTextFrame: true,
    pagesPerDocument: 5
var doc =  app.documents.add();
docPrefs.properties = backup;
@+
Marc