Accessing the currently imported XML file in InDesign with JavascriptIsthere

Question

Is there a way to access an XML document that has already been imported into InDesign through javascript. I can see how to get a pointer to the document if I import it through my script, but not how to access the XML if it is already linked to the document.
Thanks,
Jared Pedroza

Answer 1

What I am trying to do is replace each instance of a certain XML element from the imported document with an inline anchored text box that contains the contents of the element. So I guess I do not need access to the actual XML document, but rather to the elements within InDesign. I have tried using app.activeDocument.xmlElements.xmlElements.itemByName("<tag>") but I can't access any methods, almost like I am not getting the correct object returned. See code below...
//Load in all the paragraph styles in the current document
var currentDocument = app.activeDocument;
//The following are not currently needed.
//var allParaStyles = currentDocument.allParagraphStyles;
//alert(allParaStyles[1].name);
//Create the dialog box to get parameters...
var settingsDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"Replace a Tag with an Anchored Box", canCancel:true});
//Add the fields we need
with (settingsDialog)
//Add a dialog column
with(dialogColumns.add()) {
//Border panel
with(borderPanels.add()) {
with(dialogColumns.add()) {
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Tag:"});
with(dialogColumns.add()) {
var myTagSelection = textEditboxes.add({editContents:"Enter tag here..."})
//Display the box
if (settingsDialog.show() == true)
var selectedTag;
//If the user didn't click the cancel button, get the values back from the dialog
//get the selected XML tag
selectedTag = myTagSelection.editContents;
//alert(selectedTag);
//Find the tag in the document
var myCurrentXMLElement = currentDocument.xmlElements.itemByName(selectedTag);