Help about text frame

Hi,everybody,
I create a text frame in indesign and there are some texts, tables and pictures in it. I want to write some codes to treat each item in the text frame, can anybody tell me how to do that? especially to get the picture item in the text frame?
Thanks!!!

See programming guide, page 374 ...
Dirk

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I'm new to Indesign software and need to edit a workbook created in Indesign by my graphic designer. The document is 98 pages long and on the first 2 pages I can edit text using the i-bar text tool. Yet, when I click on text tool to edit the rest of the pages, the i-bar gets a box around it (like to create a new text frame) and it won't allow me to edit the text. I've checked if layers were marked - nothing obvious. Any ideas on how to fix this without having to annoy my graphic designer with this (she's on maternity leave).
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Here's an example, with three different ways to shot the daily total.
Totals for Jan 1 are shown in the three footer rows. Each is independent of the others, and only one would be used in practice.
Form A is a simple sum of the column: =SUM(B)
Form B separates the integer and fractional parts of the total, then recombines them into a text string:
=INT(SUM(B))&"A "&ROUND(100*(SUM(B)-INT(SUM(B))),0)&"C"
Form C does a similar separation, but treats the SUM result as a text string:
=LEFT(SUM(B),LEN(SUM(B))-3)&"A "&RIGHT(SUM(B),2)&"C"
Note that the daily counts are entered as # of adults, decimal, # of children (using two digits)
Formulas will accommodate any number of adults, and up to 99 children (total). For a higher total, revisions to the entry method (one more digit after the decimal—2.001 in place of 2.01) and to Form B (replace 100 with 1000) OR Form C formulas (replace SUM(B),2 with SUM(B),3 ).
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Barry

Help about count character number in a text frame

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Hi guys,
I'm trying to import some xml data to an indesign file. Here are the steps I'm doing:
1- create new document
2- create master page
3- create empty text fields in the master to be tagged
4- import tags from xml
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then it simply don't auto populate the text fields wiith the xml content.
I've already spent about 10 hours trying to figure out what can be the problem...
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businesscards
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employeeName
employeePosition
employeeAddressln1
employeeAddressln2
employeePhone
employeeEmail
My structure in indesign (AFTER importing XML):
businesscards
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Card 
Card 
Card 
employeeName
employeePosition
employeeAddressln1
employeeAddressln2
employeePhone
employeeEmail
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I've already tried to write text in the text frames and tagged them, so I can see those colored brackets. But it doesn't work and makes a mess in the structure.
Please, can someone help me, do you know a good step by step tutorial online? What am I doing wrong?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<businesscards>
<Card>

<employeeName>Suzan Reed</employeeName>
<employeePosition>Director of Marketing</employeePosition>
<employeeAddressln1>506 SE 72nd Avenue</employeeAddressln1>
<employeeAddressln2>Portland, Oregon 97215</employeeAddressln2>
<employeePhone>503-481-5858 direct</employeePhone>
<employeeEmail>[email protected]</employeeEmail>
</Card>
<Card>

<employeeName>Gabriel Powell</employeeName>
<employeePosition>Senior Training Director</employeePosition>
<employeeAddressln1>25 NW 23rd Place, Suite 6-122</employeeAddressln1>
<employeeAddressln2>Portland, Oregon 97210</employeeAddressln2>
<employeePhone>503-515-5404 direct</employeePhone>
<employeeEmail>[email protected]</employeeEmail>
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<employeeName>Dale Erwing</employeeName>
<employeePosition>Trainer</employeePosition>
<employeeAddressln1>5131 Buffalo Ave. #20</employeeAddressln1>
<employeeAddressln2>Sherman Oaks, CA 91423</employeeAddressln2>
<employeePhone>310-795-8943 cell</employeePhone>
<employeeEmail>[email protected]</employeeEmail>
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<employeeName>Jim Conner</employeeName>
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<employeeAddressln1>25 NW 23rd Place, Suite 6-122</employeeAddressln1>
<employeeAddressln2>Portland, Oregon 97210</employeeAddressln2>
<employeePhone>503-515-2376 cell</employeePhone>
<employeeEmail>[email protected]</employeeEmail>
</Card>
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It worked! thanks ... But...
But only if I don't apply to the Master when I apply to the master all the other cards have the same content as the first of the XML. :(
Even when I try to create multiple pages (cards) with no Master page (too time consuming), I can't figure out a way of having the other cards filed with the remaining data of the XML. :(
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Lanny -
Thank you for taking the time to help with this problem. Can I just say however that as someone who has posted a first comment here and quite clearly never used a forum like this before, your comment unfortunately comes across as very excluding. It makes me feel there are a set of unwritten rules that I should know, and that I don't know them shows that the forum is not for me. In short, it's exactly the kind of response that stops people like me using forums like this.
I'm sure it's not intended to be received like this and I am sure that the way you have responded is quite normal in the rules of a forum like this. However, it is not normal for those of us who aren't familiar with forums and who only encounter them when they have a genuine problem. This is why I hope it is helpful to respond in full.
The reason I posted here is as follows. I was directed here by the apple support website. The original comment seemed to be the only one I could find which referred to my issue. As there is no obvious guidance on how to post on a forum like this it seemed perfectly reasonable to try and join in a conversation which might solve more than one problem at once.
Bee's reply however is both helpful and warm. This could in fact be a template for how new members should be welcomed and inducted into the rules of the forum in a friendly and inclusive way. Thank you very much indeed Bee!

Help w. Text Frames in Master Page

Hi
I need to make a simple task, yet it seems impossible.
I am making a large number of documents of the same type and stlye. Lets say, something like a diploma or a certificate. They all have the same design, and the only thing that is different in them is the text in the 2 text boxes each one of them has. Lets say if we follow the certificate example that on each card I must put in the same two text boxes - "the name of the person" and "the date". So I must set a nice master page with 2 text boxes that I can fill in for each card. Since the design may change, I need to be able to move the positions of the boxes from the master page after I have filled them. I must also be able to change the case, font and other text properties of each box. For example, I when I would have done 1000 certificates and filled in respectively 1000 names and dates of receiving and then I would decide that I must place the box with the name on a different position on the page and also change the text properties, say from Times New Roman to Georgia. And to do it from the master page or any other effective way without changing each certificate.
So far, I managed to place the boxes on the master page, and I saw that I can overwrite the text in each certificate and still be able to move the position of all boxes from the master page. But I cannot find a way to change the text properties of all boxes.
Thank you for your help!

cecozzy wrote:
Hi
I need to make a simple task, yet it seems impossible.
I am making a large number of documents of the same type and stlye. Lets say, something like a diploma or a certificate. They all have the same design, and the only thing that is different in them is the text in the 2 text boxes each one of them has. Lets say if we follow the certificate example that on each card I must put in the same two text boxes - "the name of the person" and "the date". So I must set a nice master page with 2 text boxes that I can fill in for each card. Since the design may change, I need to be able to move the positions of the boxes from the master page after I have filled them. I must also be able to change the case, font and other text properties of each box. For example, I when I would have done 1000 certificates and filled in respectively 1000 names and dates of receiving and then I would decide that I must place the box with the name on a different position on the page and also change the text properties, say from Times New Roman to Georgia. And to do it from the master page or any other effective way without changing each certificate.
So far, I managed to place the boxes on the master page, and I saw that I can overwrite the text in each certificate and still be able to move the position of all boxes from the master page. But I cannot find a way to change the text properties of all boxes.
Thank you for your help!
With a long list of data items, you could consider using data merge. You'd need a template document; on its page create a placeholder text frame for each data item, like name and date, if they'll need individual positioning. Put a data placeholder in each frame. (It's also possible to insert multiple merge placeholders in a single frame.) You'd also need paragraph styles. If you have material that is the same on every page, put that on a master page in the merge template.
Search Google for terms like "InDesign data merge tutorial," and similar phrases, without quotes, for details.
HTH
Regards,
Peter
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hi, everybody, i want to get the UIDRef to an image in a text frame and i used the codes below: UIDRef imageUIDRef = UIDRef(database, ownedList[i].fUID);; InterfacePtr<IImageDataAccess> imageAccess(imageUIDRef, IID_IIMAGEDATAACCESS); (ownedList[i] is the list which contains the inline boss i want to get) here i always get an imageAccess == nil, i think it is caused by the invalid imageUIDRef. can someone tell me how to resolve this??? or tell me another way to get the UIDRef to the image. Thanks a lot!!

Oliver and Quake,
during initial development, you frequently reach a method that just returns a UID, UIDList etc. That approach with IUnknown and debugclassutil is a way to determine the boss class of such a UID in clear text, for your further research.
You would then go to the documentation (programming guide, API docs, samples) and find out about the typical use of this boss class. This mainly means you find the list of interfaces supported by the boss class.
Open docs/references/sdkdocs/html/classIImageAttributes.html
See at the bottom that this interface is on kImageItem and some strange others, but not on kInlineBoss.
Open docs/references/sdkdocs/html/classkInlineBoss.html
See it has an interface IHierarchy.
If you do not find your desired interface on a boss class, that means you have to navigate to a different boss object.
IHierarchy is an important interface for navigation in the page, because it implements the page item tree. So when the programming guide tells you to use IHierarchy to find an image from the inline boss, follow that path. On the other hand, it is just one interface of many, so you can't do that generalization that it fits all purposes. Even on the page tree you can encounter inlines, text on path that form a separate page item tree. To know the best path is called experience.
In the release code you should not wire to specific ::GetClass values (as seen somewhere in this thread). Instead, you have an expectation of interfaces, and if an object supports them it is ok. Let's say I implement a new page item boss to support strange text flow or different image types. That page item will still have bounds. If you need bounds, find the appropriate interface and just use it. The same goes for attributes - if you deal with attributes in general and encounter a new attribute that supports the standard interfaces, just let it through.
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An important issue is the preparation of test data. You just have to know that XML elements can point to many things in the InDesign universe, so tag a few tables, inlines, TOP, page items that use standoff and so forth, and see what you get. WYSIWYG at its best.
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Dirk

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    hyphenateBeforeLast = 4;
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        ruleBelowGapColor = app.swatches.item("None");
        ruleBelowGapOverprint = false;
        ruleBelowGapTint = 100;
        ruleBelowLeftIndent = 0;
        ruleBelowLineWeight = .25;
        ruleBelowOffset = 0;
        ruleBelowOverprint = false;
        ruleBelowRightIndent = 0;
        ruleBelowTint = 100;
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        ruleBelowWidth = RuleWidth.columnWidth;
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    highlightKeeps = false;                    // Keep Violations
    highlightHjViolations = false;            // H&J Violations
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    highlightSubstitutedGlyphs = false;    // Substituted Glyphs
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    abutTextToTextWrap = true;                // Skip by Leading
    zOrderTextWrap = false;                    // Text Wrap Only Affects Text Beneath
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    kerningKeyIncrement = 20;            // Keyboard Increment, Kerning
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    baselineColor = UIColors.lightBlue;    // Baseline Grid, Color
    baselineStart = 48;                        // Baseline Grid, Start
    baselineDivision = 6;                    // Baseline Grid, Increment Every
    baselineViewThreshold = 50;                // Baseline Grid, View Threshold
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    horizontalGridlineDivision = 12;    // Document Grid, Horizontal, Gridline Every
    horizontalGridSubdivision = 12;            // Document Grid, Horizontal, Subdivisions
    verticalGridlineDivision = 12;            // Document Gird, Vertical, Gridline Every
    verticalGridSubdivision = 12;            // Document Grid, Vertical, Subdivisions
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    documentGridSnapto = false;                // snap to grid or not
    documentGridShown = false;                // show document grid
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    marginGuideColor = UIColors.violet;                // Color, Margins
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    bleedGuideColor = UIColors.fiesta;                // Color, Bleed
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    guideSnaptoZone = 4;                            // Snap to Zone
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    guidesInBack = false;                            // Guides in Back
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    composition = ComposeUsing.both;    // Hyphenatin Exceptions, Compose Using
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    recomposeWhenChanged = true;    // Recompose All Stories When Modified
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    checkMisspelledWords = true;                    // Find, Misspelled Words
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    textColor = InCopyUIColors.black;                // Text Color
    backgroundColor = InCopyUIColors.white;            // Background
    smoothText = true;                                // Enable Anti-Aliasing
    antiAliasType = AntiAliasType.grayAntialiasing;    // Type
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    includePreview = true;                        // Always Save Preview Images with Doc
    previewSize = PreviewSizeOptions.medium;    // Preview Size
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    preferPDFWhenPasting = false;                // Prefer PDF When Pasting
    copyPDFToClipboard = true;                    // Copy PDF to Clipboard
    preservePdfClipboardAtQuit = false;            // Preserve PDF Data at Quit
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