[JS] Help Locating TextCount.js

Question

Hi Guys,
I am trying locate TextCount.js
It google says It should be in the Goodies folder of the instal cd.
I've looked in my CS Package without luck, also CS2 and CS3
Would anyone know where it is?
Or be able to port the code here for me please.
Or know of a text character counter which does side notes and overset text and unlinked stories???
Thanks
Marcus

Answer 1

For a simple one check here:
http://mysite.verizon.net/zevt/index_files/WordCount.htm
And this is what I found on a search on my computer...
//TextCounter
//An InDesign 3 JavaScript
//Counts text objects in the selection, in the selected story, or in all
stories in a document.
//For more on InDesign scripting, go to
http://www.adobe.com/products/indesign/scripting.html
//or visit the InDesign Scripting User to User forum at
http://www.adobeforums.com
if(app.documents.length != 0){
if(app.activeDocument.stories.length > 0){
myDisplayDialog();
else{
alert("The current document does not contain any text.");
else{
alert("No documents are open. Please open a document and try again.");
function myDisplayDialog(){
var myCountButtons, myRangeButtons;
var myDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"TextCounter"});
with(myDialog.dialogColumns.add()){
with(borderPanels.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Count:"});
with(myCountButtons = radiobuttonGroups.add()){
radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Characters"});
radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Words",
checkedState:true});
radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Lines"});
radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Paragraphs"});
with(borderPanels.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Range:"});
with(myRangeButtons = radiobuttonGroups.add()){
radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Selection",
checkedState:true});
radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Selected Story"});
radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"All Stories"});
var myReturn = myDialog.show();
if (myReturn == true){
//Get the values from the dialog box.
var myRangeType = myRangeButtons.selectedButton;
var myCountType = myCountButtons.selectedButton;
myDialog.destroy();
myTextCounter(myRangeType, myCountType);
else{
myDialog.destroy();
function myTextCounter(myRangeType, myCountType){
var myDocument, myTextCount, mySelection, myCountingUnit;
with (myDocument = app.activeDocument){
//Set the AlreadyCounted key of any stories in the document to
false.
for (var myStoryCounter = 0; myStoryCounter <
myDocument.stories.length; myStoryCounter ++){
myDocument.stories.item(myStoryCounter).insertLabel("AlreadyCounted",
"False")
switch (myRangeType){
case 0:
//Count the text in the selection.
//If multiple text frames are selected, all of the
//text in the frames will be counted.
mySelection = selection;
if (mySelection.length == 1){
myTextCount = mySelectionSorter(mySelection[0],
myRangeType, myCountType);
else{
myTextCount = 0;
for (var myCounter = 0; myCounter <
mySelection.length; myCounter++){
myTextCount = myTextCount +
mySelectionSorter(mySelection[myCounter], myRangeType, myCountType);
break;
case 1:
//Count the text in the parent story (or stories) of the
selection)
mySelection = selection;
if (mySelection.length == 1){
myTextCount = mySelectionSorter(mySelection[0],
myRangeType, myCountType);
else{
myTextCount = 0;
//Now iterate through the items and count the text.
for (var myCounter = 0; myCounter <
mySelection.length; myCounter++){
myTextCount = myTextCount +
mySelectionSorter(mySelection[myCounter], myRangeType, myCountType);
break;
case 2:
//Count the text in all stories of the active document.
myTextCount = 0;
for(var myStoryCounter = 0; myStoryCounter <
myDocument.stories.length; myStoryCounter ++){
myTextCount = myTextCount +
myCountText(myDocument.stories.item(myStoryCounter), myCountType);
break;
switch(myCountType){
case 0:
if (myTextCount == 1){
myCountingUnit = "character";
else {
myCountingUnit = "characters";
break;
case 1:
if (myTextCount == 1){
myCountingUnit = "word";
else {
myCountingUnit = "words";
break;
case 2:
if (myTextCount == 1){
myCountingUnit = "line";
else {
myCountingUnit = "lines";
break;
case 3:
if (myTextCount == 1){
myCountingUnit = "paragraph";
else {
myCountingUnit = "paragraphs";
break;
var myDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"TextCounter",
canCancel:false});
with(myDialog){
//Add a dialog column.
with(dialogColumns.add()){
with(borderPanels.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"InDesign found "});
with(dialogColumns.add()){
textEditboxes.add({editContents:myTextCount+""});
with(dialogColumns.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:myCountingUnit});
myDialog.show();
myDialog.destroy();
function mySelectionSorter(myObject, myRangeType, myCountType){
var myTextCount;
switch (myObject.constructor.name){
case "Text":
case "InsertionPoint":
switch (myRangeType){
case 0:
myTextCount = myCountText(myObject, myCountType);
break;
case 1:
myTextCount = myCountText(myObject.parentStory,
myCountType);
break;
break;
case "TextFrame":
switch (myRangeType){
case 0:
myTextCount = myCountText(myObject.texts.item(0),
myCountType);
break;
case 1:
//Has the parent story already been counted?
myStory = myObject.parentStory;
myCountedState = myStory.extractLabel("AlreadyCounted");
if (myCountedState != "True"){
myTextCount = myCountText(myStory, myCountType);
myStory.insertLabel("AlreadyCounted", "True");
else {
myTextCount = 0;
break;
break;
default:
//Selection is a not a text object.
//There's still a chance it could be a textPath object.
if (myObject.textPaths.length !=0){
myTextCount = 0;
if (myRangeType == 1){
for (myTextPathCounter = 0; myTextPathCounter <
myObject.textPaths.length; myTextPathCounter ++){
myStory =
myObject.textPaths.item(myTextPathCounter).parentStory;
myCountedState =
myStory.extractLabel("AlreadyCounted");
if (myCountedState != "True"){
myTextCount = myTextCount +
myCountText(myObject.textPaths.item(myTextPathCounter).parentStory,
myCountType);
myObject.textPaths.item(myTextPathCounter).parentStory.insertLabel("AlreadyCounted","True" );
else{
myTextCount = 0;
else {
for (myTextPathCounter = 0; myTextPathCounter <
myObject.textPaths.length; myTextPathCounter ++){
myTextCount = myTextCount +
myCountText(myObject.textPaths.item(myTextPathCounter).texts.item(0),
myCountType);
else {
myTextCount = 0;
break;
return myTextCount;
function myCountText(myTextObject, myCountType){
var myTextCount;
switch(myCountType){
case 0:
//count characters
myTextCount = myTextObject.characters.length;
break;
case 1:
//count words
myTextCount = myTextObject.words.length;
break;
case 2:
//count lines
myTextCount = myTextObject.lines.length;
break;
case 3:
//count paragraphs
myTextCount = myTextObject.paragraphs.length;
break;
return myTextCount;