Position of Textframe with a specified text

Question

Hello,
i have a list of ordernumbers in a textfile. Each ordernumber is separated via a Carriage return. I also have an InDesign CS4 Doc with textframes containing the ordernumbers.
I now need to get the coordinates and pagenumber of the textframe with the ordernumber.
The result should be a file with
ordernumber page x y
Can anyone help me doing it?
Thanks
Peter

Answer 1

app.findTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findTextPreferences.bulletsAndNumberingListType = ListType.NUMBERED_LIST;
var myFoundItems = app.documents.item(0).findText();
for (i = 0; i < myFoundItems.length; i++) {
    var myParagraphs = myFoundItems[i].paragraphs;
    for (j = 0; j < myParagraphs.length; j++) {
        var myPar = myParagraphs[j];
        var myOrderNumber = myPar.bulletsAndNumberingResultText;
        var myTextFrame = myPar.parentTextFrames[0];
        var myTextFramesGB = myTextFrame.geometricBounds;
        var myPageNumber = myTextFrame.parent.name;
        $.writeln("Order Number = " + myOrderNumber + ", Page Number = " + myPageNumber + ", X = " +Math.round(myTextFramesGB[1]) + ", Y = " + Math.round(myTextFramesGB[0]));
It's a very simple script that just shows you an approach that can be used for your task. I assume that text containing ordered lists in text frames that are not threaded, not inside groups, etc.
See info written by the script into console.
Kasyan