Script for setting Imported Excel Table Cell Inset

InDesign CS3 Windows XP
I've checked the FAQ and ran all the searches, but I can't find this. My old computer crashed and took with it a script that I had that would set all the cell insets for the cells of the imported Excel tables in one swelled foop. Can someone point me to the source again? My price sheets are nothing but imported Excel tables and it takes forever to set all the insets for each block separately.
Thanks,
JAG

Phah.
app.documents.everyItem().stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().cells.everyItem().propert ies = [topInset:"1cm"]; //??
This one-liner may need some additional work, but when I am done with it, it'll set the insets for all tables in every open document.
Perhaps 'everyItem' also works on disk files ...
[Edit] Just pulling your leg. I'll take a look on the one-liner when I'm back at work.
I've got a class in a couple of weeks on Javascripting ...
I'm jealous. They give classes about this? BTW, JavaScript is not that hard (e.g., not harder than any other reasonably popular programming language), but its interface to InDesign is something else. In this case, the magic word is 'everyItem'. (You'll learn.)

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imgWidth=$(identify -format "%w" "$wpPath")
imgAspect=$(echo "scale=1; "$imgWidth"/"$imgHeight"" | bc)
echo -e "Image: "$wpPath"\n"
echo -e "Resolution: "$imgWidth"x"$imgHeight""
echo -e "Aspect: "$imgAspect":1\n"
setWallpaper ()
# Calculate resolution aspect ratio
resAspect=$(echo "scale=1; "$resWidth"/"$resHeight"" | bc)
# If the image is smaller than the resolution and is not a tile then scale it, otherwise look at aspect
if [[ ("$scaleLowerRes" == "yes") && ( "$imgAspect" != "1.0" && ("$imgWidth" -lt "$resWidth" || "$imgHeight" -lt "$resHeight") ) ]]
then
setScaled "$wpPath"
else
case $imgAspect in
1.0)
setTiled "$wpPath"
1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8)
if [[ "$resAspect" < "1.5" ]]; then
setCentered "$wpPath"
else
setScaled "$wpPath"
fi
if [[ "$resAspect" < "1.5" ]]; then
setScaled "$wpPath"
else
setCentered "$wpPath"
fi
esac
fi
checkConfig ()
# Initial errors
errorsPresent="no"
dontSkip="false"
# Check if all variables are set
if [[ !( ( -n "$wpDir" ) && ( -n "$wpList" ) && ( -n "$resWidth" ) && ( -n "$resHeight" ) && ( -n "$scaleLowerRes" ) && ( -n "$cmdTile" ) && ( -n "$cmdScale" ) && ( -n "$cmdCenter" ) ) ]]
then
echo -e "\nOne or more options not set, aborting!"
exit 1
fi
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spDir=`echo -n "$wpDir" | tail -c -1`
if [[ !( "$spDir" == "/" ) ]]
then
wpDir=""$wpDir"/"
fi
# Check if there is read permission on wallpaper directory and if it is a directory
if [[ !( ( -r "$wpDir" ) && ( -d "$wpDir" ) ) ]]
then
echo "Can't read wallpaper directory!"
errorsPresent="yes"
fi
# Check if the specified wallpaper list is a regular file and not a directory
touch "$wpList" &> /dev/null
if [[ ( -d "$wpList" ) ]]
then
echo "Specified wallpaper list is a directory, not a file!"
errorsPresent="yes"
fi
# Check if variables are set correctly
if [[ !( "$scaleLowerRes" == "yes" || "$scaleLowerRes" == "no" ) ]]
then
echo "Specified option for scaling the wallpaper is not valid!"
errorsPresent="yes"
fi
if $(echo ""$resWidth"" | grep [^0-9] &>/dev/null)
then
echo "Specified resolution width is not a number!"
errorsPresent="yes"
fi
if $(echo ""$resHeight"" | grep [^0-9] &>/dev/null)
then
echo "Specified resolution height is not a number!"
errorsPresent="yes"
fi
# Check if any of the tests failed
if [[ "$errorsPresent" == "yes" ]]
then
echo -e "\nOne or more errors found, aborting!"
exit 1
fi
ignoreWPSkip()
dontSkip="true"
printUsage ()
echo -e "Invalid command line argument(s)!\nUsage:\n"
echo -e "`basename "$0"` [options]\n"
echo -e "Options:\n"
echo -e "-s | --set \tSet a wallpaper without updating the list"
echo -e "-u | --update \tUpdate the list without setting a wallpaper"
echo -e "-ua | --update-all\tUpdate the list without setting a wallpaper, but don't skip any folders"
echo -e "-su | --set-update\tUpdate the list and set a wallpaper"
exit 1
if [ "$#" == "1" ]; then
case "$1" in
"-s" | "--set")
checkConfig
getImage
setWallpaper
exit 0
"-u" | "--update")
checkConfig
createList
exit 0
"-ua" | "--update-all")
checkConfig
ignoreWPSkip
createList
exit 0
"-su" | "--set-update")
checkConfig
createList
getImage
setWallpaper
exit 0
printUsage
exit 1
esac
else
printUsage
exit 1
fi
Last edited by moljac024 (2009-09-14 21:02:13)

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