Selecting objects in group

Hi,
I am new on scripts, so could someone help me..
I try to access grouped object in page (type of contents - textFrames, rectangles etc.)
How make array of selected object/group in document?
Regards
xe

Hi xe,
Please try the below JS code.
var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
var myPage = myDoc.pages[0];
the below line selected the first page of the first groupd object.
//myPage.groups[0].select();
the below line is selected the first page of first group object of 1st textframe.
myPage.groups[0].textFrames[0].select();
thx
csm_phil

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