Simple hide a layer script need help
Hi,
This will be an easy one for someone. I’m new to scripting so please be patient. All I need to do is have a script that hide a layer named "L2_NonTranslatedParts". I have tried to piece together some code but I have failed. Can anyone help? I'm also not sure why we are defineing "watermark" as a var. It was in the code I cut up.
var myDoc = app.documents.item(0);
var L2_NonTranslatedParts = "Watermark";
try{app.activeDocument.layers.item(L2_NonTranslatedParts).visible = false;}
catch(_){alert("Can't find layer: " + L2_NonTranslatedParts);exit();};
Yes, that is a good question. Really
app.activeDocument.layers.item("L2_NonTranslatedParts").visible = false;
should be sufficient.
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In any case there are several issues with how you approach the whole thing. First of all, if you target your application to be on Internet - swf loading will not happen instantly - thus you, perhaps, need to consider waiting for swfs to be loaded before you doing anything with them. But if you just do it on local machine - you don't really need for them to show up. On the other hand, even with local environment it makes sense to take into account asynchronous/unpredicatable nature of external file loading.
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import fl.transitions.easing.*;
import fl.transitions.TweenEvent;
import flash.display.DisplayObject;
import flash.display.Loader;
import flash.events.Event;
montreal.buttonMode = true;
dublin.buttonMode = true;
sydney.buttonMode = true;
rio.buttonMode = true;
paris.buttonMode = true;
london.buttonMode = true;
home.buttonMode = true;
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box.y=20;
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paris.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, loadSWF);
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switch(e.currentTarget) {
case montreal:
cityURL = new URLRequest("montreal.swf");
break;
case dublin:
cityURL = new URLRequest("dublin.swf");
break;
case sydney:
cityURL = new URLRequest("sydney.swf");
break;
case rio:
cityURL = new URLRequest("rio.swf");
break;
case paris:
cityURL = new URLRequest("paris.swf");
break;
case london:
cityURL = new URLRequest("london.swf");
break;
case home:
cityURL = new URLRequest("home.swf");
break;
cityLoader.load(cityURL);
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loadedContent = e.target.content;
// assuming that previous content will be moved out -
// place new content behind previous one
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// if there are more than one child
if (box.numChildren > 1) {
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// tween the topmost object
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// make Tween instance eligible for arbage collection
e.target.removeEventListener(TweenEvent.MOTION_FINISH, tweenFinished);
// now you can remove tweened object from the box
box.removeChild(e.target.obj);
e.target.obj = null;
Edited some code. -
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var Suffix = "";
if (Timeformat == 12) {
if (Hours >= 12 ) {
Suffix = PM;
} else {
Suffix = AM;
if (Hours >= 13) {
Hours = Hours - 12;
if (Hours < 1) {
Hours = Hours + 12;
var PreHour = ((Hours < 10) ? "0" : "");
var PreMin = ((Minutes < 10) ? "0" : "");
return PreHour+Hours+TimeSep+PreMin+Minutes+Suffix;
function DateUpdate(Name) {
var docpath = activeDocument.path.fsName;
var docname = activeDocument.name.replace(/(.*?)(?:\.([^.]+))?$/,'$1');
var extension = activeDocument.name.replace(/(.*?)(?:(\.[^.]+))?$/,'$2');
if (docpath.slice(2,3) == "\\") {
docsep = "\\";
} else {
docsep = ":";
var content = Name.slice(11);
var content = content.replace(/\{FILE\}/,docpath+docsep+docname);
var content = content.replace(/\{FILEPATH\}/,docpath);
var content = content.replace(/\{FILENAME\}/,docname);
var content = content.replace(/\{FILEEXT\}/,extension);
var content = content.replace(/\{DATE\}/,TodayDate());
var content = content.replace(/\{TIME\}/,TodayTime());
return content;
function date_n_time()
if (selection.length == 1) {
if (selection[0].typename == "TextArtItem" || selection[0].typename == "TextFrame") {
if (selection[0].name.slice(0,11) == "actualDate:") {
dateformat = selection[0].name.slice(11);
Check = false;
if (AIversion == "10") {
Check = confirm( MSG_unsetmark );
} else {
dateformat = prompt(MSG_editformat, dateformat);
if(dateformat != "" && Check) {
selection[0].contents = selection[0].name.slice(11);
selection[0].name="";
selection[0].selected = false;
if(dateformat == "" && !Check) {
selection[0].name="";
selection[0].selected = false;
if(dateformat && dateformat !="" && !Check) {
selection[0].name="actualDate:"+dateformat;
selection[0].contents = DateUpdate(selection[0].name);
} else {
dateformat = selection[0].contents;
if(dateformat.search(/\{DATE\}/) == -1 && dateformat.search(/\{TIME\}/) == -1 && dateformat.search(/\{FILE[A-Z]*\}/) == -1) dateformat = format_preset;
Check = false;
if (AIversion == "10") {
Check = confirm( MSG_setmark );
} else {
dateformat = prompt(MSG_askformat, dateformat);
if (dateformat || Check) {
selection[0].name="actualDate:"+dateformat;
selection[0].contents = DateUpdate(selection[0].name);
selection[0].selected = false;
} else {
alert ( MSG_notexto );
} else if (selection.length > 1) {
alert ( MSG_selectedmany );
} else {
if (AIversion == "10") {
var textArtItems = activeDocument.textArtItems;
for (var i = 0 ; i < textArtItems.length; i++)
if (textArtItems[i].name.slice(0,11) == "actualDate:") {
textArtItems[i].selected = true;
textArtItems[i].contents = DateUpdate(textArtItems[i].name);
} else {
var textFrames = activeDocument.textFrames;
for (var i = 0 ; i < textFrames.length; i++)
if (textFrames[i].name.slice(0,11) == "actualDate:") {
textFrames[i].selected = true;
textFrames[i].contents = DateUpdate(textFrames[i].name);Okay, here is the entire script with credit lines.
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// english //
// -=> WR-DateAndTime <=-
// A Javascript for Adobe Illustrator
// by Wolfgang Reszel ([email protected])
// Version 0.9 from 22.9.2011
// This script inserts the actual date or the actual time to a
// predefined position in the document.
// To define the position, you'll have to create an textobject and
// execute this script while the object is selected. The whole object
// has to be selected and not words or letters. You can mark more
// objects, if you select each object separate and execute
// the script on it.
// With the placeholders {DATE} and {TIME} you are able to define a
// particular point, where the date or the time should be replaced.
// If there is no placeholder in the textobject
// "{FILENAME}{FILEEXT} ({DATE}, {TIME})" will be used as standard placeholders.
// To update the date and time execute this script without any object
// selected.
// There are some additional placeholders:
// {FILE} - complete document-filename with path
// {FILEPATH} - only the documents filepath
// {FILENAME} - the filename of the document
// {FILEEXT} - the file extension of the document inclusive dot
// On my system this script can't see the path of the document, when
// it was opened directly from windows Explorer (double click).
// In Illustrator CS it is now possible to edit a DateAndTime-Object.
// To enable the english messages and date-format change the "de"
// into "en" in line 90.
// Sorry for my bad english. For any corrections send an email to:
// [email protected]
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Deutsch //
// -=> WR-DateAndTime <=-
// Ein Javascript fuer Adobe Illustrator
// von Wolfgang Reszel ([email protected])
// Version 0.9 vom 30.9.2011
// Dieses Skript fuegt das aktuelle Datum und die aktuelle Uhrzeit an
// eine vorher bestimmte Stelle im Dokument ein.
// Um eine Stelle zu bestimmen, muss man ein Textobjekt erzeugen, es
// markieren und dann dieses Skript aufrufen. Es muss das gesamte Objekt
// ausgewaehlt sein, nicht etwa Buchstaben oder Woerter. Es lassen sich
// nacheinander auch mehrere Objekte als Datum/Uhrzeit markieren.
// Mit den Platzhaltern {DATE} und {TIME} (in geschweiften Klammern)
// kann man bestimmen, wo genau im Text das Datum und die Uhrzeit
// erscheinen soll. Sind die Platzhalter nicht vorhanden, wird
// automatisch "{FILENAME}{FILEEXT} ({DATE} - {TIME})" verwendet.
// Zum Aktualisieren des Datums/Uhrzeit muss man dieses Skript aufrufen
// wenn kein Objekt ausgewaehlt ist.
// Es gibt noch einige zusaetzliche Platzhalter:
// {FILE} - kompletter Dateiname mit Pfad
// {FILEPATH} - nur der Verzeichnispfad des Dokuments
// {FILENAME} - der Dateiname des Dokuments
// {FILEEXT} - die Dateiendung des Dokuments inklusive Punkt
// Auf meinem System kann der Pfad nicht ermittelt werden, wenn das
// Dokument vom Windows Explorer geoeffnet wird (Doppel-Klick).
// InÿIllustrator CSÿkann man nun ein Datum/Uhrzeit-Objekt bearbeiten.
// Um dieses Skript mit deutschen Meldungen und Datumsformat zu
// versehen, muss in Zeile 90 das "en" durch ein "de" ersetzt werden.
// Verbesserungsvorschlaege an: [email protected]
//$.bp();
var language="en"; // "de" fuer Deutsch
var WR="WR-DateAndTime v0.9\n\n";
var AIversion=version.slice(0,2);
if (language == "de") {
var format_preset = "{FILENAME}{FILEEXT} ({DATE} - {TIME})";
var MSG_unsetmark = WR+"Dieses Objekt ist als aktuelles Datum/Uhrzeit markiert, soll die Markierung aufgehoben werden?";
var MSG_setmark = WR+"Soll dieses Textobjekt als aktuelles Datum/Uhrzeit markiert werden?";
var MSG_askformat = WR+"Soll das Textobjekt als Datum/Uhrzeit formatiert werden? Formate:\n{DATE}, {TIME}, {FILE}, {FILEPATH}, {FILENAME} und {FILEEXT}:"
var MSG_editformat = WR+"Datums-/Uhrzeitformat bearbeiten (Leer = entfernen). Formate:\n{DATE}, {TIME}, {FILE}, {FILEPATH}, {FILENAME} und {FILEEXT}:"
var MSG_notexto = WR+"Kein Textobjekt!";
var MSG_selectedmany = "Zum Markieren als aktuelles Datum/Uhrzeit darf nur ein Textobjekt ausgew\xE4hlt sein und falls Sie die Daten aktualisieren wollen, darf kein Objekt ausgew\xE4hlt sein.";
var MSG_nodocs = WR+"Kein Dokument ge\xF6ffnet."
var Timeformat = 24;
var TimeSep = ":";
var AM = " am";
var PM = " pm";
var Dateformat = "dd.mm.yyyy";
} else {
var format_preset = "{FILENAME} ({DATE}, {TIME})";
var MSG_unsetmark = WR+"This object is marked as actual date'n'time, do you want to remove the mark?";
var MSG_setmark = WR+"Do you want to mark the selected textobject as actual date'n'time?";
var MSG_askformat = WR+"Do you want to mark the textobject as actual date'n'time? Formats:\n{DATE}, {TIME}, {FILE}, {FILEPATH}, {FILENAME} and {FILEEXT}:"
var MSG_editformat = WR+"Edit date'n'time (empty = remove). Formats:\n{DATE}, {TIME}, {FILE}, {FILEPATH}, {FILENAME} and {FILEEXT}:"
var MSG_notexto = WR+"No textobject!";
var MSG_selectedmany = "To mark as actual date'n'time, you have to select only one textobject. If you want to update the date'n'time-objects, there must be no object selected.";
var MSG_nodocs = WR+"You have no open document."
var Timeformat = 12;
var TimeSep = ":";
var AM = " am";
var PM = " pm";
var Dateformat = "mm/dd/yyyy";
var error=0;
if (documents.length<1) {
error++;
alert(MSG_nodocs)
if (error < 1) {
date_n_time();
function TodayDate()
var Today = new Date();
var Day = Today.getDate();
var Month = Today.getMonth() + 1;
var Year = Today.getYear();
var PreMon = ((Month < 10) ? "0" : "");
var PreDay = ((Day < 10) ? "0" : "");
if(Year < 999) Year += 1900;
var theDate = Dateformat.replace(/dd/,PreDay+Day);
theDate = theDate.replace(/mm/,PreMon+Month);
theDate = theDate.replace(/d/,Day);
theDate = theDate.replace(/m/,Month);
theDate = theDate.replace(/yyyy/,Year);
theDate = theDate.replace(/yy/,Year.toString().substr(2,2));
return theDate;
function TodayTime()
var Today = new Date();
var Hours = Today.getHours();
var Minutes = Today.getMinutes();
var Suffix = "";
if (Timeformat == 12) {
if (Hours >= 12 ) {
Suffix = PM;
} else {
Suffix = AM;
if (Hours >= 13) {
Hours = Hours - 12;
if (Hours < 1) {
Hours = Hours + 12;
var PreHour = ((Hours < 10) ? "0" : "");
var PreMin = ((Minutes < 10) ? "0" : "");
return PreHour+Hours+TimeSep+PreMin+Minutes+Suffix;
function DateUpdate(Name) {
var docpath = activeDocument.path.fsName;
var docname = activeDocument.name.replace(/(.*?)(?:\.([^.]+))?$/,'$1');
var extension = activeDocument.name.replace(/(.*?)(?:(\.[^.]+))?$/,'$2');
if (docpath.slice(2,3) == "\\") {
docsep = "\\";
} else {
docsep = ":";
var content = Name.slice(11);
var content = content.replace(/\{FILE\}/,docpath+docsep+docname);
var content = content.replace(/\{FILEPATH\}/,docpath);
var content = content.replace(/\{FILENAME\}/,docname);
var content = content.replace(/\{FILEEXT\}/,extension);
var content = content.replace(/\{DATE\}/,TodayDate());
var content = content.replace(/\{TIME\}/,TodayTime());
return content;
function date_n_time()
if (selection.length == 1) {
if (selection[0].typename == "TextArtItem" || selection[0].typename == "TextFrame") {
if (selection[0].name.slice(0,11) == "actualDate:") {
dateformat = selection[0].name.slice(11);
Check = false;
if (AIversion == "10") {
Check = confirm( MSG_unsetmark );
} else {
dateformat = prompt(MSG_editformat, dateformat);
if(dateformat != "" && Check) {
selection[0].contents = selection[0].name.slice(11);
selection[0].name="";
selection[0].selected = false;
if(dateformat == "" && !Check) {
selection[0].name="";
selection[0].selected = false;
if(dateformat && dateformat !="" && !Check) {
selection[0].name="actualDate:"+dateformat;
selection[0].contents = DateUpdate(selection[0].name);
} else {
dateformat = selection[0].contents;
if(dateformat.search(/\{DATE\}/) == -1 && dateformat.search(/\{TIME\}/) == -1 && dateformat.search(/\{FILE[A-Z]*\}/) == -1) dateformat = format_preset;
Check = false;
if (AIversion == "10") {
Check = confirm( MSG_setmark );
} else {
dateformat = prompt(MSG_askformat, dateformat);
if (dateformat || Check) {
selection[0].name="actualDate:"+dateformat;
selection[0].contents = DateUpdate(selection[0].name);
selection[0].selected = false;
} else {
alert ( MSG_notexto );
} else if (selection.length > 1) {
alert ( MSG_selectedmany );
} else {
if (AIversion == "10") {
var textArtItems = activeDocument.textArtItems;
for (var i = 0 ; i < textArtItems.length; i++)
if (textArtItems[i].name.slice(0,11) == "actualDate:") {
textArtItems[i].selected = true;
textArtItems[i].contents = DateUpdate(textArtItems[i].name);
} else {
var textFrames = activeDocument.textFrames;
for (var i = 0 ; i < textFrames.length; i++)
if (textFrames[i].name.slice(0,11) == "actualDate:") {
textFrames[i].selected = true;
textFrames[i].contents = DateUpdate(textFrames[i].name); -
[AS] Beast of a script needs help converting from Quark 8 to InDesign CS5
First off, THANK YOU for even reading this post. Here's the dilema. I work in a publishing company that used an AppleScript from Quark 8 to automate our pagination from set text we pull from our sales reps worksheets. About 8 months ago we switched fully to InDesign CS5, but have had to hold onto Quark 8 to be able to keep running our pagination. I'd like to see if the geniuses (yes, I've been trolling these forums looking to solve this myself and seen some great problems fixed) on these forums can help me figure out the proper conversion I would need to be able to leave Quark 8 in the rearview.
Here's our current code... (I warned you it was a beast)
set Ad_Props to {¬
{Ad_Label:"SPREAD – ", Ad_Width:2.495, Ad_Height:1.62, Ad_Text_Angle:0}, ¬
{Ad_Label:"FULL – ", Ad_Width:1.225, Ad_Height:1.62, Ad_Text_Angle:0}, ¬
{Ad_Label:"SPREAD – ", Ad_Width:2.495, Ad_Height:1.62, Ad_Text_Angle:0}, ¬
{Ad_Label:"JUNIOR – ", Ad_Width:0.90625, Ad_Height:1.62, Ad_Text_Angle:0}, ¬
{Ad_Label:"1/2H – ", Ad_Width:1.225, Ad_Height:0.785, Ad_Text_Angle:0}, ¬
{Ad_Label:"1/2V – ", Ad_Width:0.5875, Ad_Height:1.62, Ad_Text_Angle:90}, ¬
{Ad_Label:"1/3V – ", Ad_Width:0.5875, Ad_Height:1.2025, Ad_Text_Angle:90}, ¬
{Ad_Label:"1/4 – ", Ad_Width:0.5875, Ad_Height:0.785, Ad_Text_Angle:0}, ¬
{Ad_Label:"1/4 Strip – ", Ad_Width:0.26875, Ad_Height:1.62, Ad_Text_Angle:90}, ¬
{Ad_Label:"1/8H – ", Ad_Width:0.5875, Ad_Height:0.3675, Ad_Text_Angle:0}, ¬
{Ad_Label:"1/8V – ", Ad_Width:0.26875, Ad_Height:0.785, Ad_Text_Angle:90}, ¬
{Ad_Label:"Junior (GOLF) – ", Ad_Width:0.8, Ad_Height:1.62, Ad_Text_Angle:0}, ¬
{Ad_Label:"1/3V (GOLF) – ", Ad_Width:0.375, Ad_Height:1.62, Ad_Text_Angle:90}, ¬
{Ad_Label:"1/3sq. (GOLF) – ", Ad_Width:0.8, Ad_Height:0.785, Ad_Text_Angle:0}, ¬
{Ad_Label:"1/6V (GOLF) – ", Ad_Width:0.375, Ad_Height:0.785, Ad_Text_Angle:90}, ¬
{Ad_Label:"Directory Listing Only – ", Ad_Width:0.3, Ad_Height:0.3, Ad_Text_Angle:0}, ¬
{Ad_Label:"INSERT (# in notes) – ", Ad_Width:0.3, Ad_Height:0.3, Ad_Text_Angle:0}, ¬
{Ad_Label:"Other (See Notes) – ", Ad_Width:0.3, Ad_Height:0.3, Ad_Text_Angle:0}, ¬
{Ad_Label:"------------ – ", Ad_Width:0.3, Ad_Height:0.3, Ad_Text_Angle:0}}
set Position_Width to number
set Position_Width to 11.375
set Position_Height to number
set Position_Height to 1.875
set Jump_Height to number
set Jump_Height to 0
set Variable_Count to number
set Variable_Count to 0
set Variable_Height to number
set Variable_Height to (1.875 + (1.62 * Variable_Count))
set Last_Ad to number
set Last_Ad to 0
tell application "QuarkXPress"
activate
try
display dialog "WARNING: This version of 'Dummy Square Maker' runs much slower than the last version, a confirmation will tell you when you are finished. Please be patient." & return & return & "Make sure to have the text box selected" buttons {"Cancel", "Accept"} default button 2 with icon caution
set ThisBox to object reference of current box
tell story 1 of ThisBox
set (every paragraph where it is return) to ""
set style sheet of every text to null
set style sheet of every text to "DUMMY TEXTS"
repeat with i from 1 to (count of paragraphs)
try
tell paragraph i
set ThePage to my get_CurrentPage()
try
if it contains " – " then
set style sheet to "AD SIZE"
set Ad_Size to contents
set {This_Width, This_Height, this_angle} to {"", "", ""}
repeat with This_Ad in Ad_Props
if Ad_Size contains (Ad_Label of This_Ad) then
set This_Width to Ad_Width of This_Ad
set This_Height to Ad_Height of This_Ad
set this_angle to Ad_Text_Angle of This_Ad
exit repeat
end if
end repeat
set Ad_Box to my Make_Box(ThePage, {1.875, 10.875, This_Height + 1.875, This_Width + 10.875}, this_angle)
duplicate contents to (end of Ad_Box)
else if it contains "—" then
set style sheet to "AD REP/PLACEMENT"
duplicate contents to (end of Ad_Box)
else if it starts with "©" then
set style sheet to "AD REP/PLACEMENT"
delete (character 1)
duplicate contents to end of Ad_Box
if Position_Width ≤ 19.75 then
set Jump_Height to Jump_Height + This_Height
(*_________________This is where Ad Boxes Stack_________________*)
if (Jump_Height ≤ 1.62) then
set origin of bounds of Ad_Box to {Position_Height, Position_Width}
set Position_Height to Position_Height + This_Height
(*_________________This is where Ad Boxes more right_________________*)
else
set Position_Height to Variable_Height
(*set Position_Width to Position_Width + This_Width + 0.05*)
set Position_Width to Position_Width + Last_Ad + 0.05
set origin of bounds of Ad_Box to {Position_Height, Position_Width}
set Jump_Height to This_Height
set Position_Height to Variable_Height + This_Height
end if
set Last_Ad to This_Width
(*_________________This is where New Row appears_________________*)
else
set Position_Width to 11.375
set Variable_Count to Variable_Count + 1
set Variable_Height to (1.875 + (1.62 * Variable_Count))
set Position_Height to Variable_Height
set origin of bounds of Ad_Box to {Position_Height, Position_Width}
set Position_Height to Position_Height + This_Height
set Jump_Height to This_Height
set Last_Ad to This_Width
end if
else
duplicate contents to (end of Ad_Box)
end if
end try
end tell
on error errmsg number errnum
display dialog "There has been an error " & "[" & i & "] (" & errmsg & " [" & errnum & "])" buttons {"Okay"} default button 1 with icon stop
end try
end repeat
delete contents
set style sheet of every text to null
end tell
beep 2
display dialog "Automation Finished" & return & return & "IMPORTANT NOTE: Color your Ad Squares according to Sales Rep, and select them all and 'BRING TO FRONT [F5]', this is VITAL." buttons {"Okay"} default button 1 with icon stop
on error errmsg number errnum
beep 3
if errnum ≠ -128 then
beep
display dialog errmsg & " [" & errnum & "]" buttons {"OK"} default button 1 with icon stop
end if
end try
end tell
on Make_Box(ThePage, TheBounds, this_angle)
local ThePage, TheBounds, this_angle
tell application "QuarkXPress"
tell page ThePage of document 1
set Ad_Box to make new text box at end with properties {bounds:TheBounds, vertical justification:centered, color:"Rep_Other", shade:100, opacity:10, text angle:this_angle, frame:{style:solid line, color:"Black", shade:60, width:0.1}}
end tell
end tell
(*end tell*)
return Ad_Box
end Make_Box
on get_CurrentPage()
tell application "QuarkXPress"
tell document 1
return page number of current page
end tell
end tell
end get_CurrentPageHi,
I think with this, you can already make good progress in your work.
Good luck!
global mydocument
tell application "Adobe InDesign CS5.5"
set mydocument to active document
tell mydocument
set myParaStyle to paragraph style "DUMMY TEXTS"
tell page 1
set TheBounds to {0, 0, 20, 50}
set Ad_Box to make text frame
tell Ad_Box
set geometric bounds to TheBounds
set vertical justification of text frame preferences to center align
set contents to "This is the contents"
end tell
set myStory to parent story of Ad_Box
set applied paragraph style of every paragraph of myStory to myParaStyle
end tell
end tell
end tell
Your two handlers then look like this:
on Make_Box(ThePage, TheBounds, this_angle)
local ThePage, TheBounds, this_angle
tell application "Adobe InDesign CS5.5"
tell page ThePage of mydocument
set Ad_Box to make text frame
tell Ad_Box
set geometric bounds to TheBounds
set vertical justification of text frame preferences to center align
end tell
end tell
end tell
return Ad_Box
end Make_Box
on get_CurrentPage(CurrentTextFrame)
tell application "Adobe InDesign CS5.5"
tell mydocument
return name of parent page of parent page of CurrentTextFrame
end tell
end tell
end get_CurrentPage
Shorter version:
on get_CurrentPage(CurrentTextFrame)
tell mydocument of application "Adobe InDesign CS5.5"
return name of parent page of parent page of CurrentTextFrame
end tell
end get_CurrentPage
Ce message a été modifié par: OlivierBerquin -
Problem with script – NEED HELP
HELP!!! why isn't the script working?
on adding folder items to thefolder after receiving theAddedItems
repeat with eachitem in theAddedItems
set theSender to "me<[email protected]>"
set recipCommon to "Files"
set recipAddress to (choose from list {"User 1", "User 2", "User 3"} with prompt "Select a recipient :") as text
if result is "User 1" then
set recipAddress to {"User 1 <[email protected]>"}
else if result is "User 2" then
set recipAddress to {"User 2 <[email protected]>"}
else if result is "User 3" then
set recipAddress to {"User 3 <[email protected]>", "[email protected]>"}
end if
set msgText to " type body copy here "
tell application "Mail"
set newmessage to make new outgoing message with properties {content:msgText & return}
tell newmessage
set sender to theSender
tell application "Finder" to set theSubject to name of eachitem
set subject to theSubject
repeat with eachRecipient in recipAddress
make new to recipient at end of to recipients with properties {name:recipCommon, address:eachrecipAddress}
end repeat
end tell
send newmessage
end tell
end repeat
end adding folder items toHELP......
!!!Everything works in the below script except it doesn't send the email?!!!
on adding folder items to thefolder after receiving theAddedItems
repeat with eachitem in theAddedItems
set theSender to "me<[email protected]>"
set recipCommon to "Files"
set recipAddress to (choose from list {"User 1", "User 2", "User 3"} with prompt "Select a recipient :") as text
if result is "User 1" then
set recipAddress to {"User 1 <[email protected]>"}
else if result is "User 2" then
set recipAddress to {"User 2 <[email protected]>"}
else if result is "User 3" then
set recipAddress to {"User 3 <[email protected]>", "[email protected]>"}
end if
set msgText to " type body copy here "
tell application "Mail"
set newmessage to make new outgoing message with properties {content:msgText & return}
tell newmessage
set visible to true
set sender to theSender
tell application "Finder" to set theSubject to name of eachitem
set subject to theSubject
repeat with eachRecipient in recipAddress
make new to recipient at end of to recipients with properties {name:recipCommon, address:eachRecipient}
end repeat
repeat with eachRecipient in recipAddress
make new to recipient at end of to recipient with properties {name:recipCommon, address:recipAddress}
set eachRecipient to contents of eachRecipient
end repeat
end tell -
Select layer/object will not move in PS, but will move another layer. Need help
I appreciate the help ahead. I cannot figure this out with my Photoshop CC.
Basically when I select a layer on the right, and then go to move the object in that layer, it moves a different layer behind it.
In the screen shot below on the left I am selecting the artwork layer on the right, which is the flip flops on the shirt.
From here I can use the arrows to move the graphic. However, as soon as I use the mouse to select the flip flop graphic and go to move it, the layer selection on the right jumps to the shading and moves a background layer.
What am I doing wrong? Super frustrating!
Running Win 7 x64 8 gig ram, i7, 2 gb Nvidia card.
Thanks!
JasonYou probably have Auto Select Layer on. (Options bar)
-
hi
in scripts in one window i have to fill with first day of current system year and last day of system current year . how to get it ?
thanks& regards
lakshmiHi,
Try this function module 'FIRST_AND_LAST_DAY_IN_YEAR_GET'
Thanks
Vasudha -
Creating Basic Calculator Script - Needs help
I'd like to create a basic calculator script that makes doing calculations a bit easier from the command line. Normally i do:
echo "32*24" | bc
So I built a bash script that I can just type "calc 32*24":
bc << EOF
scale=4
$@
quit
EOF
And it works ok until i try to use parenthesis:
calc (1+49)/5
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `1+49'
if I use parenthesis, directly in the bc command it does ok:
bc
bc 1.06...
(1+49)/5
10
I've tried putting $@ in quotes but not luck. Looks like bash isn't transferring the parenthesis. How can I get the bash script to pass theparenthesis?Dusty wrote:This is why I always have at least one terminal in an IPython session.
+1!
I normally use a standard python instance in the same way but have just installed ipython and am having a look at it now. Looks cool! -
New to shell script need help for script
Hi,
I have following shell script which takes database name from file sql.config. this file has names of all staging database. I want to modify this script to run below analyze index commands if database is staging and if its production database then i want to run different set of commands say analyze user schemas. How can i implement this in below script (something like if then else)?
connstr=`grep "gemsit_staging" /cronacle/tools/informatica/sql.config`
sqlplus -S<<EOF1
$connstr
whenever sqlerror exit failure;
ANALYZE TABLE GEMSIT_STAGING.AR_TRANS_DETAIL_STG COMPUTE STATISTICS;
ANALYZE TABLE GEMSIT_STAGING.GLOBAL_SET_S COMPUTE STATISTICS;
ANALYZE INDEX GEMSIT_STAGING.AR_DEL_TRANS_DETAIL_STG_PK COMPUTE STATISTICS;
ANALYZE INDEX GEMSIT_STAGING.AR_DEL_TRANS_DETAIL_STG_01 COMPUTE STATISTICS;
ANALYZE INDEX GEMSIT_STAGING.AR_TRANS_DETAIL_STG_PK COMPUTE STATISTICS;
ANALYZE INDEX GEMSIT_STAGING.AR_TRANS_DETAIL_STG01_IX COMPUTE STATISTICS;
ANALYZE INDEX GEMSIT_STAGING.AR_TRANS_DETAIL_STG02_IX COMPUTE STATISTICS;
ANALYZE INDEX GEMSIT_STAGING.AR_TRANS_DETAIL_STG03_IX COMPUTE STATISTICS;
ANALYZE INDEX GEMSIT_STAGING.AR_TRANS_DETAIL_STG04_IX COMPUTE STATISTICS;
ANALYZE INDEX GEMSIT_STAGING.AR_TRANS_DETAIL_STG05_IX COMPUTE STATISTICS;
ANALYZE INDEX GEMSIT_STAGING.AR_TRANS_DETAIL_STG06_IX COMPUTE STATISTICS;
ANALYZE INDEX GEMSIT_STAGING.AR_TRANS_DETAIL_STG07_IX COMPUTE STATISTICS;
ANALYZE INDEX GEMSIT_STAGING.GLOBAL_SET_S_PK COMPUTE STATISTICS;
ANALYZE INDEX GEMSIT_STAGING.GLOBAL_SET_S_PK1 COMPUTE STATISTICS;
EOF1
thanksif test $? -ne 0 ; then
echo 'Processing Error' >> $Log_Dir/$Log_File
exit 1
else
echo 'Processing Completed' >> $Log_Dir/$Log_File
rm -f $Script_Dir/$Flag_File
exit 0
ficreate two sql files one form test and for prod say test.sql and prod.sql with relevant sql statements
this is a sample if else construct, you nned to get the env using "host"/"hostname" cmd on linux and assign this to a variable say envname
if envname $? -ne 'PR' ; then
echo 'Processing Test SQL' >> $Log_Dir/$Log_File
<call the test sql here>
exit 1
else
echo 'Processing Prod SQL' >> $Log_Dir/$Log_File
<call the Prod sql here>
fi -
text<tab>{findWhat:”<U+0394>”}<tab>{appliedCharacterStyle:”Symbol”}<tab>{includeFootnotes: true, includeMasterPages:true, includeHiddenLayers:true, wholeWord:false}
In this case, I want to swap the Greek letter Delta, which is its codepoint U + 0394, for a specific character style (the style is called Symbol).
The question is: is written right?
Where should I put it? Because I'm just adding this line in an existing code ...
Thanks anyway to everyone! ^^Hi,
You could use "grep" mode instead of "text". I mean:
grep<tab>{findWhat:"\x{394}"}<tab>{appliedCharacterStyle:"Symbol"}<tab>{includeFootnotes:t rue, includeMasterPages:true, includeHiddenLayers:true, wholeWord:false}
findWhat:"\x{394}" means to find a unicode with specified number (the number you can see in InDesign Info Panel).
This should be placed as a one of lines inside "FindChangeList.txt" file before "FindChangeByList.jsx" run.
Jarek -
Need help making a simple script for my webcam
Hey everyone, fairly new to applescript programming. I just bought a usb camera for my macbook because I use it for video conferencing/playing around, and it is better quality than the built in isight. However, in order to use this camera I need to use drivers from a program called camTwist. This being said camTwist needs to be opened first and the usb camera must be selected from camTwist Step 1 list in order for any other application to use the camera. I just want to make a simple program that would open camTwist first, then select "webcam" from the list (double click it like I always have to in order to select it) in order to activate the driver, and then open photo booth which would then be using the camTwist driver in order to take pictures.
I made a crude program but it does not automatically select "webcam" from the Step 1 list in camTwist:
tell application "CamTwist" to activate
delay 10
tell application "Photo Booth" to activate
that’s basically it. I set the delay to 10 seconds so that when camTwists boots up first I can manually select my webcam. HOWEVER, I would like to make a script that would boot up CamTwist first, select my webcam from the list automatically, and then open Photo Booth with the CamTwist webcam driver already selected.
Don't know much about applescript so any help to make a working script to solve my problem would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!Solved my problem but now I need help with something else! First I used CamTwist user options to create user defined hot keys with the specific purpose to load the webcam. I chose Command+B. I tested it out in CamTwist and it worked. The program follows a logical order from there. First it loads CamTwist, then after a short delay it presses the hot keys in order to load the webcam from the video source list, then another short delay and Photo Booth is opened with the driver loaded from camTwist. Everything works Perfect! Here's the code:
tell application "System Events"
tell application "CamTwist" to activate
delay 0.5
--Press command+b which is a user defined hot key to load webcam
key code 11 using command down
end tell
delay 0.5
tell application "Photo Booth" to activate
My Next question is, would it be possible with this same script to have both applications quit together. For example I always quit Photo Booth first, so when I quit photo booth is there a way to make CamTwist also quit and keep everything within the same script? Please let me know. This forum has been very helpful and lead me to a solution to my problem! Hoping I can solve this next problem as well! Thanks everyone.
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