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Find and Replace XML tag

Hi All, Is it possible to do the following things. Look at the digit with endash(\d+–) I need to revert back as like as flowing input. Flowing Input:  By using our script, file changed as below:...

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How Can I write a script for change first indent?

How can I write a java script to tell indesign: what ever the text first indent is, I want to change first indent = 1) 8mm2) 0mm3)-8mm (if left indent is 0, change the first indent to 8mm, and then...

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How to refresh a dropdownlist

Hi everyone, I script a dialog box (palette) to import XML files into InDesign Documents. I retrieve xml files shared on a network folder on a dropdownlist. At any moment I need to refresh that list....

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Copy list of selected links’ filenames

I want to be able to select several links on the Links panel and copy just those filenames to the clipboard. This is so after I do my magazine layout, I can email the photographers a list of their...

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Change contents of droplist

HiIs it possible to change the contents of a droplist after its made?I have a dialog, and based on the user input, the droplist must changeI've seen the possibility to add to a droplist, but I havent...

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Help Window: StaticText Formatting

I have a dialog window, with a help button, the help button opens up another dialog window. The help window will have  some paragraphs for simple info.I can't seem to figure out how to contain the text...

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File Open dialog with filter

Hi,    When I am invoking the following command in Adobe Indesign JavaScript in Windows OS, the filter option does not work. var myFile=File.openDialog("Choose the file","*.jsx",false); I need to limit...

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Need help exporting multiple individual PDF files out of Indesign CC

I work for a monthly publication and we send our files to the press at the end of the month. There are around 190+ pages that need to be exported as individual PDF's and each PDF needs to be labled as...

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Measuring distance between baseline of last line in text column and end of...

I am new to InDesign CC scripting and i don't know how to do this script. I need a javascript that allows me to measure the distance between  the Baseline of the last line in textcolumn and the bottom...

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How to make a handwriting font look like real handwriting in InDesign CS5

This is a script I've written (AppleScript) that addresses the  problem most handwriting fonts have — they look like fonts, mostly  because they're settled so regularly along the baseline and their...

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Please help me to correct my script!

I want to change my text first indent: if the first indent = 0mmI want to change the first indent = 8mm I copy the script from Trevor, and change a little bit, but not work, so can someone help to...

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Please correct my code for 'Dialog box button'

Hi, My 'For Process Click here' button is not working with 'preference setting function'. anybody can help me. This is my code: //this is for creating color panels function customDraw() { with( this )...

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Create PDF within group of folders?

Hi, everyone I am wondering if anyone knows of a script to batch convert a folder with subfolders of InDesign files to a PDF? I have a batch convert script -...

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How do you use JS to open a Folder dialog

If you use this to open a dialog box to select a file:     File.openDialog("Select your XML File", "*.xml") The how do you open a dialog to select a folder.  I would think it would be something like...

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want variable text (date) in arabic month names, instead of jan, feb, etc, i...

now i'm a designer at an arabic newspaperwe write the date in the headerwe want the date to change automaticallywe write two formats of dates (both are printed next to each other)1-georgian date, but...

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Empty Graphic Frames

Hi Friends I try to delete empty graphic frames. So i use the below code function EmptyGraphicFrame(){    var myGraphicFrames = app.activeDocument.rectangles;        for (i=myGraphicFrames.length-1;...

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Vertical lines before text

Hello I have a tekst with a paragraph style and i want before the tekst a vertical line of all the lines with that paragraph style.Is there a script for or a another solution? I work with CS6 Mac. Kind...

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[JS] numbering value Paragarphe

Hello,Is itpossible toretrievethe value of anumbered paragraph? YoursBonjour, Est-il possible de récupère la valeur d'un paragraphe numéroté ? Bien à vous

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High Res - Low Res Pdf

Hi Friends,                 How to convert high resoultion to low resolution pdf in Indesign...                by manually or by script Thanks,Divya

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Export to Excel...from ID CS5

Hi there, my coworker posted something similar on the InDesign forums but I thought I would ask over in scripting as well. I've also searched tho forums and found alot of info on importing from excel...

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