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Re: [AS] Get contents of text frame - with style?

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From: Dave_Saunders
Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2003 11:36

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Jim,

Get the text into an AppleScript variable, then use Text Style Ranges over the same text to see how the formatting divides. Work backwards through that list to add tags to your text in the AppleScript variable.

But: if any of the text arrives as a unicode string, your indexes will be out of sync.

Might be well to start with a copy of the document and then put your tags into the text before copying it to the AppleScript variable (you're still going to have to assure that any unicode is dealt with properly by whatever downstream processor you're using.

Working backwards allows you to modify the content of text without breaking any references you might have to earlier parts of the same text.

Dave

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