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How do I select all?

#19887
From: Vincent Macaluso
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 16:52
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I have a document (business card layout) that is 3.5i x 2i. 

I'm trying to write a script that will, while I have the document open, select all text blocks. Then, open a new document, and place the blocks in the top left corner of the margins. 

Next, I need it to select all again, then step and repeat once to the left 3.5 inches. Then, select all again, and step and repeat 4 times straight down 2 inches. Basically creating a 10-up business card layout. 

This is what I have so far, with some psudeocode that I wrote in PMScript (in brackets): (Sorry for the PScript, but it's all I could write to explain what I'm trying to do) 

I just can't seem to find ANYTHING in the guidebook. Is it the object-orientedness of VB that is confusing me? Do I have to name all of my text blocks some way, then say: 

mySelection = array(nameBlock, addressBlock, phoneBlock) 

? 

then paste mySelection into the new document? If so, how do I name already existing blocks? I've looked in the ID Scripting guide, but I can't find anything on this. 

'''''''' CODE '''''''' 
[BEGIN PMSCRIPT 
'select all in current page, I cant find how to do this. 
--Is anything selected already? 
getPMState >> pmState 

--if nothing is selected, select all. 
if pmState=2 
selectAll 
endif 

--now copy it to the clipboard and open a new page. 
copy 
[END PMSCRIPT 

Rem Business card layout 
Dim myInDesign 

'I got this from someone else, but 
'it was giving errors so I commented it out 
'idMSInches = 2053729891 
Set myInDesign = CreateObject("InDesign.Application.2.0") 
Set myDocument = myInDesign.Documents.Add 
Rem Set the measurement units to inches 

'I got this from someone else, but 
'it was giving errors so I commented it out 
'idMSInches = 2053729891 

'myDocument.ViewPreferences.HorzMeasurementUnits = idMSInches 
'myDocument.ViewPreferences.VertMeasurementUnits = idMSInches 

Rem Set the page size 
myDocument.DocumentPreferences.PageWidth = 8.5 
myDocument.DocumentPreferences.PageHeight = 11 
Rem Set the page margins 
Set myPage = myDocument.Pages.Item(1) 
myPage.MarginPreferences.MarginTop = 0.93 
myPage.MarginPreferences.MarginLeft = 1.149 
myPage.MarginPreferences.MarginBottom = 0.5 
myPage.MarginPreferences.MarginRight = 0.5 

[BEGIN PSCRIPT 
--paste our top row. 2 cards, 3.5 inches apart. 
multiplepaste 2,3.5i,0i 

--select the top row, and copy it 2 inches downwards 4 times. 
selectAll 
copy 
multiplepaste 4,0i,2i 

--we cant have it all off-center and stuff, now can we? 
--select all ten cards and move them flush with the top left 
--corner formed by our guidelines. 
selectAll 
move left, guide 1 
move top, guide 1 
[END PMSCRIPT
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