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in article ef8e3b9.8@WebX.aaQKaf7vad4, Carl Davaz wrote:

> set theTextProps1 to get properties of text 1 of text frame "Caption" of
> master spread 2

Carl,

This was close -- you need to get the properties of insertion point 1:

tell application "InDesign 2.0.1"
 tell document 1
  set theProps to properties of text frame "Caption" of master spread 1
  set textProps to properties of insertion point 1 of text frame "Caption"
of master spread 1
  make text frame at page 2 with properties theProps
  set properties of insertion point 1 of result to textProps
 end tell
end tell

You could also use a different approach:

tell application "InDesign 2.0.1"
 tell document 1
  duplicate text frame "Caption" of master spread 1
  move result to page 2
  set geometric bounds of text frame "Caption" of page 2 to geometric bounds
of text frame "Caption" of master spread 1
 end tell
end tell

I have to say, though, that the style approach strikes me as more appealing.

Keep in mind there are issues with either approach on facing-page documents
regarding what the ruler origin is set to.


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Shane Stanley,  sstanley@myriad-com.com.au