Re: Convert empty text frames to "unassigned"

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From: Robert Tkaczyk
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 12:38

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> myPIs = app.documents[0].allPageItems; 
> for (var j = myPIs.length - 1; j >= 0; j--) { 
>   if (myPIs[j].constructor.name == "TextFrame" && myPIs[j].contents == "") { 
>     try {myPIs[j].contentType = ContentType.unassigned} catch(e) {}		
> 
>   } 
> }

why not iterate Stories collection ?? ;)

TextFrame can't exist without Story - we overlook all other objects
and we need to check if Story have only one TextFrame - this eliminate 
threaded, empty textframes


robin

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