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Hi Martin--

re: "[Dave wrote] I don't think there's any way for a user to see that particular label"

Of course there is! Here's a script that presents a dialog where the user can enter a label:



//SetSpreadLabel.jsx 
//An InDesign CS2 JavaScript 
// 
//Sets the label of a specified spread. 
main(); 
function main(){ 
	if(app.documents.length != 0){ 
		myDisplayDialog(); 
	} 
} 
function myDisplayDialog(){ 
	var mySpread, myString; 
	var myLabelWidth = 60; 
	var myFieldWidth = 200; 
	var mySpreadNames = new Array; 
	var myDocument = app.documents.item(0); 
	for(var myCounter = 0; myCounter < myDocument.spreads.length; myCounter++){ 
		mySpread = myDocument.spreads.item(myCounter); 
		myString = "" 
		for(myPageCounter = 0; myPageCounter < mySpread.pages.length; myPageCounter++){ 
			myString = myString + mySpread.pages.item(myPageCounter).name; 
			if(myPageCounter<mySpread.pages.length -1){  				myString = myString + ", ";  			}  		}  		mySpreadNames.push(myString);  	}  	var myDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"SetSpreadLabel"});  	with(myDialog.dialogColumns.add()){  		with(dialogRows.add()){  			with(dialogColumns.add()){  				staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Spread:", minWidth:myLabelWidth});  			}  			with(dialogColumns.add()){  				var mySpreadsDropdown = dropdowns.add({stringList:mySpreadNames, minWidth:myFieldWidth, selectedIndex:0});  			}  		}  		with(dialogRows.add()){  			with(dialogColumns.add()){  				staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Label:", minWidth:myLabelWidth});  			}  			with(dialogColumns.add()){  				var myLabelField = textEditboxes.add({editContents:"Enter Spread Label", minWidth:myFieldWidth});  			}  		}  	}  	var myResult = myDialog.show();  	if(myResult == true){  		var mySpreadIndex = mySpreadsDropdown.selectedIndex;  		var myLabel = myLabelField.editContents;  		myDialog.destroy();  		myDocument.spreads.item(mySpreadIndex).label = myLabel;  	}  	else{  		myDialog.destroy();  	}  }

...and here's the corresponding script for displaying a spread label:



//GetSpreadLabel.jsx 
//An InDesign CS2 JavaScript 
// 
//Gets the label of a specified spread. 
main(); 
function main(){ 
	if(app.documents.length != 0){ 
		myDisplayDialog(); 
	} 
} 
function myDisplayDialog(){ 
	var mySpread, myString; 
	var myLabelWidth = 60; 
	var myFieldWidth = 200; 
	var mySpreadNames = new Array; 
	var myDocument = app.documents.item(0); 
	for(var myCounter = 0; myCounter < myDocument.spreads.length; myCounter++){ 
		mySpread = myDocument.spreads.item(myCounter); 
		myString = "" 
		for(myPageCounter = 0; myPageCounter < mySpread.pages.length; myPageCounter++){ 
			myString = myString + mySpread.pages.item(myPageCounter).name; 
			if(myPageCounter<mySpread.pages.length -1){  				myString = myString + ", ";  			}  		}  		mySpreadNames.push(myString);  	}  	var myDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"GetSpreadLabel"});  	with(myDialog.dialogColumns.add()){  		with(dialogRows.add()){  			with(dialogColumns.add()){  				staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Spread:", minWidth:myLabelWidth});  			}  			with(dialogColumns.add()){  				var mySpreadsDropdown = dropdowns.add({stringList:mySpreadNames, minWidth:myFieldWidth, selectedIndex:0});  			}  		}  	}  	var myResult = myDialog.show();  	if(myResult == true){  		var mySpreadIndex = mySpreadsDropdown.selectedIndex;  		myDialog.destroy();  		alert("Spread label is: " + myDocument.spreads.item(mySpreadIndex).label);  	}  	else{  		myDialog.destroy();  	}  }

Thanks,

Ole