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Started by Ryan_Nosek
Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:34
"Place Cursor" Scripting Indesign CS3/CS4
Author: Ryan_Nosek
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:34
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:34
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Hey Everyone:
I am trying to find a way to add images to the "Place Cursor via Applescript. Placing one item is no problem, however the "Place Cursor" should be activated in two instances:
1) You have more than one item selected and the script and the place command doesn't know where to put it
2) You have multiple images selected.
Is this scriptable? Here is what I have so far...
set fileList to {"Users:ryan:Desktop:Picture 18.png", "Users:ryan:Desktop:Picture 16.png"}
set totalFiles to (count every text item of fileList)
if totalFiles is equal to 1 then
set theFilePathAlias to (item i of fileList)
tell application "Adobe InDesign CS3"
set myDocument to active document
set myPage to page 1 of myDocument
set mySelection to selection
if (count mySelection) is equal to 1 then
tell myPage
set myPage to place theFilePathAlias on mySelection
end tell
else if (count mySelection) is greater than 1 then
--Send to Place Cursor
else if (count mySelection) is less than 1 then
tell myPage
set myPage to place theFilePathAlias
end tell
end if
end tell
else if totalFiles is greater than 1 then
tell application "Adobe InDesign CS3"
set myDocument to active document
repeat with i from 1 to totalFiles
set myPage to place theFilePathAlias
--Send to Place Cursor
end repeat
end tell
else
--Error no files selected
end if
Thanks
Re: "Place Cursor" Scripting Indesign CS3/CS4
Author: Shane_Stanley
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:03
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:03
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I don't think what you want can be done. -- Shane Stanley <sstanley@myriad-com.com.au> AppleScript Pro Florida, April 2009 <http://scriptingmatters.com/aspro>
Re: "Place Cursor" Scripting Indesign CS3/CS4
Author: Ryan_Nosek
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:37
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:37
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Dang.... Thanks for your time
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