Give #10 increment to each index entry folios....

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8 total messages Started by thiyagus5 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:05

#1509

Author: thiyagus5
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:05

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Hi experts,

Already we finished the index file in InDesign CS2. Now the file is in the correction stage. The corrections is to update each entries folios by adding ten numbers.

Example:

A-B-C model of emotional reactions, 592�593
ability, 392
abnormal behaviour, 602�604.
absolute, 82
accommodation, 136, 474�475
acculturation, 335

It is too hectic to do manually, can anyone help me for this.

Thanks in advance
Thiyagu

Re: Give #10 increment to each index entry folios....

#1517

Author: Dave_Saunders
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:40

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Does this work?

myIndex = app.selection[0].parentStory 
setupFindGrep("\\d+") 
myFinds = myIndex.findGrep(); 
for (var j = myFinds.length - 1; j >= 0; j--) { 
  myFinds[j].contents = String(Number(myFinds[j].contents) + 10) 
}

function setupFindGrep(find, change, foots, hidLayers, lockedLayers, lockedStories, masters) { 
  app.findGrepPreferences = null; 
  app.changeGrepPreferences = null; 
  try { app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = find } catch(e) {}; 
  try {app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = change } catch(e) {}; 
  app.findChangeGrepOptions.properties = { 
    includeFootnotes:(foots == null ? false : foots), 
    includeHiddenLayers:(hidLayers == null ? false : hidLayers), 
    includeLockedLayersForFind:(lockedLayers == null ? false : lockedLayers), 
    includeLockedStoriesForFind:(lockedStories == null ? false : lockedStories), 
    includeMasterPages:(masters == null ? false : masters) 
  } 
} // end setupFindGrep

Be warned that I just wrote this here and haven't tested it. The function works correctly; that I lifted from my library of text snippets.

Dave

Re: Give #10 increment to each index entry folios....

#1518

Author: Dave_Saunders
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:42

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Of course, this approach assumes that there are no digits in any of the index topic names.

Dave

Re: Give #10 increment to each index entry folios....

#1300

Author: thiyagus5
Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:06

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Hi Dave,

Great its working fine with CS3. Thanks for your kind support. Sorry dave, last two days unfortunately i was out of station. We need this script for InDesign CS2 because the source file is in CS2. Once again i am thanking you.

Regards
Thiyagu

Re: Give #10 increment to each index entry folios....

#1301

Author: Dave_Saunders
Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:09

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Export the index to RTF, pour it into CS3, run the script, export again as RTF, run it back into the CS2 document.

Dave

Re: Give #10 increment to each index entry folios....

#1334

Author: thiyagus5
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:48

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Hi Dave,

Thanks for your valuable support. I am also felt the same. I know its very difficult to do in CS2. But i am just asking you that there is any way to do this in CS2. Once again Thanks dave.

Thiyagu

Re: Give #10 increment to each index entry folios....

#1335

Author: Dave_Saunders
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:54

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It can be done but it is quite an effort. If I were faced with the problem I'd write a script, but I stopped using CS2 a long time ago.

Dave

Re: Give #10 increment to each index entry folios....

#1482

Author: thiyagus5
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:26

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Ok thanks Dave.

Thiyagu

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