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7 total messages Started by MarkPeterson Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:35

#1622

Author: MarkPeterson
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:35

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(CS3) I'm attempting to modify the ImageCatalog script. The purpose of following script is to place the four images contained in the "image2" folder in four text frames (one text frame per page) in a four-page document. Nothing happens when the script runs.

//Import image files
var myFolder = File("c:\\junk\\junk2\\image2");
var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
var myFiles = new Array;
myFiles = myFolder.getFiles("*");

for (var myFileCounter = 0; myFileCounter < myFiles.length; myFileCounter++){ myFiles.push([myFileCounter]); }

//Place image files
//Number of frames

var myNumberOfFrames = "4";

for (var myCounter = 0; myCounter < myNumberOfFrames; myCounter++){ var myFile = myFiles[myCounter]; var myRectangle = myDocument.rectangles.item(myCounter); myRectangle.place(File(myFile)); }

What am I doing wrong?

Re: Place Images

#1626

Author: loic_aigon
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:12

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As far as I know, you are speaking japanese to an italian ;-)
Your instructions look unappropriate:
mYfolder may point to a folder object, not a file.
myFolder = Folder("/c/junk/junk2/image2/");

myFiles = myFolder.getFiles("*");
This will return a array of files by defaut, no need to reconstruct one.
myFileCounter is indeep myFiles.length;

var myRectangle = myDocument.rectangles.item(myCounter)
means they already exist or you have yo add them with coordinates.

But I am not the specialist here ;-)
Hope it helps
Loic

Re: Place Images

#1627

Author: MarkPeterson
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:42

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Hi Loic,
Thank you for the quick response. You may have caught one error: the four pages contain text frames, not rectangles. Despite the change, nothing happens when the script runs.

Thanks,
Mark

Re: Place Images

#1639

Author: loic_aigon
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:34

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Hi Mark,

Here with CS3, it runs well :
//Given 4 rectangles placed on a page of a Indesign document.

//Import image files
var myFolder = Folder("/Users/KimLien/Documents/Lo�c/Tests");
var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
myFiles = myFolder.getFiles();
for (var myCounter = 0; myCounter < 4; myCounter++) { 	var myFile = myFiles[myCounter]; 	var myRectangle = myDocument.rectangles.item(myCounter); 	myRectangle.place(File(myFile)); }

Re: Place Images

#1643

Author: MarkPeterson
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:52

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Loic,

Thank you for the code. When the following line executes, I get the error shown below:

myRectangle.place(File(myFile));

Error:
The file C:\Users\mp\documents\tmp000001 was not found.

I'm using the "c:\\junk\\junk2\\image2" path.

Mark

Re: Place Images

#1644

Author: loic_aigon
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:47

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Hi Mark,
When I am confused with writing system path, I use this technique to check them out (waiting to get more confidence on dealing with them ;-))

var myFolder = Folder.selectDialog();
$.writeln(myFolder.fullName);

By the way, did you have a look on the scripting documentation, it has a big part on dealing with files and folders objects ?

Re: Place Images

#1564

Author: MarkPeterson
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:36

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Hi Loic,

The script is fine. The error I received was caused by a problem with one of the files I was trying to import.

Thanks,
Mark

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