Need help with Javascript

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8 total messages Started by Sharon_Entona Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:42

#676

Author: Sharon_Entona
Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:42

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Hi all,
I'm new to Javascript and need some help setting up a script for Indesign. I have a 100pg document which has about 8 price tickets on each page. On each ticket there is a BIG price and a little price. The dollar signs and cents values are superscripted for the BIG price... however, all instances of anything less than $1.00 is shown as (for example) $0.50. I've managed to get rid of all the "$0." but I need a script that will search for a text box with just two digits in it and then add a superscripted "�" sign after it.

So what is shown as 99
will show as 99�

Hope this makes sense, appreciate any help!

Re: Need help with Javascript

#677

Author: Peter Kahrel
Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:49

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In CS3 and CS4 you don't need a script for this. Using the GREP tab in the Find/Change dialog, do this:

Find what: \A(\d\d)\z
Change to: $1�

\A stands for "beginning of story", \d is "any digit", \z means "end of story", so by searching for \A\d\d\z you're looking for stories that consist of two digits. This would work only if those two-digit text frames are not threaded.

Peter

Re: Need help with Javascript

#680

Author: S_E
Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:13

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Thanks Peter, but I'm working on CS2

Re: Need help with Javascript

#681

Author: xbytor
Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:52

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S_E@adobeforums.com wrote:
> Thanks Peter, but I'm working on CS2. So i need a script that will find all instances of 10-99 and add a � sign

str.replace(/\$0\.(\d\d)/g, "$1�");

In other words, replace the $0.50 with 50� in one pass instead of two. Not sure 
how this would look in InDesign-grep syntax. The str.replace call uses plain 
RegExp syntax.

Re: Need help with Javascript

#684

Author: Peter Kahrel
Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:24

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In CS2 it's a little more complicated. As X said, you can replace $0.50 to 50� in one pass:



myStories = app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().getElements(); 
for (i = 0; i < myStories.length; i++) 
  if (myStories[i].contents.length == 5) 
    myStories[i].contents = myStories[i].contents.replace (/\$0\.(\d\d)/, "$1�")



Peter

Re: Need help with Javascript

#688

Author: S_E
Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:24

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Thank you guys, it worked!

Re: Need help with Javascript

#698

Author: S_E
Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:47

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Woops, it doesn't seem to work if there's an anchored object in the text box! Can I get some help please?

Re: Need help with Javascript

#607

Author: Peter Kahrel
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:37

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      it doesn't seem to work if there's an anchored object in the text box!




We could have told you that:) If each and every $0.nn price is to be changed to nn�, irrespective of whatever else is in your text frames, then you can get around it easily. If not, it gets a bit tougher.

Peter

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