[JS CS4] how to add text to a rectangle

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3 total messages Started by Keith_Gilbert Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:15

#77

Author: Keith_Gilbert
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:15

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I understand that I can add text to a text frame with:

myTextFrame.contents = "this is text"

which works as long as myTextFrame is indeed a textFrame.

However, now I have a rectangle, for which I have converted the content type to Text, via:

myGraphicFrame.contentType = ContentType.TEXT_TYPE

So why can't I now add text to the frame with:

myGraphicFrame.contents = "this is text"

?

Re: [JS CS4] how to add text to a rectangle

#83

Author: Dave_Saunders
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:02

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Because JavaScript still thinks it's a rectangle and so the contents property doesn't work.

I think this will work:

myGraphicFrame.getElements()[0].contents = "this is text"

Dave

Re: [JS CS4] how to add text to a rectangle

#160

Author: Keith_Gilbert
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:17

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This works perfect. Thanks a lot Dave!

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