Renaming open docs and saving

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5 total messages Started by Seth_McGraw Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:35

#792

Author: Seth_McGraw
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:35

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I would like to be able to rename an open document with a specific protocol
(i.e. 5 digit job number, dash, then page range ( 54321-022-035 ) and save the document. I would like for the document to overwrite the formerly misnamed file in the process.

I will use a simple dialog to acquire the job number and the script will get the page range from the layout.

example:

bob and lisa at walmart.indd
54321-098-099.indd

any ideas?

Re: Renaming open docs and saving

#807

Author: Peter Kahrel
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:27

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save the current document using the new name: 

      app.activeDocument.save (File (newname))




Then close the document and delete the misnamed document.

Peter

Re: Renaming open docs and saving

#843

Author: Seth_McGraw
Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:04

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Thanks, but I need to do it without the last step.
We have an old plugin for pagemaker that did it. Since Indesign we haven't had a plugin or script that could pull it off. There should be a way to rename the current doc in place. Anyone else?

Thanks

Re: Renaming open docs and saving

#846

Author: Peter Kahrel
Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:25

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What difference does it make? Besides, that plug-in probably did exactly the same without showing it.

Peter

Re: Renaming open docs and saving

#847

Author: Seth_McGraw
Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:32

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Because it has to be done roughly 8500 times in the course of a day...everyday. Unfortunately this is not an exaggeration. Human error introduces a huge pain in the @$$.

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