Reply To: Table script for setting var column widths

No, the width is only in points if it’s set up in the prefs.
I added a few lines to the script to automatically change the prefs to points, and then set it back to what it was before.


var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
with (myDoc.viewPreferences){
var myOldXUnits = horizontalMeasurementUnits;
var myOldYUnits = verticalMeasurementUnits;
horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.points;
verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.points;
}
//At this point, you can perform any series of script actions
var myWidths = [100, 100, 150, 150];
for(var T=0; T < myDoc.textFrames.length; T++){
for(var i=0; i < myDoc.textFrames[T].tables.length; i++){
for(var j=0; j < myWidths.length; j++){
myDoc.textFrames[T].tables[i].columns[j].width = myWidths[j];
}
}
}
alert(“Table width updated successfully…”);
with (myDoc.viewPreferences){
try{
horizontalMeasurementUnits = myOldXUnits;
verticalMeasurementUnits = myOldYUnits;
}
catch(myError){
alert("Could not reset custom measurement units.");
}
}