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• • May 31, 2016 at 8:18 am #85312
    Masood Ahmad

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    Hi, Can anyone please create a JavaScript that can delete all kinds of empty frames from a document.

    These empty frames can be:
    1. N number of frames in a document
    2. Text frames
    3. Graphic frames (rectangle, oval, polygon etc)
    4. Anchor within text or within table.

    For your reference, the file is uploaded here: https://www.hightail.com/download/cUJVck8zQVMwMEZ1a3NUQw

    Except the one that has a Text-Wrap applied to it.

    Thanks in advance.

  • June 2, 2016 at 9:14 am #85383
    Kai Rübsamen

    Member

    Hi Masood,

    please try the following:

    var curDoc = app.documents[0];
    var allFrames = curDoc.allPageItems;
    
    for (var i = allFrames.length-1; i >= 0; i--) {
      var curFrame = allFrames[i];
      var curType = curFrame.constructor.name;
    	var wrap = curFrame.textWrapPreferences.textWrapMode;
      if (curType == "TextFrame" && curFrame.contents == "" && wrap == TextWrapModes.NONE) {
          curFrame.remove();
      }
      else if (curType == "Rectangle" || curType == "Polygon" || curType == "Oval") {
        if (!curFrame.graphics.length) {
          if (curFrame.fillColor.name == "None" && curFrame.strokeColor.name == "None" && wrap == TextWrapModes.NONE) {
            curFrame.remove();
          }
        }
      }
    }
    

    best
    Kai

  • June 2, 2016 at 10:21 am #85387
    Masood Ahmad

    Participant

    Hi Kai Rübsamen,

    I tried your script on one simple file and it worked great. Million thanks for writing a code for me.

    Tomorrow I’ll check the script with my original document and will update you, if needed.

    Thanks once again.

    Masood :)

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