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• • September 29, 2016 at 10:28 am #88733
    Kathy Cote

    Member

    Hi All ;-)
    I wondered if it was possible to change the code below?
    I want to read the txt file to create multiple new text frame in an active document.
    The code I have now written all row in one text frame.

    Example txt file:
    Joe(tab)65(tab)M
    Denis(tab)34(tab)M

    The code puts all the text in one text frame/per line.
    A text frame for:
    Joe 65 M

    and one for:
    Denis 34 M

    I prefer to have a text frame for each column:
    Text frame for: Joe
    Text frame for: 65
    Text frame for: M
    …

    Someone can help me?
    Thanks

    This is my code:

    //Au document Indesign ouvert, exécuter le script. Ill faut founir par default le fichier txt à lire.
    
    const COLUMN_WIDTH = 6; // Define the column width in inch
    
    var pageIndex;
    var textFramesExported; // not implemented.
    
    // Add a new dokument. Set myDoc to app.activeDocument to use
    // the current document instead of creating a new one.
    var myDoc = app.activeDocument; //Au document actif
    
    // Mettre par default le fichier txt à utiliser. (The doSomethingWithTextRow function is called upon for every line of text read.)
    readFileLineByLine('/Users/kcote/Documents/En cours/••Autres/•Indesign/Create_Batch_NewDocs/Classeur3.txt/', doSomethingWithTextRow);
    
    function doSomethingWithTextRow(row){
    // We expect the text line to be TAB separated ( = TAB). We get that from just copying the contents of an
    // excel file into a text document.
    var cells = row.split('');
    var companyName = cells[0]; // The Company name in the first slot of the array
    var width = cells[1];
    var height = cells[2];
    
    // Create a new text frame for every row handled
    //var pageIndex = 0; // Count up when you have exported a number of texts, I leave this for you to do.
    
    var newTextFrame = myDoc.pages[0].textFrames.add();
    newTextFrame.contents = companyName;
    newTextFrame.contents = width;
    newTextFrame.contents = height;
    
    // The text frame is created in the top left corner.
    newTextFrame.geometricBounds = [0, 0, height + ' in', width + ' in']; // Top, Left, Bottom, Right
    
    // You might want to move the textframes to other positions, keeping track of how many you put out per page.
    newTextFrame.move( [10, 10] );
    
    }
    
    function readFileLineByLine(path, callbackFn){
    var myFileIn = new File(path);
    if (File.fs == 'Windows'){
    // This was probably added to recognize UTF-8 (even without its start marker?)
    myFileIn.encoding = 'UTF-8';
    }
    myFileIn.open('r');
    var myEncoding = myFileIn.encoding;
    try{
    if (!myFileIn.exists){
    throw('Missing file: ' + myFileIn.fsName)
    }
    var ln = '';
    while(!myFileIn.eof){
    // Read the lines from the file, until an empty line is found [now as a remark].
    ln = myFileIn.readln()
    // if(ln !='' && ln!=''){
    // Call the function supplied as argument
    callbackFn(ln);
    // }
    }
    }catch(e){
    alert(e);
    gCancel = true;
    }
    finally{
    myFileIn.close();
    }
    }
    
    

  • September 30, 2016 at 1:29 am #88749
    Anonymous

    Inactive

    Hi

    Sorry to ask but what about datamerge ? It look slike it would do all of it natively ?

    Loic

  • September 30, 2016 at 10:26 am #88756
    Kathy Cote

    Member

    Hi,
    I usually use the data merge but it is a bit complicated if I want to use data merge with 50 different document formats.

    I have a script that can create all my new Indesign documents with a .txt file. In those new documents, I want to create multiple automatic text frame.

    Thanks ;-)

    Kathy

  • October 3, 2016 at 8:27 am #88815
    Kathy Cote

    Member

    Hi,
    I try to run the following script. The script will create the new InDesign document from a .txt file. It names new files according to their sizes, save and close. It works.

    Before closing, I would like to create a new text frame for each of the created files with the information of the third column [2] (or variable “c”). There is indeed a new text frame but I failed to insert my text “c”. I’m sure the problem is my variable but I can’t fix it.

    I have a .txt file with 3 columns et 50 lines.

    someone of you have the solution?

    Your help is greatly appreciated,

    Kathy

    This is my code:
    var file = File.openDialog(“Select Your Text File”, undefined, false);
    var folder = Folder.selectDialog(“Select the folder where the new documents should be saved”);
    file.open(“r”);
    var content = file.read().split(“”);
    var pageIndex;

    for (var i = 0; i < content.length ; i++) {
    var curLine = content[i].split(“”);
    var w = curLine[0];
    var h = curLine[1];
    var c = curLine[2];

    docName = w + “X” + h + “_” + c ;

    try {
    var newDoc = app.documents.add(false);
    newDoc.documentPreferences.pageHeight = h;
    newDoc.documentPreferences.pageWidth = w;

    newDoc.save(new File(folder + “/” + docName + “.indd”));

    if (pageIndex==undefined)pageIndex=0;
    var newTextFrame=newDoc.pages[pageIndex].textFrames.add();
    newTextFrame.newDoc=c; //it does not work

    newDoc.close(SaveOptions.no)
    } catch(myError){}
    }

  • October 3, 2016 at 9:19 am #88817
    Kathy Cote

    Member

    Hi,
    ok I got!

    myFrame=newDoc.textFrames.add();
    myFrame.contents = c;
    myFrame.geometricBounds = [0,0,1,w];

  • October 4, 2016 at 12:51 am #88850
    Anonymous

    Inactive

    Thanks for sharing ;)

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