I have an old but still viable script that I use frequently in conjunction with a paragraph style that labels graphics. About five years ago Jongware helped me edit it to ignore text wraps (and I used the line for another script as well). Now I need to know if there is a way for the same scripts to ignore anchored objects as they generate errors. Is this a simple line or two or something more complicated? Here’s the script. For reference, ignore text wrap is near the end.
//LabelGraphics.jsx
//An InDesign CS4 JavaScript
/*
@@@BUILDINFO@@@ “LabelGraphics.jsx” 2.0.0 10-January-2008
*/
//Adds labels to the graphics in the active document.
//
//For more on InDesign scripting, go to https://www.adobe.com/products/indesign/scripting/index.html
//or visit the InDesign Scripting User to User forum at https://www.adobeforums.com
//
main();
function main(){
//Make certain that user interaction (display of dialogs, etc.) is turned on.
app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.interactWithAll;
if(app.documents.length != 0){
if(app.documents.item(0).allGraphics.length != 0){
myDisplayDialog();
}
else{
alert(“Document contains no graphics.”);
}
}
else{
alert(“Please open a document and try again.”);
}
}
function myDisplayDialog(){
var myLabelWidth = 100;
var myStyleNames = myGetParagraphStyleNames();
var myDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:”LabelGraphics”});
with(myDialog.dialogColumns.add()){
//Label type
with(dialogRows.add()){
with(dialogColumns.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:”Label Type”, minWidth:myLabelWidth});
}
with(dialogColumns.add()){
var myLabelTypeDropdown = dropdowns.add({stringList:[“File name”, “File path”, “XMP description”, “XMP author”], selectedIndex:0});
}
}
//Text frame height
with(dialogRows.add()){
with(dialogColumns.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:”Label Height”, minWidth:myLabelWidth});
}
with(dialogColumns.add()){
var myLabelHeightField = measurementEditboxes.add({editValue:24});
}
}
//Text frame offset
with(dialogRows.add()){
with(dialogColumns.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:”Label Offset”, minWidth:myLabelWidth});
}
with(dialogColumns.add()){
var myLabelOffsetField = measurementEditboxes.add({editValue:0});
}
}
//Style to apply
with(dialogRows.add()){
with(dialogColumns.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:”Label Style”, minWidth:myLabelWidth});
}
with(dialogColumns.add()){
var myLabelStyleDropdown = dropdowns.add({stringList:myStyleNames, selectedIndex:0});
}
}
}
var myResult = myDialog.show();
if(myResult == true){
var myLabelType = myLabelTypeDropdown.selectedIndex;
var myLabelHeight = myLabelHeightField.editValue;
var myLabelOffset = myLabelOffsetField.editValue;
var myLabelStyle = myStyleNames[myLabelStyleDropdown.selectedIndex];
myDialog.destroy();
var myOldXUnits = app.documents.item(0).viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits;
var myOldYUnits = app.documents.item(0).viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits;
app.documents.item(0).viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.points;
app.documents.item(0).viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.points;
myAddLabels(myLabelType, myLabelHeight, myLabelOffset, myLabelStyle);
app.documents.item(0).viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = myOldXUnits;
app.documents.item(0).viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = myOldYUnits;
}
else{
myDialog.destroy();
}
}
function myAddLabels(myLabelType, myLabelHeight, myLabelOffset, myLabelStyleName){
var myDocument = app.documents.item(0);
var myGraphics = myDocument.allGraphics;
myLabelStyle = myDocument.paragraphStyles.item(myLabelStyleName);
for(var myCounter = 0; myCounter < myGraphics.length; myCounter++){
myAddLabel(myDocument, myGraphics[myCounter], myLabelType, myLabelHeight, myLabelOffset, myLabelStyle);
}
}
function myAddLabel(myDocument, myGraphic, myLabelType, myLabelHeight, myLabelOffset, myLabelStyle){
var myLabel;
var myLink = myGraphic.itemLink;
//Create the label layer if it does not already exist.
var myLabelLayer = myDocument.layers.item(“labels”);
try{
myLabelLayer.name;
}
catch (myError){
myLabelLayer = myDocument.layers.add({name:”labels”});
}
//Label type defines the text that goes in the label.
switch(myLabelType){
//File name
case 0:
myLabel = myLink.name;
break;
//File path
case 1:
myLabel = myLink.filePath;
break;
//XMP description
case 2:
try{
myLabel = myLink.linkXmp.description;
}
catch(myError){
myLabel = “No description available.”;
}
break;
//XMP author
case 3:
try{
myLabel = myLink.linkXmp.author
}
catch(myError){
myLabel = “No author available.”;
}
break;
}
var myFrame = myGraphic.parent;
myX1 = myFrame.geometricBounds[1];
myY1 = myFrame.geometricBounds[2] + myLabelOffset;
myX2 = myFrame.geometricBounds[3];
myY2 = myY1 + myLabelHeight;
var myTextFrame = myFrame.parent.textFrames.add(myLabelLayer, undefined, undefined,{geometricBounds:[myY1, myX1, myY2, myX2], contents:myLabel});
myTextFrame.textFramePreferences.firstBaselineOffset = FirstBaseline.leadingOffset;
myTextFrame.textFramePreferences.ignoreWrap = true;
myTextFrame.parentStory.texts.item(0).appliedParagraphStyle = myLabelStyle;
}
function myGetParagraphStyleNames(){
var myStyleNames = app.documents.item(0).paragraphStyles.everyItem().name;
return myStyleNames;
}
.
