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• • April 16, 2017 at 7:58 am #93725
    Zaem Nabi

    Member

    A script that will-

    -open an Id file (or, alternatively put a png file as the background layer)
    -prompt the user to choose 5 images (or alternatively pick out the folder which has the images in there)
    -place those images in a predetermined location
    -export the project as a png or Jpeg

    I have looked at the image catalogue script which is so extremely close to this but I can’t figure out how to have it place the images on a “template” that I have made.

    Any help would be amazing

  • April 19, 2017 at 3:15 am #93751
    Anonymous

    Inactive

    Wow my answer just disappeared on posting :(

    var main = function() {
    	var template = getTemplate(),
    	files;
    	
    	if ( !template ) return;
    	files = getFiles ();
    	if ( !files || !files.length ) return;
    	
    	makeDocument ( template, files );
    }
    
    var getTemplate = function() {
    	var mac = $.os[0]=="M",
    	macFilter = function(f){
    		return (f instanceof Folder) || /\.indt$/i.test(f.name);
    	},	
    	winFilter = "InDesign templates : *.indt;",
    	filter = mac? macFilter : winFilter,
    	template = File.openDialog ( "Please choose a template", filter );
    	return template;
    }
    
    var getFiles = function() {
    	var mac = $.os[0]=="M",
    	macFilter = function(f){
    		return (f instanceof Folder) || /\.(jpe?g|tiff?|png)$/i.test(f.name);
    	},	
    	winFilter = "Image Files (*.png, *.jpg, *.jpeg, *.tif)",
    	filter = mac? macFilter : winFilter,
    	files = File.openDialog ( "Please select some files…", filter, true );
    	return files
    }
    
    var makeDocument = function(template, files) {
    	var doc = app.open ( template, false ),
    	root = doc.xmlElements[0],
    	img,
    	n = files.length, i = 0;
    	
    	while ( i<n ) {
    		img = root.xmlElements[i];
    		if ( img.isValid )  {
    			img.xmlContent.place ( files[i] );
    		};
    		
    		i++;
    	}
    	
    	jpgFile = File ( Folder.desktop+"/"+doc.name+".jpg" );
    	doc.exportFile ( ExportFormat.JPG, jpgFile );
    	doc.close(SaveOptions.NO);
    
    }
    
    
    var u;
    
    
    app.doScript ( "main()",u,u,UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "The Script" );
    

  • April 19, 2017 at 8:36 am #93762
    David Blatner

    Keymaster

    Loic, sorry your reply disappeared. That sometimes happens on our forums. It was “held for moderation.” If it happens again, just email me and I will fix it.

    Also, I edited your post above to use the “pre” html tags before and after, so that it appears correctly.

  • April 19, 2017 at 8:38 am #93765
    Anonymous

    Inactive

    Thanks a lot David. Actually I tried to use

     tags but as the post disappeared I thought it could have been due to those understood tags :P

  • April 19, 2017 at 8:41 am #93766
    Anonymous

    Inactive

    I also realized that the snippet is only interesting if sided with the template I used :P
    https://www.filedropper.com/tutu

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