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Script to add comma on a 4-digit page

Michael Angelo · 2017-06-07T03:04:03-07:00

Please help InDesign Masters, I need a script that adds a comma on a 4-digit pages (i.e., 1,000, 1,001...and so on). More thanks in advance guys.

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- June 7, 2017 at 3:04 am #95142
  
  Michael Angelo
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  Please help InDesign Masters, I need a script that adds a comma on a 4-digit pages (i.e., 1,000, 1,001…and so on). More thanks in advance guys.
- June 7, 2017 at 4:10 am #95144
  
  Michel Allio for FRIdNGE
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  \d(?=\d{3})
  $0,
  
  (^/)
- June 7, 2017 at 6:26 am #95147
  
  Michael Angelo
  Member
  
  Hi Obi-wan,
  
  Your code works, thanks. But I want to change the page number itself which is not allowed in page numbering in InDesign.
  
  Page number is set as a variable in my document, FYI. Please help me with this.
  - June 7, 2017 at 7:34 am #95148
    
    Michel Allio for FRIdNGE
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    Not clear!
    
    (^/)
- June 7, 2017 at 8:25 am #95150
  
  David Blatner
  Keymaster
  
  I don’t know any way to do this with the normal page numbering feature. There are a couple of options. First, you could use paragraph numbering, then convert the numbering to “real” numbers, and then run the find/change. (But after you convert the numbers, it will no longer update automatically.)
  https://creativepro.com/use-numbered-lists-instead-of-auto-page-numbering.php
  and
  https://creativepro.com/convert-numbering-to-text-in-indesign.php
  
  Or, someone could write a script to do it.
  
  Here are some attempts:
  https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17228040/convert-auto-page-numbers-special-character-to-actual-value-in-indesign-document
  https://forums.adobe.com/thread/484505
  https://forums.adobe.com/thread/451546
- June 7, 2017 at 9:48 am #95155
  
  Kai Rübsamen
  Member
  
  Not sure, if this was mentioned before: I would use a excel-list with prepaired numbers and would autoflow the content in frames from the masterpage.
- June 7, 2017 at 9:53 am #95156
  
  Michel Allio for FRIdNGE
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  The first link mentioned by David could be enough! [not tested]
  
  Just place the page number text block on a specific layer [Page-Number-Layer], duplicate it [Save-Layer], add the already given regex in the script code and limit the run to the first layer!
  
  (^/)
- June 7, 2017 at 10:02 am #95157
  
  Michel Allio for FRIdNGE
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  I’ve tested the code!
  
  The blocks need to be liberated and it works! ;-)
  
  (^/)
- June 7, 2017 at 7:08 pm #95208
  
  Michael Angelo
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  Hi Obi-wan, you’re right. I’m sorry if I didn’t clear it. We used “Insert Special Character > Marker > Current Page Number” to be inserted on MasterPage to auto page a document. Unfortunately, our client wants to format a page number when it reach on a 4-digit pages (ex., 1,000; 1,001; 1,002…) which is no option in Numbering & Section option in InDesign. That’s why I’m looking for a script to avoid manualing.
  
  Thanks for your suggestion David and Kai.
  
  This site really helped us a lot. I was overwhelmed by the help of everyone. More power to this site and also to all of you guys.
  
  Sorry for my bad english :)
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