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){}
}

ok everyone, I’m sorry. I saw my error.
Everything works well!

Thanks

Hi Peter,
I just want to say thank you. That script is amazing!

Hi,
I have bilingual flyers. Sometimes the french text is in first and the English text is after the French. But I have to do another version of this flyer, but with English text in first, and the French after the English.

Amazing ! It works very well! thanks you so much! Thanks you all!

Hi Ari,
Thank you very much for your help. I really appreciate.
I only have a small problem with the script. I can not make it work.
I was wondering if you could help me with that ?

This is the JavaScript Error:
Error Number: 25
Error String: Expected: )

Engine: main
Line: 7
Source: for (var i = 0; i < content.length – 1; i++) {

Offending Text: ;

Again thank you for everything ;-)

Kathy

oh wow it works! Thanks a lot! I really appreciate your help.

I have one more question …
Sometimes I have documents with one page and others with multiple pages. If it is a document with multiple pages, do you know if it’s possible to export all page, per page for all open documents?

Thanks