Place text object stored in array

 

hi,

 

i want place reordered texts of 1 indesign document another. did slow version export , import. think should possible lot faster.

 

my idea store coords , textobjects of text boxes array, sort upon needs , insert after new document.

i first step managed insert sorted content new document, without formatting information. possible insert complete text object existing textframe of new document?

 

here's code building object, maybe knows how place object:

 

//loop through every text frame of current page , store properties of each text frame associative array

 

var mypage = mydocumenta.pages.item(0);

var mytextframes = mypage.textframes;

var mytest = new array();

var mycoords = new array();

 

for(var mycounter = 0; mycounter < mytextframes.length; mycounter++)

{

    var mycoordstemp = mytextframes.item(mycounter).geometricbounds + " ";

    mycoords = mycoordstemp.split(",");

    var mysortcrit = truncate(mycoords[0]) * 10000 + truncate(mycoords[1]);

  var mytext = mytextframes.item(mycounter).parentstory.texts.item(0);

  mytest[mycounter] = {mytextframe:mytextframes.item(mycounter), xcoord:mysortcrit, mytextframecontent:mytext}

}

 

var mydocumentb = app.documents.add();

var mypageb = mydocumentb.pages.item(0);

var mytextframeb = mypageb.textframes.add({geometricbounds:mygetbounds(mydocumentb, mypageb)});

for(var mycounter = 0; mycounter < mytest.length; mycounter++)

{

     alert(mytest[mycounter].mytextframecontent.contents);

     // missing: insert textframecontent into  mytextframeb

}

the 'contents' property of text frame contains unicode characters; it's regular javascript string.

 

to duplicate formatted text, use duplicate function on texts property of original one. cannot move formatted text variable, have copy source destination.

 

that said: since moving text frames (not "text boxes" ) around, might use duplicate on original frame itself. places copy new document on random position, paste does, need move correct position.

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