Cleaning up the look of this script ?

hello i've had ton of on here script. have done changes , wondering if possible clean below picture , script far. script bottom table on pic.  top pic whats working right now.  appreciated.

here's script.

   function dotextframeonpageone()         {    // name of text frame save information in.     var myblendingsettings = { blendmode : blendmode.overlay };       var mytransparencysettings = { blendingsettings : myblendingsettings };        var doc, tf, tvinfo, ip;           doc = app.activedocument;   // text frame properties                 tf = doc.pages[0].textframes.add({ fillcolor :"yellow", filltint: 20, transparencysettings : mytransparencysettings, geometricbounds: ['-.75','-4.45in','1.5in','-.75in'] });  // text frame information         ip = tf.insertionpoints;         ip[-1].contents = "document:"+"\t "+ doc.name  +'\r';          ip[-1].contents = "user name:" +"\t"+ getappusername() +'\r';         ip[-1].contents = "computer name:" +"\t"+ getloginusername()+'\r';         tvinfo = ip[-1].textvariableinstances.add(locationoptions.after, ip[-1]);           "date modified:" +'\t'; tvinfo.associatedtextvariable = doc.textvariables.itembyname("modification date");           ip[-1].contents = '\r';         tvinfo = ip[-1].textvariableinstances.add(locationoptions.after, ip[-1]);           tvinfo.associatedtextvariable = doc.textvariables.itembyname("output date");           ip[-1].contents = '\r';           tvinfo = ip[-1].textvariableinstances.add(locationoptions.after, ip[-1]);           tvinfo.associatedtextvariable = "date created:" +'\t'; doc.textvariables.itembyname("creation date");       // change properties of text frame.:                  }   

 

thank you

 

chris bishop

this question creating table extendscript indesign.

 

basically have 2 options here:

 

[ ] convert text in text frame table

[ b ] create new table , assign contents via contents property of table

 

[ ] work you.

but can see first screen capture not work expected, if transforming current contents table, because missing necessary contents of column 1 rows. plus deviding tabulators. if provide that, use following code:

 

tf.parentstory.texts[0].converttotable("\t","\r"); 

 

[ b ] work result of functions , methods , necessary strings column 1 , 2 stored 1 or 2 arrays.

example:

 

var columnonecontentsarray =  [      "document:" ,      "user name:",      "output date:" ];  var columntwocontentsarray =  [      "use test scripts.indd" ,      "chris bishop" ,      "" // not necessary use empty string, used indicate, cell empty now. ];  var doc = app.documents.add(); var tf = doc.textframes.add({geometricbounds : [0,0,"100mm","100mm"]}); var mytable = tf.texts[0].tables.add (      {           bodyrowcount : 3 , // use larger number here, if contents array uses less entries.           columncount : 2                       // use other property/value pairs define width of table, stroke weights, fill color etc.pp.           // ...      } );  mytable.columns[0].contents = columnonecontentsarray; mytable.columns[1].contents = columntwocontentsarray; 

 

in specific case leave out contents of text variables in columntwocontentsarray , substitute contents empty string "" perhaps.

 

later, after creating table, insert text variable in right cell using first insertion point of cell.

 

var cell3ofcolumn2insertionpoint1 = mytable.columns[1].cells[2].insertionpoints[0]; var tvinfo = cell3ofcolumn2insertionpoint1.textvariableinstances.add(locationoptions.after, cell3ofcolumn2insertionpoint1);     tvinfo.associatedtextvariable = doc.textvariables.itembyname("output date"); 

 

warning: check before, if text variable already exists in document.

if yes, use existing one. if not, create new one.

note: did not test snippet text variable above.

 

btw.: thread should go indesign scripting forum.

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uwe

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