Simple Find And Change Text - ff6347/extendscript GitHub Wiki

###Find & Change Text

This script shows how to use InDesigns build in Find And Change options.

      /*
      a basic find and change script not using fc queries
      */
      
      /*
      This is the text we are going to change
      look at the fnords
      
      */
      var the_text_to_change = "An einem Morgen später Regenfällefnord\r"+
                                  "kam Sierva María de Todos los Ángelesfnord\r"+
                                  "im Zeichen des Schützen als Siebenmonatskind\r"+
                                  "recht und schlecht auf die Welt.fnord\r "+
                                  "fnordSie erinnerte an eine farblose Kaulquappe\r"+
                                  "und wäre fast von der um den Hals gewickelten Nabelschnur\r"+
                                  "stranguliert worden.";
      var ph = 150;
      var pw = 150;
      var doc = app.documents.add({
        documentPreferences:{
          pageHeight:ph,
          pageWidth:pw
        }
      }); // create a doc
      
      var tf = doc.pages.item(0).textFrames.add({
          /* Make a textframe in the first page with that text */
          geometricBounds:[12.7,12.7,ph - 12.7, pw - 12.7],
          contents: the_text_to_change,
                  textFramePreferences:{
                verticalJustification: VerticalJustification.CENTER_ALIGN
                }
      });
      
    
    var all_paragraphs = tf.paragraphs.everyItem(); // get the first paragraph
    // set some properties
    all_paragraphs.properties = {
                    pointSize: 23,
                    justification : Justification.CENTER_ALIGN,
                    hyphenation : false
                    };
      
      
      app.findTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing; // now empty the find what field!!! that's important!!!
      app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing; // empties the change to field!!! that's important!!!
      
          // some settings
          app.findChangeTextOptions.includeFootnotes = true;
          app.findChangeTextOptions.includeHiddenLayers = false;
          app.findChangeTextOptions.includeLockedLayersForFind = false;
          app.findChangeTextOptions.includeLockedStoriesForFind = true;
          app.findChangeTextOptions.includeMasterPages = true;
    
              // this is like entering the find what text in the UI
              app.findTextPreferences.findWhat = "fnord";
              // this is like entering text in the change to
              //app.changeTextPreferences.changeTo = "";
              // but you can also set some properties
              // have a look at this
              // http://jongware.mit.edu/idcs6js/pc_ChangeTextPreference.html
              app.changeTextPreferences.underline = true;
              app.changeTextPreferences.pointSize = 5;
              app.changeTextPreferences.fillTint = 42;
              // and now hit the button
              doc.changeText();
              
              app.findTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing; // now empty the find what field!!! that's important!!!
              app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing; // empties the change to field!!! that's important!!!
      // we are done