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InsertTextFile tutorial script.

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CHAPTER 6: Text and Type Placing Text and Setting Text-Import Preferences 75 The following script shows how to place a text file in an existing text frame. (We omitted the myGetBounds function from this listing; you can find it in "Creating a text frame" on page 71," or see the PlaceTextFileInFrame tutorial script.) var myDocument = app.documents.item(0); var myPage = myDocument.pages.item(0); var myTextFrame = myPage.textFrames.add({geometricBounds:myGetBounds(myDocument,myPage)}); //Place a text file in the text frame. //Parameters for TextFrame.place(): //File as File object, //[ShowingOptions as Boolean = False] //You'll have to fill in your own file path. myTextFrame.place(File("/c/test.txt")); The following script shows how to insert a text file at a specific location in text. (We omitted the myGetBounds function from this listing; you can find it in "Creating a text frame" on page 71," or see the InsertTextFile tutorial script.) var myDocument = app.documents.item(0); var myPage = myDocument.pages.item(0); var myTextFrame = myPage.textFrames.item(0); //Place a text file at the end of the text. //Parameters for InsertionPoint.place(): //File as File object, //[ShowingOptions as Boolean = False] //You'll have to fill in your own file path. myTextFrame.parentStory.insertionPoints.item(-1).place(File("/c/test.txt")); To specify the import options for the specific type of text file you are placing, use the corresponding import-preferences object. The following script shows how to set text-import preferences (for the complete script, see TextImportPreferences). The comments in the script show the possible values for each property. with(app.textImportPreferences){ //Options for characterSet: TextImportCharacterSet. characterSet = TextImportCharacterSet.UTF8; convertSpacesIntoTabs = true; spacesIntoTabsCount = 3; //The dictionary property can take many values, such as French, Italian. dictionary = "English: USA"; //platform options: ImportPlatform platform = ImportPlatform.macintosh; stripReturnsBetweenLines = true; stripReturnsBetweenParagraphs = true; useTypographersQuotes = true; } The following script shows how to set tagged text import preferences (for the complete script, see TaggedTextImportPreferences): with(app.taggedTextImportPreferences){ removeTextFormatting = false; //styleConflict property can be: //StyleConflict.publicationDefinition //StyleConflict.tagFileDefinition styleConflict = StyleConflict.publicationDefinition; useTypographersQuotes = true; }

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C
HAPTER
6: Text and Type
Placing Text and Setting Text-Import Preferences
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The following script shows how to place a text file in an existing text frame. (We omitted the
myGetBounds
function from this listing; you can find it in
“Creating a text frame” on page 71
,” or see the
PlaceTextFileInFrame tutorial script.)
var myDocument = app.documents.item(0);
var myPage = myDocument.pages.item(0);
var myTextFrame =
myPage.textFrames.add({geometricBounds:myGetBounds(myDocument,myPage)});
//Place a text file in the text frame.
//Parameters for TextFrame.place():
//File as File object,
//[ShowingOptions as Boolean = False]
//You'll have to fill in your own file path.
myTextFrame.place(File("/c/test.txt"));
The following script shows how to insert a text file at a specific location in text. (We omitted the
myGetBounds
function from this listing; you can find it in
“Creating a text frame” on page 71
,” or see the
InsertTextFile tutorial script.)
var myDocument = app.documents.item(0);
var myPage = myDocument.pages.item(0);
var myTextFrame = myPage.textFrames.item(0);
//Place a text file at the end of the text.
//Parameters for InsertionPoint.place():
//File as File object,
//[ShowingOptions as Boolean = False]
//You'll have to fill in your own file path.
myTextFrame.parentStory.insertionPoints.item(-1).place(File("/c/test.txt"));
To specify the import options for the specific type of text file you are placing, use the corresponding
import-preferences object. The following script shows how to set text-import preferences (for the
complete script, see TextImportPreferences). The comments in the script show the possible values for each
property.
with(app.textImportPreferences){
//Options for characterSet: TextImportCharacterSet.
characterSet = TextImportCharacterSet.UTF8;
convertSpacesIntoTabs = true;
spacesIntoTabsCount = 3;
//The dictionary property can take many values, such as French, Italian.
dictionary = "English: USA";
//platform options: ImportPlatform
platform = ImportPlatform.macintosh;
stripReturnsBetweenLines = true;
stripReturnsBetweenParagraphs = true;
useTypographersQuotes = true;
}
The following script shows how to set tagged text import preferences (for the complete script, see
TaggedTextImportPreferences):
with(app.taggedTextImportPreferences){
removeTextFormatting = false;
//styleConflict property can be:
//StyleConflict.publicationDefinition
//StyleConflict.tagFileDefinition
styleConflict = StyleConflict.publicationDefinition;
useTypographersQuotes = true;
}