Adobe 27510753 Scripting Guide - Page 160
You can also create guides using the, method of spreads and master spreads.
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152 Working with Documents in VBScript Adobe InDesign CS2 Scripting Guide Rem Set the guide color of a guide using an RGB array. With .Guides.Add() .ItemLayer = myLayer .Orientation = idHorizontalOrVertical.idHorizontal .Location = "22p" .GuideColor = Array(192, 192, 192) End With End With You can also create guides using the CreateGuides method of spreads and master spreads. Rem CreateGuides.vbs Rem An InDesign CS2 VBScript Rem Add a series of guides using the createGuides method. Set myInDesign = CreateObject("InDesign.Application.CS2") Set myDocument = myInDesign.Documents.Add Rem Parameters (all optional): row count, column count, row gutter, Rem column gutter,guide color, fit margins, remove existing, layer. Rem Note that the createGuides method does not take an RGB array Rem for the guide color parameter. myDocument.Spreads.Item(1).CreateGuides 4, 4, "1p", "1p", idUIColors.idGray, True, True, myDocument.Layers.Item(0) Setting grid preferences To control the properties of the document and baseline grid, you set the properties of the GridPreferences object, as shown in the following script: Rem DocumentAndBaselineGrids.vbs Rem An InDesign CS2 VBScript Rem Creates a document, then sets preferences for the Rem document grid and baseline grid. Set myInDesign = CreateObject("InDesign.Application.CS2") Set myDocument = myInDesign.Documents.Add Rem Set the document measurement units to points. myDocument.ViewPreferences.HorizontalMeasurementUnits = idMeasurementUnits.idPoints myDocument.ViewPreferences.VerticalMeasurementUnits = idMeasurementUnits.idPoints Rem Set up grid preferences. With myDocument.GridPreferences .BaselineStart = 56 .BaselineDivision = 14 .BaselineGridShown = True .HorizontalGridlineDivision = 14 .HorizontalGridSubdivision = 5 .VerticalGridlineDivision = 14 .VerticalGridSubdivision = 5 .DocumentGridShown = True End With Snapping to guides and grids All the snap settings for the grids and guides of a document are in the properties of the GuidePreferences and GridPreferences objects. Here's an example: Rem GuideAndGridPreferences.vbs Rem An InDesign CS2 VBScript Rem Sets preferences for guides and grids. Rem Assumes you have a document open. Set myInDesign = CreateObject("InDesign.Application.CS2") Set myDocument = myInDesign.ActiveDocument