Adobe InDesign CS4 Scripting Tutorial
Constructing a document
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set fill color of myParagraphStyle to color "Red" of myDocument
--Apply the style to the paragraph.
tell paragraph 1 of myTextFrame to apply paragraph style using myParagraphStyle with
clearing overrides
--You could also use:
--set applied paragraph style of paragraph 1 of myTextFrame to myParagraphStyle
JavaScript
var myParagraphStyle = myDocument.paragraphStyles.item("Heading 1");
try {
var myName = myParagraphStyle.name;
}
catch (myError){
//The paragraph style did not exist, so create it.
myParagraphStyle = myDocument.paragraphStyles.add({name:"Heading 1"});
}
//We'll need to create a color. Check to see if the color already exists.
var myColor = myDocument.colors.item("Red");
try {
myName = myColor.name;
}
catch (myError){
//The color did not exist, so create it.
myColor = myDocument.colors.add({name:"Red", model:ColorModel.process,
colorValue:[0,100,100,0]});
}
//Now set the formatting of the paragraph style.
myParagraphStyle.appliedFont = "Arial";
myParagraphStyle.fontStyle = "Bold";
myParagraphStyle.pointSize = 24;
myParagraphStyle.spaceAfter = 24;
myParagraphStyle.spaceBefore = 24;
myParagraphStyle.fillColor = myDocument.colors.item("Red");
//Apply the style to the paragraph.
myDocument.pages.item(0).textFrames.item(0).paragraphs.item(0).applyParagraphStyle(
myParagraphStyle, true);
//You could also use:
//myDocument.pages.item(0).textFrames.item(0).paragraphs.item(0).appliedParagraphStyl
e = myParagraphStyle;
VBScript
Rem First, check to see if the paragraph style already exists.
Rem to do this, we disable error checking:
On Error Resume Next
Set myParagraphStyle = myDocument.ParagraphStyles.Item("Heading 1")
Rem if an error occurred on the previous line, then the paragraph
Rem style did not exist.
If Error.Number <> 0 Then
Set myParagraphStyle = myDocument.ParagraphStyles.Add
myParagraphStyle.Name = "Heading 1"
Error.Clear
End If
Rem We'll need to create a color. Check to see if the color already exists.
Set myColor = myDocument.Colors.Item("Red")
