InDesign CS4 object with XML tag associated

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#1

Hello,

I am working on an XML based InDesign layout solution. The XML contains images which are imported as inline objects in a text frame. What I want to do is get every object (inline frames specifically) with a particular XML tag associated with it. Once I do that, I will be able to manipulate the object’s properties (I hope) such as dimensions, graphic fitting, fill, etc.

This is where I am at. Can’t quite get there yet.

tell application "Adobe InDesign CS4"
	tell document 1
		set XMLTags to id of every XML tag
		set myTag to item 2 of XMLTags
		set myElement to every text frame whose associated XML element is myTag
		
	end tell
end tell

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Cheers.

#2

I would have to double check the exact way to do it, and will see if I have time later. However, an inline graphic is a child of the story that it is part of. Given this you need to get every text frame of every story, and as I recall it would look something like this (not tested):

set myElement to every text frame of every story whose associated XML element is myTag
#3

I agree. Having experienced a lot of InDesign scripting, you need to check within all stories of all pages, etc. There is no way to get such info with such a simple code, sorry! :rolleyes:

I would’ve thought that such simple code would be enough, but noooo, looks like you have to get very specific! In conclusion, check the child-parent relationships of your elements and go through them in the right order to find all your xml elements in your document.