InDesign CS4: Select Content of a Selected Frame

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#1

I have a selected frame, in which I want to select the contents within. I figured I could use System Events to do this. But for some odd reason this does not work?

Maybe there is a better method? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

tell application "Adobe InDesign CS4"
	activate
	tell application "System Events"
		tell process "Adobe InDesign CS4"
			tell menu bar 1
				tell menu bar item "Object"
					tell menu 1
						tell menu item "Select"
							tell menu 1
								click menu item "Content"
							end tell
						end tell
					end tell
				end tell
			end tell
		end tell
	end tell
end tell
#2

Keep System Events out of it.

tell application "Adobe InDesign CS4"
	select text of parent story of selection
end tell
#3

Thanks Shane, this works great for selected text of a frame, but I am actually seeking the way to direct select the graphic within a selected frame. Sorry I did not specify this :frowning:

#4

Try “select graphic 1 of selection”.

#5

Thank you very much Shane. I modified this a bit and it seems to work very well if either the image or its frame is selected.

tell application "Adobe InDesign CS4"
	tell document 1
		if class of item 1 of selection is in {rectangle, oval, polygon} then
			try
				set ImagType to image type name of graphic 1 of item 1 of selection
				set theImage to graphic 1 of item 1 of selection
				set theImage to item 1 of selection
				display dialog "Image selected"
			end try
		else if class of item 1 of selection is in {image, PDF, EPS} then
			set imageType to image type name of item 1 of selection
			try
				set theImage to item 1 of selection
				display dialog "Image selected"
			end try
		end if
	end tell
end tell