RE: Need to script tracking in multiple Quark files-correction
RE: Need to script tracking in multiple Quark files-correction
- Subject: RE: Need to script tracking in multiple Quark files-correction
- From: "Rips Ethan J" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 10:02:09 -0400
- Priority: normal
- Thread-topic: Need to script tracking in multiple Quark files-correction
Bill-
Thank you very much for your reply.
I'm still running into the same issue I faced last night: When I get to the following line:
set x to track of story 1 as number
in the code below, I get the following error message:
Can't make +class ptrk; of text flow 1 of +class TXTB; 1 of +class page; 1 of document 1 of application "QuarkXPress(tm)" into a number.
I'm running Script Debugger 3.03 in OS 9.2.2 with Quark 5.01. I've tried various ways of addressing the text box but I always get the same error. I've tried it repeatedly with one of our financial reports & also with a new document using dummy text. No difference. I don't have any weird XTensions loaded into Quark-it's all stock stuff except ScriptmasterXT, which is temporarily disabled.
Any ideas? I can't find my mojo anywhere... ;-)
Thanks.
Ethan
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From: Bill Metzinger
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Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 9:18 AM
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To: email@hidden
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Cc: Rips Ethan J
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Subject: Re: Need to script tracking in multiple Quark files-correction
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Ethan,
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There are subtle differences between Quark 4 and 5 (and 6 for that
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matter), but the vast majority of your old stuff will still work.
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The tracking properties is the same.
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tell application "QuarkXPress> (tm)> "
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activate
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tell text box 1 of page 1 of document 1
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set x to track of story 1 as number
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set x to x + 10
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set track of story 1 to x
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--return properties of story 1
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end tell
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set currFile to ((file path of document 1 as text) & "done")
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save document 1 in file currFile without template
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end tell
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To get properties uncomment the return properites line.
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Try changing it and seeing what you get...
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return properties of story 1
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return properties
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return properties of paragraph 2
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return properties of word 3 of paragraph 1
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....
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} The software box said 'Requires Windows 95, or better.'
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} So I bought a Macintosh.
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