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Re: SCRIPTING INDESIGN: Question About Labels
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Re: SCRIPTING INDESIGN: Question About Labels


  • Subject: Re: SCRIPTING INDESIGN: Question About Labels
  • From: Shane Stanley <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:25:05 +1000
  • Thread-topic: SCRIPTING INDESIGN: Question About Labels

On 16/10/06 7:54 PM, "Rick Gordon" <email@hidden> wrote:

> 1) How do you delete keys and their associated values? There does not appear
> to be a delete label key command.

Just set them to an empty string.
>
> 2) Why does this appear to be completely separate from the label string
> (unkeyed) that is accessible through the Script Labels palette or through the
> syntax...
>
> set label to <VALUE_AS_STRING>
>
> ...and...
>
> get label

Because it *is* completely separate from the label string. It's really a way
of storing data associated with an element. By allowing you to set a key,
you don't have to worry about other scripts accidentally deleting your data.
>
> 3) Why do the keys not show up as a property value of the object(s) to which
> they're associated with?

Because they're not properties, they're objects.

--
Shane Stanley <email@hidden>


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