Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

scottmemberg

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Mar 25, 2014
2
0
Hi guys,
I am really new to this and would appreciate any help you can offer. Syntax is a bitch when doing code and I am not a coder. With that being said what I want to do is Start a page in Indesign with some items that are always there using applesript. I am finding out that certain custom fonts will "applied font" not work. The real problem is i need a logo to be placed in a box at the bottom of the page called "HUDlogo" But it doesnt work.

Here is the code:

Code:
tell application "Adobe InDesign CS6"
	load swatches from ("Web Design 1/Users/scottmemberg/Desktop/LennarSwatches.ase")
	
	set myDocument to make document
	
	tell margin preferences
		set top to 0.25
		set left to 0.25
		set bottom to 0.25
		set right to 0.25
	end tell
	
	tell view preferences of myDocument
		set vertical measurement units to inches
		set horizontal measurement units to inches
	end tell
	
	tell document preferences of myDocument
		set page width to 8.5
		set page height to 11
		set facing pages to false
		set page orientation to portrait
	end tell
	
	
	tell page 1 of myDocument
		set myHeaderBar to make text frame
		set geometric bounds of myHeaderBar to {".25", ".25", ".75", "8.25"}
		set vertical justification of text frame preferences of myHeaderBar to center align
		
		set contents of myHeaderBar to "LENNAR®"
		set fill color of myHeaderBar to "Primary - Blue"
		tell paragraph 1 of myHeaderBar
			set properties to {fill color:swatch "Primary - White" of myDocument}
			tell paragraphs to set justification to center align
			set point size to 25
			set applied font to "Lennar Logo"  --DOESNT find the logo even though its there loaded in my system
			set font style of paragraph 1 to "Expanded Heavy"
		end tell
		
		
		
		set myDisclaimer to make text frame
		set geometric bounds of myDisclaimer to {"9.83", ".25", "10.75", "8.25"}
		tell text frame preferences of myDisclaimer
			set inset spacing to {0.0625, 0.0625, 0.0625, 0.5625}
		end tell
		set contents of myDisclaimer to "FPO—————>>Disclaimer goes here Corporation and/or its subsidiaries. (0000) 0/00"
		set fill color of myDisclaimer to "Accent - Grey"
		tell paragraph 1 of myDisclaimer
			set properties to {fill color:swatch "Primary - White" of myDocument}
			tell paragraphs to set justification to left justified
			set point size to 7
			set applied font to "Helvetica Neue"
			set font style of paragraph 1 to "47 Light Condensed"
		end tell
		
--SMALL BOX where logo is to be placed into

		set HUDlogo to make rectangle with properties {geometric bounds:{"9.8925", "7.7539", "10.335", "8.1839"}}
		set stroke weight of HUDlogo to 0
		set fill color of HUDlogo to "None"
		set properties of HUDlogo to {content type:graphic type}
		
		tell HUDlogo to place file "/Users/scottmemberg/Desktop/IMG_3452.jpg" -- i know that this isnt how its written
	end tell
	
	
	
	
	activate
end tell
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Updtate

Turns out that the path had"/" all i did is replaced them with ":"

tell HUDlogo to place file "Volumes:Betty:Lennar Homes:assets:Logos:HUD - Equal Housing Opportunity:HUD_logo.ai"

then it was happy

NOW I need to scale it...hee hee
 
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.