Garfield
Copy the text below and and paste it into notepad or any other word processor and save it with the .js extension. Save the file to the folder "C:\Program Files\Adobe\InDesign CS\Presets\Scripts", run the file by double clicking it from the scripts pallet.
This is the JavaScript version and it should work for both windows and mac.
Good luck Perrin
//ExportAllStories.js
//An InDesign CS JavaScript
//
//Exports all stories in an InDesign document in a specified text format.
//
//For more on InDesign scripting, go to
//or visit the InDesign Scripting User to User forum at
//
if(app.documents.length != 0){
if (app.activeDocument.stories.length != 0){
with(myDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"ExportAllStories"})){
//Add a dialog column.
myDialogColumn = dialogColumns.add()
with(myDialogColumn){
with(borderPanels.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Export as:"});
with(myExportFormatButtons = radiobuttonGroups.add()){
radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Text Only", checkedState:true});
radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"RTF"});
radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"InDesign Tagged Text"});
}
}
}
myReturn = myDialog.show();
if (myReturn == true){
//Get the values from the dialog box.
myExportFormat = myExportFormatButtons.selectedButton;
myDialog.destroy;
myFolder= Folder.selectDialog ("Choose a Folder");
if((myFolder != null)&&(app.activeDocument.stories.length !=0)){
myExportAllStories(myExportFormat, myFolder);
}
}
myDialog.destroy();
}
}
else{
alert("The document does not contain any text. Please open a document containing text and try again.");
}
}
else{
alert("No documents are open. Please open a document and try again.");
}
//myExportStories function takes care of exporting the stories.
//myExportFormat is a number from 0-2, where 0 = text only, 1 = rtf, and 3 = tagged text.
//myFolder is a reference to the folder in which you want to save your files.
function myExportAllStories(myExportFormat, myFolder){
for(myCounter = 0; myCounter < app.activeDocument.stories.length; myCounter++){
myStory = app.activeDocument.stories.item(myCounter);
myID = myStory.id;
switch(myExportFormat){
case 0:
myFormat = ExportFormat.textType;
myExtension = ".txt"
break;
case 1:
myFormat = ExportFormat.RTF;
myExtension = ".rtf"
break;
case 2:
myFormat = ExportFormat.taggedText;
myExtension = ".txt"
break;
}
myFileName = "StoryID" + myID + myExtension;
myFilePath = myFolder + "/" + myFileName;
myFile = new File(myFilePath);
myStory.exportFile(myFormat, myFile);
}
}
