AppleScript: make new text box in quarkxpress

(*
qxp_textbox_01.applescript

Creates a new text box

Properties are for example.
*)

tell application "QuarkXPress Passport"
    tell document 1
        make new text box at end with properties {class:text box, content:text content, box type:text box type, box shape:rectangular, first baseline minimum:ascent baseline, first baseline offset:"0 mm", runaround all sides:false, storage:"", text outset:{"0 pt", "0 pt", "0 pt", "0 pt"}, vertical justification:top justified, columns:1, gutter:"4,233 mm", name:"LOG_TEST_MODUL", shade:"20%", runaround:none runaround, color:color spec "Gelb", blend:{style:solid blend}, frame:{style:dotted line, inside trap:default, outside trap:default, gap color:null, gap opacity:"0%", gap shade:"0%", width:"6 pt", color:color spec "Magenta"}, bounds:{"0 mm", "0,269 mm", "183,132 mm", "47,269 mm"}}
        set text of last generic box to "Das ist ein kleiner Test"
        set style sheet of paragraph 1 of story 1 of last generic box to object reference of style spec "Normal"
        set character style of every text of last generic box whose it is "Das ist ein kleiner Test" to object reference of character spec "Normal"
    end tell
end tell

 

AppleScript: make new picture box in quarkxpress

(*
qxp_picturebox_01.applescript

Creates a new picture box

Properties are for example. It seems that not all properties are set properly when
a new picture box is generated.
Setting of image 1 of an picture box is some times a little bit buggy?
*)

tell application "QuarkXPress Passport"
    tell document 1
        make new picture box at end with properties {class:picture box, name:"m_bilder_TEST", content:picture content, box type:picture box type, box shape:rounded corner, bounds:{"0 mm", "48 mm", "112,818 mm", "188 mm"}, storage:"", blend:{style:solid blend}, frame:{style:sparsely dashed line, inside trap:default, outside trap:default, gap color:null, gap opacity:"0%", gap shade:"0%", width:"3 pt", color:color spec "Schwarz"}, text outset:{"0 pt", "0 pt", "6 pt", "0 pt"}, corner radius:"10 mm", shade:"20%", runaround:item runaround, color:color spec "Schwarz"}
        -- Fixing some stuff
        set properties of last generic box to {corner radius:"10 mm", bounds:{"0 mm", "48 mm", "112,818 mm", "188 mm"}}
        -- Image file path & Image Properties
        try
            set image 1 of last generic box to file ("BootHD:Users:csg:Desktop:export_preissuchmaschine.png")
            -- another way to set image 1
            --set image 1 of last generic box to ("BootHD:Users:csg:Desktop:export_preissuchmaschine.png" as alias)
            set properties of image 1 of last generic box to {actual bounds:{"-51,279 mm", "-38,459 mm", "268,111 mm", "274,461 mm"}, screen function:dot spot, offset:{"-38,459 mm", "-51,279 mm"}, scale:{"100%", "100%"}, invert runaround:false, show half tone:false, color:color spec "Schwarz"}
        end try
    end tell
end tell

 

AppleScript: make new style spec in quarkxpress

(*
qxp_stylespec_01.applescript

Creates a new text box

Properties are for example. rule above and rule below (position and indent) are not correct scriptable.
*)

tell application "QuarkXPress Passport"
    tell document 1
        if not (exists style spec "10_Hotelname") then
            make new style spec at beginning with properties {class:style spec, base style:null, character attributes:{language:3, font:"TheSans B7 Bold", shade:"60%", size:"12 pt", color:color spec "Schwarz"}, character style:null, key character:"", name:"10_Hotelname", next style:style spec "10_Hotelname", paragraph attributes:{rule above:{rule on:false}, rule below:{rule on:true, text length:Indents, position:"34%", style:solid line, width:"0,5 pt", color:color spec "0/60/100/0"}, left indent:"7 mm", grid lock:false, leading:"16 pt", justification:left justified, relative leading:false}}
        end if
    end tell
end tell

 

AppleScript: make new character spec in quarkxpress

(*
qxp_characterspec_01.applescript

Creates a new text box

Properties are for example.
*)

tell application "QuarkXPress Passport"
    tell document 1
        if not (exists character spec "10_Hotelname") then
            make new character spec at beginning with properties {class:character spec, base style:null, key character:"", language:3, font:"TheSans B7 Bold", name:"10_Hotelname", shade:"60%", size:"12 pt", color:color spec "Schwarz"}
        end if
    end tell
end tell

 

AppleScript: make new color spec in quarkxpress

(*
qxp_colorspec_01.applescript

Creates a new colorspec

Properties are for example. For more details see the dictionary.
*)

tell application "QuarkXPress Passport"
    tell document 1
        if not (exists color spec "0/60/100/0") then
            make new color spec at beginning with properties {class:color spec, color type:CMYK type, angle:"45", CMYK color value:{0, 39321, 65535, 0}, name:"0/60/100/0", separation:true}
        end if
    end tell
end tell

 

AppleScript: make new quarkxpress document with different master spreads

(*
qxp_document_02.applescript

Creates a new document with two pages with different master spread an some rulers
*)

tell application "QuarkXPress Passport"
    --set default document
    set properties of default document 1 to {class:document, auto leading:"20%", automatic trap amount:"0,144 pt", auto constrain:false, auto picture import:auto import off, automatic text box:false, auto kern:true, kern above:"4 pt", baseline grid increment:"8,9 pt", baseline grid start:"11 mm", baseline grid showing:false, ciceros per centimeter:"2,197", facing pages:false, flex space width:"50%", fractional character widths:true, frame inside:true, guides in front:true, horizontal measure:millimeters, hyphenation method:expanded hyphenation, ignore white:true, item spread coords:false, keep master page items:true, knockout limit:"0", ligatures on:standard ligatures, lock guides:false, maintain leading:true, maximum ligature track:"1", overprint limit:"0", page height:"297 mm", points per inch:"72", process trap:true, page width:"210 mm", subscript horizontal scale:"100%", subscript offset:"33%", subscript vertical scale:"100%", single layout mode:false, trapping method:absolute trap, auto page insertion location:end of story, indeterminate trap amount:"0,144 pt", typesetting leading mode:true, vertical measure:millimeters, bottom margin:"8 mm", column count:1, greek below:"7 pt", greek pictures:false, guides showing:true, gutter width:"4,233 mm", inside margin:"8 mm", invisibles showing:true, left margin:"8 mm", outside margin:"8 mm", right margin:"8 mm", rulers showing:true, top margin:"8 mm", view scale increment:"25%", minimum view scale:"10%", maximum view scale:"800%", view scale:"110,3%"}

    -- neues document
    set thedoc to make new document at beginning

    -- reference zu master document
    set theMaster to object reference of master document 1

    -- neue Musterseiten anlegen
    make new spread at end of master document 1 with properties {name:"left"}
    make new spread at end of master document 1 with properties {name:"right"}

    -- reference zu den musterseiten
    set theLeft to a reference to spread "left" of theMaster
    set theRight to a reference to spread "right" of theMaster

    -- set margin rulers und columns der musterseiten
    set properties of page 1 of theLeft to {column count:1, gutter width:"4,233 mm", top margin:"8 mm", left margin:"8 mm", bottom margin:"8 mm", right margin:"8 mm"}
    set properties of page 1 of theRight to {column count:6, gutter width:"2 mm", top margin:"5 mm", left margin:"5 mm", bottom margin:"5 mm", right margin:"5 mm"}

    -- draw rulers to masterpages
    make new horizontal guide at end of page 1 of theLeft with properties {class:horizontal guide, position:"34 mm", scale:"10%"}
    make new horizontal guide at end of page 1 of theLeft with properties {class:horizontal guide, position:"68,626 mm", scale:"10%"}
    make new horizontal guide at end of page 1 of theLeft with properties {class:horizontal guide, position:"49,509 mm", scale:"10%"}
    make new horizontal guide at end of page 1 of theLeft with properties {class:horizontal guide, position:"78 mm", scale:"10%"}
    make new vertical guide at end of page 1 of theLeft with properties {class:vertical guide, position:"29,566 mm", scale:"10%"}
    make new vertical guide at end of page 1 of theLeft with properties {class:vertical guide, position:"68,957 mm", scale:"10%"}
    make new vertical guide at end of page 1 of theLeft with properties {class:vertical guide, position:"89,232 mm", scale:"10%"}
    make new vertical guide at end of page 1 of theLeft with properties {class:vertical guide, position:"48,683 mm", scale:"10%"}

    make new horizontal guide at end of page 1 of theRight with properties {class:horizontal guide, position:"2,626 mm", scale:"10%"}
    make new horizontal guide at end of page 1 of theRight with properties {class:horizontal guide, position:"36 mm", scale:"10%"}
    make new vertical guide at end of page 1 of theRight with properties {class:vertical guide, position:"13,327 mm", scale:"10%"}
    make new vertical guide at end of page 1 of theRight with properties {class:vertical guide, position:"84 mm", scale:"10%"}
    make new vertical guide at end of page 1 of theRight with properties {class:vertical guide, position:"126 mm", scale:"10%"}
    make new vertical guide at end of page 1 of theRight with properties {class:vertical guide, position:"184,228 mm", scale:"10%"}
    make new vertical guide at end of page 1 of theRight with properties {class:vertical guide, position:"186,737 mm", scale:"10%"}
    make new vertical guide at end of page 1 of theRight with properties {class:vertical guide, position:"189,559 mm", scale:"10%"}

    -- musterseiten zuweisen
    tell thedoc
        set master spread of page 1 to theLeft
        make new page at end of spread 1 with properties {master spread:theRight}
    end tell
end tell

 

AppleScript: make new quarkxpress document

(*
qxp_document_01.applescript

Creates a new document

All properties below are NOT needed to create a new document.
It is possible to use only specific properties, the other properties
will be set to default values.
*)

tell application "QuarkXPress Passport"
    set properties of default document 1 to {class:document, auto leading:"20%", automatic trap amount:"0,144 pt", auto constrain:false, auto picture import:auto import off, automatic text box:false, auto kern:true, kern above:"4 pt", baseline grid increment:"11 pt", baseline grid start:"4 mm", baseline grid showing:false, ciceros per centimeter:"2,197", facing pages:false, flex space width:"50%", fractional character widths:true, frame inside:true, guides in front:true, horizontal measure:millimeters, hyphenation method:expanded hyphenation, ignore white:true, item spread coords:false, keep master page items:true, knockout limit:"0", ligatures on:standard ligatures, lock guides:false, maintain leading:true, maximum ligature track:"1", overprint limit:"0", page height:"297 mm", points per inch:"72", process trap:true, page width:"420 mm", subscript horizontal scale:"100%", subscript offset:"33%", subscript vertical scale:"100%", single layout mode:false, trapping method:absolute trap, auto page insertion location:end of story, indeterminate trap amount:"0,144 pt", typesetting leading mode:true, vertical measure:millimeters, bottom margin:"8 mm", column count:1, greek below:"7 pt", greek pictures:false, guides showing:true, gutter width:"4,233 mm", inside margin:"8 mm", invisibles showing:true, left margin:"8 mm", outside margin:"8 mm", right margin:"8 mm", rulers showing:true, top margin:"8 mm", view scale increment:"25%", minimum view scale:"10%", maximum view scale:"800%", view scale:"86,3%"}
    make new document at beginning
end tell

 

AppleScript: PDF Formularfelder befüllen

Folgendes kleines AppleScript wurde inspiriert durch ein PHP Script.

Ein mit Formularfeldern pröpariertes PDF wird als Vorlage benutzt. Die Formularfelder die als Wert bzw. Standardtext einen Platzhalter enthalten werden durch suchen/ersetzen mit Werten befüllt.

Dieses PDF kann einfach mit den Formularfunktionen von OpenOffice erstellt werden. Hier ist die OO Beispieldatei zu finden.

Einfach und genial. Ein Ansatz mit Potenzial ;-)

(*
pdf_form_fill.applescript

This applescript was inspired by the php script pdf_form_fill from @author Lars Wegmann info@wegmann-it.de

The script replaces the values of the form textfield in a pdf file. 

For example:
Make a new OpenOffice Writer document, insert some form textfields. 
The value of the fields represents the placeholders that would be 
replaced later with applescript.

Notice:
The placeholder it self must have the lenght of the maxlength of the form textfield. If the
textfield has 40 characters the placeholder must have also 40 characters.
The replace string can't be longer than the search string (the placeholder).
*)

--search/replace array
set arr to {{"###FELD1###", "X1"}, {"###FELD2###", "X2"}}

--open pdf file
set pdfdata to readFile("/Applications/MAMP/htdocs/test/PDF/pdf-test.pdf")

--process search/replace array
set pdfdata to processArray(pdfdata, arr)

--write pdf file
writeFile("/Applications/MAMP/htdocs/test/PDF/pdf-test-replaced.pdf", pdfdata)

on readFile(unixPath)
    set foo to (open for access (POSIX file unixPath))
    set txt to (read foo for (get eof foo))
    close access foo
    return txt
end readFile

on writeFile(unixPath, theData)
    set f to open for access unixPath with write permission
    write theData to f as string
    close access f
end writeFile

-- process array of search|replace values
on processArray(theData, arr)
    repeat with sr in arr
        --search replace ascii      
        if item 1 of sr is in theData then
            set theData to str_replace(item 1 of sr, str_pad(item 1 of sr, item 2 of sr), theData)
        end if
        --search replace hex
        if string2hex(item 1 of sr) is in theData then
            set theData to str_replace(string2hex(item 1 of sr), str_pad(string2hex(item 1 of sr), string2hex(item 2 of sr)), theData)
        end if
    end repeat
    return theData
end processArray

-- convert string to hex value
on string2hex(this_String)
    set hex to ""
    repeat with i from 1 to count of this_String
        set hex to hex & char2hex(character i of this_String)
    end repeat
    return hex as string
end string2hex

-- convert character to hex value
on char2hex(this_char)
    set the ASCII_num to (the ASCII number this_char)
    set the hex_list to {"0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "A", "B", "C", "D", "E", "F"}
    set x to item ((ASCII_num div 16) + 1) of the hex_list
    set y to item ((ASCII_num mod 16) + 1) of the hex_list
    return ("00" & x & y) as string
end char2hex

on str_pad(str1, str2)
    set c1 to count of str1
    set c2 to count of str2
    set pad to ""
    if c2 is less than c1 then
        repeat with i from 1 to c1 - c2
            set pad to pad & " "
        end repeat
    end if
    return str2 & pad
end str_pad

-- find : Text (or list of text) to be found
-- replace : Text (or list of text) to replace with
-- subject : Text (or list of text) to be searched
on str_replace(find, replace, subject)
    set prevTIDs to text item delimiters of AppleScript
    set returnList to true

    -- This wouldn't make sense (you could have it raise an error instead)
    if class of find is not list and class of replace is list then return subject

    if class of find is not list then set find to {find}
    if class of subject is not list then ¬
        set {subject, returnList} to {{subject}, false}

    set findCount to count find
    set usingReplaceList to class of replace is list

    try
        repeat with i from 1 to (count subject)
            set thisSubject to item i of subject
            repeat with n from 1 to findCount
                set text item delimiters of AppleScript to item n of find
                set thisSubject to text items of thisSubject
                if usingReplaceList then
                    try
                        item n of replace
                    on error
                        "" -- `replace` ran out of items
                    end try
                else
                    replace
                end if

                set text item delimiters of AppleScript to result
                set thisSubject to "" & thisSubject
            end repeat

            set item i of subject to thisSubject
        end repeat
    end try

    set text item delimiters of AppleScript to prevTIDs
    if not returnList then return beginning of subject
    return subject
end str_replace

 

AppleScript: optimizing loops

(* Loop optimizing Example 1 *)

set MyList to {}
repeat 10000 times
    set the end of MyList to " hello from the loop"
end repeat
return MyList as text
-- 5.63s

set MyString to ""
repeat 10000 times
    set MyString to MyString & " hello from the loop"
end repeat
-- 3.71s
(* Loop optimizing Example 2 for complete overview.
* For speed testing you have to split this example in two separate files
*)

(* 
* slow version
*)
--create a list to work with
set MyList to {}

--put 5000 elements in the list for us to walk through for testing
repeat with i from 0 to 5000
    set the end of MyList to i
end repeat

--now walk the list again and add up all the number
set MyTotal to 0
repeat with ThisValue in MyList
    set MyTotal to MyTotal + ThisValue
end repeat

--return MyTotal
--2.87s

(*
* fast version
*)
--create a global scope list to work with
property MyGlobalList : {}

--make sure it's empty as these are persistent between runs
set MyGlobalList to {}

--now work with a reference to that global list
set MyList2 to a reference to MyGlobalList

--put 5000 elements in the list for us to walk through for testing
repeat with i from 0 to 5000
    set the end of MyList2 to i
end repeat

--now walk the list again and add up all the number
set MyTotal2 to 0
repeat with ThisValue in MyList2
    set MyTotal2 to MyTotal2 + ThisValue
end repeat

--return MyTotal2
--0.09s !!!