: How do I position an InDesign object using Javascript? I'm working on a calendar in InDesign and I have a circle object (oval) that I want to position over the day of the month: I'm pretty

@Odierno310

Here is a proposal:

var main = function() {
var doc = app.properties.activeDocument,
today = (new Date()).getDate(),
found, x1, x2, y1, y2;


if ( !doc ) return;

app.findGrepPreferences = null;
app.findGrepPreferences.properties = {
findWhat : "^"+today+"$",
pointSize:24
};

found = doc.findGrep();

if ( !found.length ) {
alert("Nothing found");
return;
}

found = found[0];

if ( !found.parentTextFrames.length ) {
alert( "The text may be overriding. Script can't continue" );
return;
}

x1 = found.horizontalOffset;
x2 = found.endHorizontalOffset;
y1 = found.baseline;
y2 = y1-found.ascent;
pz = found.pointSize;
xc = (x1+x2)/2;
yc = (y1+y2)/2;

var p = found.parentTextFrames[0].parentPage;

var dateLayer = doc.layers.item ( "dateLayer");
dateLayer.isValid && dateLayer.remove ();
dateLayer = doc.layers.add ( {name:"dateLayer"} );
dateLayer.move ( LocationOptions.AT_BEGINNING );

var o = p.ovals.add (  {
geometricBounds:[yc-pz/3, xc-pz/3,yc+pz/3, xc+pz/3],
strokeColor:"Black",
strokeWeight:2,
itemLayer:dateLayer
});

}

var u;
app.doScript ( "main();",u,u,UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "Mark date" );

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@Yeniel278

Yes, it is possible to position an InDesign object via scripting.
First you need to somehow adress the oval, so you can later move it. If it is the only oval on the spread you can use

var myOval = app.activeWindow.activeSpread.ovals.firstItem();


to save the oval in the variable myOval.

Afterwards you can just use

myOval.move([x, y]);


to move the oval into its position. Is this enough info to get you started?

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