Post Population Script

The Post Population Script is called when the field is tagged to a frame during the final stage of population. The script receives a series of arguments that vary depending on whether the Scripting module is installed. Without the Scripting module, only two arguments are passed:

arguments[0] : The item being populated.
arguments[1] : The document object.

// Get the target frame
frame = arguments[0];

// Get the document 
var doc = arguments[1];

// Set stroke color to Red
frame.strokeColor = doc.swatches.itemByName("Red");

// Set stroke weight to 5 points
frame.strokeWeight = 5;

// Optional: Set stroke alignment (e.g. centered, inside, or back)
frame.strokeAlignment = StrokeAlignment.CENTER_ALIGNMENT; // or .BACK, .INSIDE_ALIGNMENT

// Get the target frame

frame = arguments[0];

// Get the document

var doc = arguments[1];

// Set stroke color to Red

frame.strokeColor = doc.swatches.itemByName("Red");

// Set stroke weight to 5 points

frame.strokeWeight = 5;

// Optional: Set stroke alignment (e.g. centered, inside, or back)

frame.strokeAlignment = StrokeAlignment.CENTER_ALIGNMENT; // or .BACK, .INSIDE_ALIGNMENT

With the Scripting Module installed, an additional two parameters are passed that can be used to extend the behaviour:

arguments[2] : The DataSource object.
arguments[3] : The Record object.

var frame = arguments[0];
var record = arguments[3];
var stroke = record.fields.item("stroke weight")
frame.strokeWeight = stroke.fieldContent;

var frame = arguments[0];

var record = arguments[3];

var stroke = record.fields.item("stroke weight")

frame.strokeWeight = stroke.fieldContent;

For more complex scripts, a script file can be placed in the data sources Scripts folder, and be referenced with a single include:

#include "applycolour.jsx"

1	#include "applycolour.jsx"

Example script to scale a barcode, so it is has less whitespace around it:

var frame = arguments[0];

if (frame.pageItems.length > 0) {
    var innerFrame = frame.pageItems[0];
    var bounds = innerFrame.geometricBounds;
    var currentWidth = bounds[3] - bounds[1]; // right - left
    var currentHeight = bounds[2] - bounds[0]; // bottom - top
    
    // Set the resize percentage (e.g., 120% for 20% bigger)
    var resizeFactor = 120 / 100;
    
    // Calculate new width and height based on the percentage
    var newWidth = currentWidth * resizeFactor;
    var newHeight = currentHeight * resizeFactor;
    
    var newBottom = bounds[0] + newHeight;
    var newRight = bounds[1] + newWidth;
        
    // Optional: center the image within the frame
    
    innerFrame.geometricBounds = [bounds[0], bounds[1], newBottom, newRight];

    frame.fit(FitOptions.CENTER_CONTENT);
}

var frame = arguments[0];

if (frame.pageItems.length > 0) {

var innerFrame = frame.pageItems[0];

var bounds = innerFrame.geometricBounds;

var currentWidth = bounds[3] - bounds[1]; // right - left

var currentHeight = bounds[2] - bounds[0]; // bottom - top

// Set the resize percentage (e.g., 120% for 20% bigger)

var resizeFactor = 120 / 100;

// Calculate new width and height based on the percentage

var newWidth = currentWidth * resizeFactor;

var newHeight = currentHeight * resizeFactor;

var newBottom = bounds[0] + newHeight;

var newRight = bounds[1] + newWidth;

// Optional: center the image within the frame

innerFrame.geometricBounds = [bounds[0], bounds[1], newBottom, newRight];

frame.fit(FitOptions.CENTER_CONTENT);

}

Post Population Script

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