C# / JavaScript how to set the primary text block?

Hello

I'm working with InDesign scripting API with c# for my work. I'm new to both the InDesign scripting API and using InDesign as well.

I am building a gap of master, with blocks of text so that the text block on the left page of the cheese would pass in the block of text on the right page.


I read there is the option block of primary text for the master spread, but I can't seem to understand how to use it.

Is there someone who could show me an example of script code to define the framework of primary text for a master page/spread?


Here is the code I have for now.

The question I have is in line 53, where when I try to run it, it gives me a very generic error 'Invalid object for this request.', which leads me to believe I'm doing it wrong.

        public static byte[] CreatePageBasedOnCreatedMasterSpread(string savePath)
        {
            Application application = ActivateInDesign();


            // Create new document
            application.Documents.Add(true, application.DocumentPresets.FirstItem());


            // Get active document and change some settings
            Document document = application.ActiveDocument;
            document.DocumentPreferences.FacingPages = true;
            document.DocumentPreferences.PageWidth = 210;
            document.DocumentPreferences.PageHeight = 297;


            document.DocumentPreferences.CreatePrimaryTextFrame = true;
            document.TextPreferences.SmartTextReflow = true;


            MasterSpread masterSpread = document.MasterSpreads.Add();
            masterSpread.BaseName = "CustomMasterSpread";
            masterSpread.NamePrefix = "AC";


            //Set the document's ruler origin to page origin. This is very important
            //--if you don't do this, getting objects to the correct position on the
            //page is much more difficult.
            document.ViewPreferences.RulerOrigin = idRulerOrigin.idPageOrigin;


            Page leftPage = masterSpread.Pages.FirstItem();
            Page rightPage = masterSpread.Pages.LastItem();


            leftPage.MarginPreferences.Top = rightPage.MarginPreferences.Top = 10;
            leftPage.MarginPreferences.Bottom = rightPage.MarginPreferences.Bottom = 10;
            leftPage.MarginPreferences.Left = rightPage.MarginPreferences.Left = 30;
            leftPage.MarginPreferences.Right = rightPage.MarginPreferences.Right = 20;


            // Create a text frame. Do not add text to this, as this is a master spread text frame.
            // Link their flow together
            TextFrame primaryFirstPageTextFrame = leftPage.TextFrames.Add(document.Layers.FirstItem(), idLocationOptions.idUnknown, leftPage);
            TextFrame primarySecondPageTextFrame = rightPage.TextFrames.Add(document.Layers.FirstItem(), idLocationOptions.idUnknown, rightPage);
            primaryFirstPageTextFrame.NextTextFrame = primarySecondPageTextFrame;
            //Set primary text frame of master spread to be the two linked textframes


            primaryFirstPageTextFrame.GeometricBounds = GetPageBoundsWithMargin(leftPage, document);
            primarySecondPageTextFrame.GeometricBounds = GetPageBoundsWithMargin(rightPage, document);
         
            masterSpread.PrimaryTextFrame = primaryFirstPageTextFrame; //This causes the error
         
            return GetFileData(document, savePath);
        }

I noticed the JavaScript API that is very similar to c#, so it would be useful if I get a response from JavaScript.

Hi Michael,

Basically, you can do something like this (in ExtendScript):

//Store value:
var storedPreset = app.documentPresets[0].createPrimaryTextFrame;

//Let's set it to true:
app.documentPresets[0].createPrimaryTextFrame = true;

//Add the document, name the master as you wish etc.pp. :
app.documents.add
(

    {
        documentPrefreneces :
            {
                facingPages : true
                ,
                pageWidth : "210 mm"
                ,
                pageHeight : "297 mm"

            }
    }

);
//Reset to stored value:
app.documentPresets[0].createPrimaryTextFrame = storedPreset;

Uwe

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