StorySplitter.jsx

/**
 * StorySplitter 3.0.0 by FourAces/The Final Touch
 *
 * Splits the selected Story to separate Text Frames, while maintaining
 * their contents.
 **/

var myScriptVer = "3.0";

if ( app.documents.length != 0 ) {
	var mySelection = app.activeDocument.selection;
	if ( mySelection.length != 0 ) {
		myObjectType = mySelection[ 0 ].constructor.name;
		if ( myObjectType == "TextFrame" ) {
			//The Interface Dialog
			var myDialog = app.dialogs.add( { name: "Story Splitter v" + myScriptVer } );
			with( myDialog ) {
				with( dialogColumns.add() ) {
					with( dialogRows.add() ) {
						with( borderPanels.add() ) {
							var mySplitOptions = radiobuttonGroups.add();
							with( mySplitOptions ) {
								radiobuttonControls.add( { staticLabel: "Split All Frames", checkedState: true } );
								radiobuttonControls.add( { staticLabel: "Split Before Selected Frame" } );
								radiobuttonControls.add( { staticLabel: "Split After Selected Frame" } );
							}
						}
					}
					with( dialogRows.add() ) {
						staticTexts.add( { staticLabel: "© The Final Touch" } );
					}
				}
			}
			var myResult = myDialog.show( { name: "SplitOptions" } );
			if ( myResult == true ) {
				var myStory = mySelection[ 0 ].parentStory;
				if ( app.version.split( "." )[ 0 ] >= 5 ) {
					var myTextFrames = myStory.textContainers;
				} else {
					var myTextFrames = myStory.textFrames;
				}
				var myStoryFramesCount = myTextFrames.length;
				if ( myStoryFramesCount > 1 ) {
					for ( f = 0; f < myStoryFramesCount; f++ ) {
						if ( mySelection[ 0 ] == myStory.textFrames[ f ] ) {
							var myTextFrame = f;
						}
					}
					switch ( mySplitOptions.selectedButton ) {
						case 0:
							mySplitAll();
							break;
						case 1:
							mySplitBefore();
							break;
						case 2:
							mySplitAfter();
							break;
					}
				} else {
					alert( "Are You Kidding Me?!\nThe Story you selected has only ONE text frame." );
				}
			}
		} else {
			alert( "Wrong Selection\nYou selected the wrong type of object. Please select a Text Frame." );
		}
	} else {
		alert( "No Selection Made.\nPlease select a Story to split." );
	}
} else {
	alert( "No Active Document Found.\nPlease open an InDesign document and select a Story to split." );
}

function mySplitAll() {
	for ( i = 0; i < myStoryFramesCount; i++ ) {
		myTextFrames[ i ].duplicate();
	}
	for ( i = 0; i < myStoryFramesCount; i++ ) {
		if ( app.version.split( "." )[ 0 ] >= 5 ) {
			myTextFrames[ i ].remove();
		} else {
			myTextFrames[ 0 ].remove();
		}
	}
}

function mySplitBefore() {
	if ( mySelection[ 0 ].previousTextFrame == null ) {
		alert( "Unable Break Thread.\nThe selected Text Frame is the FIRST text frame of the thread." );
	} else {
		var myBfBreakFrame = mySelection[ 0 ].previousTextFrame;
		var myAfBreakFrame = mySelection[ 0 ];
		var myBreakStory = myBfBreakFrame.parentStory;
		mySelection[ 0 ].previousTextFrame = null;
		if ( myBfBreakFrame.overflows == true ) {
			var myOversetText = myBreakStory.texts.itemByRange( myBfBreakFrame.insertionPoints[ -1 ], myBreakStory.insertionPoints[ -1 ] );
			myOversetText.select();
			app.cut();
			app.select( myAfBreakFrame.insertionPoints[ 0 ] );
			app.paste();
		}
	}
}

function mySplitAfter() {
	if ( mySelection[ 0 ].nextTextFrame == null ) {
		alert( "Unable Break Thread.\nThe selected Text Frame is the LAST text frame of the thread." );
	} else {
		var myBfBreakFrame = mySelection[ 0 ];
		var myAfBreakFrame = mySelection[ 0 ].nextTextFrame;
		var myBreakStory = myBfBreakFrame.parentStory;
		mySelection[ 0 ].nextTextFrame = null;
		if ( myBfBreakFrame.overflows == true ) {
			var myOversetText = myBreakStory.texts.itemByRange( myBfBreakFrame.insertionPoints[ -1 ], myBreakStory.insertionPoints[ -1 ] );
			myOversetText.select();
			app.cut();
			app.select( myAfBreakFrame.insertionPoints[ 0 ] );
			app.paste();

		}
	}
}