PreserveLocalFormatting.jsx

//DESCRIPTION: Convert local formatting to equivalent character styles

 /*
	This script works on the current text selection if there is one.
	If not, it checks with the user
 */

if (app.documents.length == 0) { exit() }
theRange = checkSelection();
if (theRange == null) exit();
convertFormatting(theRange);

function convertFormatting(range) {
	var myStyles = ["Italic", "Bold", "Bold Italic"];
	var myPosns = ["superscript", "subscript"];
	var aDoc = app.documents[0];
	switch (Number(String(app.version).split(".")[0])) {
		case 3 :
		case 4 :
			processStylesPreCS3(range, myStyles, aDoc);
			processPosnsPreCS3(range, myPosns, aDoc);
			break;
		case 5 :
			processStylesCS3(range, myStyles, aDoc);
			processPosnsCS3(range, myPosns, aDoc);
		}
	

} // end convertFormatting

function processStylesPreCS3(range, myStyles, aDoc) {
	var noCharStyle = aDoc.characterStyles[0];
	for (var j = 0; myStyles.length > j; j++) {
		var myCharStyle = aDoc.characterStyles.item(myStyles[j]);
		if (myCharStyle == null) {
			aDoc.characterStyles.add({name:myStyles[j],fontStyle:myStyles[j]});
		}
		app.findPreferences = app.changePreferences = null;
		range.search("", false, false, undefined, {appliedCharacterStyle:noCharStyle, fontStyle:myStyles[j]}, {appliedCharacterStyle:myStyles[j]});
	}
}

function processStylesCS3(range, myStyles, aDoc) {
	var noCharStyle = aDoc.characterStyles[0];
	for (var j = 0; myStyles.length > j; j++) {
		var myCharStyle = aDoc.characterStyles.item(myStyles[j]);
		if (myCharStyle == null) {
			aDoc.characterStyles.add({name:myStyles[j],fontStyle:myStyles[j]});
		}
		app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = null;
		app.findTextPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = noCharStyle;
		app.findTextPreferences.fontStyle = myStyles[j];
		app.changeTextPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = myStyles[j];
		searchText(range, "", undefined, false, false, true, true, true, false, true);
	}
}

function processPosnsPreCS3(range, myPosns, aDoc) {
	var noCharStyle = aDoc.characterStyles[0];
	for (var j = 0; myPosns.length > j; j++) {
		var myCharStyle = aDoc.characterStyles.item(myPosns[j]);
		if (myCharStyle == null) {
			aDoc.characterStyles.add({name:myPosns[j], position:Position[myPosns[j]]});
		}
		app.findPreferences = app.changePreferences = null;
		range.search("", false, false, undefined, {appliedCharacterStyle:noCharStyle, position:Position[myPosns[j]]}, {appliedCharacterStyle:myPosns[j]});
	}
}

function processPosnsCS3(range, myPosns, aDoc) {
	var noCharStyle = aDoc.characterStyles[0];
	for (var j = 0; myPosns.length > j; j++) {
		var myCharStyle = aDoc.characterStyles.item(myPosns[j]);
		if (myCharStyle == null) {
			aDoc.characterStyles.add({name:myPosns[j], position:Position[myPosns[j]]});
		}
		app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = null;
		app.findTextPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = noCharStyle;
		app.findTextPreferences.position = Position[myPosns[j]];
		app.changeTextPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = myPosns[j];
		searchText(range, "", undefined, false, false, true, true, true, false, true);
	}
}

function checkSelection() {
	if (app.selection.length == 0) {
			if (!confirm("Process the whole document?")) {
			exit();
		}
		theRange = app.activeDocument;
	} else {
		theRange = app.selection[0];
		try {
			if (theRange.constructor.name.indexOf("TableCell") != -1 &&
					theRange.insertionPoints.length == 1) {
				theRange = getParentTextFlow(theRange);
			}
		} catch (e) {
			// selection is not text so
			app.selection = null;
			checkSelection();
			return null;
		}
	}
	return theRange
} // end checkSelection

function getParentTextFlow(theTextRef) {
	if (theTextRef.parent.constructor.name == "Cell") {
		return theTextRef.parent.texts[0];
	} else {
		return theTextRef.parentStory;
	}
}

function searchText(range, from, to, caseSens, 
						WholeWord, foots, hidLayers, lockLayers, 
						lockStories, masterPages) {
	app.findTextPreferences.findWhat = from;
	try {app.changeTextPreferences.changeTo = to} catch(e) {};
	with (app.findChangeTextOptions) {
		caseSensitive = (caseSens == null ? false : caseSens);
		wholeWord = (WholeWord== null ? false : WholeWord);
		includeFootnotes = (foots == null ? false : foots);
		includeHiddenLayers = (hidLayers == null ? false : hidLayers);
		includeLockedLayersForFind = (lockLayers == null ? false : lockLayers);
		includeLockedStoriesForFind = (lockStories == null ? false : lockStories);
		includeMasterPages = (masterPages == null ? false : masterPages);
	}
	return(range.changeText());
}