Applescript; Javascript - Adobe 65024872 - InDesign CS4 - Mac Manual

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AppleScript

set myLeftPage to page 1 of myMasterSpread
set myRightPage to page 2 of myMasterSpread
tell myLeftPage
set myLeftFooter to make text frame
set geometric bounds of myLeftFooter to {728, 70, 742, 528}
set first baseline offset of text frame preferences of myLeftFooter to leading
offset
set contents of myLeftFooter to auto page number
set point size of character 1 of parent story of myLeftFooter to 11
set leading of character 1 of myLeftFooter to 14
end tell
tell myRightPage
set myRightFooter to make text frame
set geometric bounds of myRightFooter to {728, 84, 742, 542}
set first baseline offset of text frame preferences of myRightFooter to leading
offset
set contents of myRightFooter to auto page number
set point size of character 1 of parent story of myRightFooter to 11
set leading of character 1 of myRightFooter to 14
set justification of character 1 of myRightFooter to right align
end tell

JavaScript

var myMasterSpread = myDocument.masterSpreads.item(0);
var myLeftPage = myMasterSpread.pages.item(0);
var myRightPage = myMasterSpread.pages.item(1);
var myLeftFooter = myLeftPage.textFrames.add();
myLeftFooter.geometricBounds = [728, 70, 742, 528];
myLeftFooter.textFramePreferences.firstBaselineOffset = FirstBaseline.leadingOffset;
myLeftFooter.contents = SpecialCharacters.autoPageNumber;
myLeftFooter.parentStory.characters.item(0).pointSize = 11;
myLeftFooter.parentStory.characters.item(0).leading = 14;
var myRightFooter = myRightPage.textFrames.add();
myRightFooter.geometricBounds = [728, 84, 742, 542];
myRightFooter.textFramePreferences.firstBaselineOffset = FirstBaseline.leadingOffset;
myRightFooter.contents = SpecialCharacters.autoPageNumber;
myRightFooter.parentStory.characters.item(0).pointSize = 11;
myRightFooter.parentStory.characters.item(0).leading = 14;
myRightFooter.parentStory.characters.item(0).justification =
Justification.rightAlign;
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