Please Help to create a TextFrame with Autosize properties

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Please Help to create a TextFrame with Autosize properties
I wish to increase the height of the TextFrame

2

It seems that TextFramePreference.autoSizingType is relevant. What is the point you are having trouble writing well?

3

var doc = indesign.app.activeDocument;
IDSNadFrame = doc.textFrames.add();
IDSNadFrame.geometricBounds= [5,-600,30,(-600 + widthCol)];
IDSNadFrame.contents=“ആഞ്ഞൂരിൽ പുത്തൻവീട്ടിൽ അമ്മിണി (87) അന്തരിച്ചു. സംസ്കാരം നാളെ 11.30 ന്.”; // place text file
IDSNadFrame.textFramePreferences.autoSizingType = IDSNadFrame.AutoSizingTypeEnum.HEIGHT_ONLY;
IDSNadFrame.resizeToFit();
IDSNadFrame.label = “OBIT:”+ adsID;

This Code shows error:
TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading ‘HEIGHT_ONLY’)
at flowadsWithPhoto (./assets/js/dak_Obit_Engine.js:470)
at ./assets/js/dak_Obit_Engine.js:376

I am trying to build a UXP plugin automate newspaper page making

4

I have fixed what seems to be a mistake. Does this work?

// presumably this code is expected to import like this
const indesign = require('indesign');

var doc = indesign.app.activeDocument;
IDSNadFrame = doc.textFrames.add();
IDSNadFrame.geometricBounds= [5,-600,30,(-600 + widthCol)];
IDSNadFrame.contents="ആഞ്ഞൂരിൽ പുത്തൻവീട്ടിൽ അമ്മിണി (87) അന്തരിച്ചു. സംസ്കാരം നാളെ 11.30 ന്."; // place text file

// IDSNadFrame.AutoSizingTypeEnum --> indesign.AutoSizingTypeEnum
// IDSNadFrame.textFramePreferences.autoSizingType = IDSNadFrame.AutoSizingTypeEnum.HEIGHT_ONLY;
IDSNadFrame.textFramePreferences.autoSizingType = indesign.AutoSizingTypeEnum.HEIGHT_ONLY;

// a function that does not exist; the alternative is fit()?
// IDSNadFrame.resizeToFit();

IDSNadFrame.label = "OBIT:"+ adsID;
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Bro i already tried this but not working

I will share the full function

async function flowadsWithPhoto(adobject)
{
try
{
var rtfFile = adobject.content;
var MediaPath = adobject.photo;
var adsID = adobject.AdsID;
let IDSNadFrame = null;
let {app,FitOptions } = require(“indesign”);

    do
    {

        // fs.readFile(rtfFile, 'utf8', ( data) => {
        //     content=data
        // })
        let grpbox;
        try
        {
            
            var doc = app.activeDocument;
            var photoFrame= doc.textFrames.add();
            photoFrame.geometricBounds =  [5,-600,9.4,-708];
            photoFrame.place(MediaPath);
            var photoBounds = photoFrame.geometricBounds;
            photoBounds[3]= photoBounds[1] + widthCol;
            photoBounds[2]= photoBounds[0] + 68.0315;
            photoFrame.geometricBounds =  photoBounds;
            photoFrame.fit(FitOptions.CONTENT_TO_FRAME);
            IDSNadFrame = doc.textFrames.add();
            var h = photoBounds[0]+68.0315;
            var c=h+60
            console.log("h=",h,c)
            IDSNadFrame.geometricBounds= [photoFrame.geometricBounds[2]+2, photoFrame.geometricBounds[1], 150, (photoFrame.geometricBounds[1]+widthCol-.2)]
            IDSNadFrame.contents = rtfFile
            IDSNadFrame.textFramePreferences.autoSizingType = app.AutoSizingTypeEnum.HEIGHT_ONLY;

            // [h,-708,c,-708+widthCol];
              
            grpbox =  doc.groups.add([photoFrame, IDSNadFrame]);
            applyStyleToAdText(IDSNadFrame.parentStory);


            IDSNadFrame.label = "OBIT:"+ adsID;
        }
        catch (e)
        {
            console.log(e);
        }
    }    
    while(false);
} 

catch (e)
{
    console.log(e);
}

}

Same Error is showing TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading ‘HEIGHT_ONLY’)

6

Import AutoSizingTypeEnum.

// let {app,FitOptions } = require("indesign");
let { app, FitOptions, AutoSizingTypeEnum } = require("indesign");

AutoSizingTypeEnum is not under app, but directly under indesign.

// IDSNadFrame.textFramePreferences.autoSizingType = app.AutoSizingTypeEnum.HEIGHT_ONLY;
IDSNadFrame.textFramePreferences.autoSizingType = AutoSizingTypeEnum.HEIGHT_ONLY;
7

Thank bro its working now

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