//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());
}
) 
