Text import preferences.
Properties
| Property | Type | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| characterSet | TextImportCharacterSet : ANSI UNICODE RECOMMENDSHIFTJIS83PV SHIFTJIS90PV SHIFTJIS90MS GB2312 CHINESE_BIG_5 MACINTOSH_CE MACINTOSH_CYRILLIC MACINTOSH_GREEK MACINTOSH_TURKISH WINDOWS_CYRILLIC WINDOWS_EE WINDOWS_GREEK WINDOWS_TURKISH GB18030 KSC5601 WINDOWS_BALTIC WINDOWS_CE MACINTOSH_ROMAN MACINTOSH_CROATIAN MACINTOSH_ICELANDIC MACINTOSH_ROMANIAN CYRILLIC_KOI8R CYRILLIC_KOI8U CYRILLIC_CP855 DOS_LATIN_2 CYRILLIC_ISO GREEK_ISO CENTRALEUROPEAN_ISO TURKISH_ISO |
r/w | The computer language character set used to create the text file. |
| convertSpacesIntoTabs | bool | r/w | If true, converts the specified number of spaces into a tab. For information on specifying the number of spaces, see spaces into tabs count. |
| dictionary | string | r/w | The dictionary to use for the imported text. |
| parent | Application | readonly | The parent of the TextImportPreference (a Application). |
| platform | ImportPlatform : MACINTOSH PC |
r/w | The platform used to create the imported text file. |
| properties | Object | r/w | A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time. |
| spacesIntoTabsCount | number | r/w | The number of spaces to convert to a tab. Note: Valid when convert spaces into tabs is true. |
| stripReturnsBetweenLines | bool | r/w | If true, the import filter removes extra carriage returns at the ends of lines. |
| stripReturnsBetweenParagraphs | bool | r/w | If true, the import filter removes extra carriage returns between paragraphs. |
| useTypographersQuotes | bool | r/w | If true, convert straight quotes and apostrophes in the imported text to typographic quotation marks and apostrophes. |
Methods
Array of TextImportPreferencegetElements ()
Resolves the object specifier, creating an array of object references.
string toSource ()
Generates a string which, if executed, will return the TextImportPreference.
string toSpecifier ()
Retrieves the object specifier.
Element of:
Application.textImportPreferences
Returned by:
Array of TextImportPreference TextImportPreference .getElements (
)