GetColumn Object Query Command

GETCOLUMN Object Queries

Gets coordinates and information for a text column frame.

getcolumn [POSITION stem] [COLUMNS count] [GUTTER space] [ROTATION stem] [ABOUT stem] [CONSTRAIN string] [PRINT string] [DOCUMENT name | WINDOW name | OBJECTID number]

POSITION/a Gets the coordinates.

COLUMNS/i Gets the number of columns in the frame.

GUTTER/d Gets the space between the columns.

CORNER/a Gets the corner radii.

ROTATION/a Gets the rotation.

ABOUT/a Gets the rotation point.

CONSTRAIN/s Gets the proportional scale flag state.

PRINT/s Gets the print flag state.

DOCUMENT/s The document name. Default=current.

WINDOW/s The window name. Default=current.

OBJECTID/i The object number. Default=current.

Results:

The object ID is returned to RESULT.

POSITION stem

left/d The left coordinate.

top/d The top coordinate.

right/d The right coordinate.

bottom/d The bottom coordinate.

COLUMNS count/s The number of columns.

GUTTER space/d The space between the columns.

ROTATION stem

mode/k The rotation point: POINT | CENTER.

slant/d The slant angle.

twist/d The twist angle.

ABOUT stem

x/d The point's horizontal coordinate.

y/d The point's vertical coordinate.

CONSTRAIN string/k The constrain flag: ON | OFF.

PRINT string/k The print flag: ON | OFF.

Examples:

getcolumn position coord

 

GetColumn  Command Definition  url:PGScmd/getcolumn
  created:2006-03-30 22:20:06   last updated:2006-03-30 22:20:06
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User Contributed Comments For GetColumn
Dan Kilroy wrote...2006-05-03 15:04:02

Script command submitted from PageStream internal documentation. Needs to be checked and merged with the command documentation above.

Gets the {...} .

objectid = GetColumn ([POSITION &coord/.LEFT.TOP.RIGHT.BOTTOM] [COLUMNS &columncount] [GUTTER &columngutter] [ROTATION &rotation/.SLANT.TWIST] [ABOUT &mode/.MODE<POINT|CENTER>.X.Y] [CONSTRAIN &flag<ON|OFF>] [PRINT &flag<ON|OFF>] [DOCUMENT document | WINDOW document-window | OBJECTID objectid])


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User Contributed Comments For GetColumn