GetPath Object Query Command

GETPATH Object Queries

Gets coordinates and information for a path.

getpath [POSITION stem] [ROTATION stem] [ABOUT stem] [CONSTRAIN string] [PRINT string] [DOCUMENT name | WINDOW name | OBJECTID number]

POSITION/a Gets the coordinates.

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.

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:

getpath position coord
say 'Left:   '||coord.left
say 'Top:    '||coord.top
say 'Right:  '||coord.right
say 'Bottom: '||coord.bottom

 

GetPath  Command Definition  url:PGScmd/getpath
  created:2006-03-30 22:20:08   last updated:2006-03-30 22:20:08
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User Contributed Comments For GetPath
Dan Kilroy wrote...2006-05-03 19:45:02

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

Gets the {...} .

objectid = GetPath ([POSITION &coord/.LEFT.TOP.RIGHT.BOTTOM] [FRAME &flag<ON | OFF>] [CONTENTOFFSET &offset/.X.Y] [CONTENTSCALE &scale/.H.V] [CONTENTROTATION &rotation/.SLANT.TWIST] [ROTATION &rotation/.SLANT.TWIST] [ABOUT &mode/.MODE<POINT|CENTER>.X.Y] [CONSTRAIN &flag<ON|OFF>] [PRINT &flag<ON|OFF>] [NAME &name][DESC &desc] [DOCUMENT document | WINDOW document-window | OBJECTID objectid])


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User Contributed Comments For GetPath