Getting contents of indesign text frame through applescript -


i trying form applescript read contents of 1 text frame in indesign , if frame contains character "/" move text frame. figured out how make other text frame move, cannot figure out way make applescript "read" in first text frame , search character. here have far...

tell application "adobe indesign cs6"     tell active document          set horizontal measurement units of view preferences inches         set vertical measurement units of view preferences inches         repeat x 1 count pages             set thispage page x              tell thispage                 if (get text frames name of applied object style "box1") contains character "/"                     move (get text frames name of applied object style "box2") {-1.245, 0} --relative move x, y                  end if             end tell         end repeat     end tell end tell 

i either no error won't or else gives me compiler errors. please help! thank you!

try "if" test

if exists (text frames (name of applied object style "box1" , contents contains "/"))


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