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Has anyone done this? Want to share?

I want to create file that will hold a listing of a Publication's Chapters, Pages, and Host-Objects. I think I have a good start, but wonder if I'm reinventing the wheel.

Here's what I have so far.
It lists the Chapter Names in a Pub. Next logical step is of course Page Names, then the structure of a page. At that point, can write out to a File.



I am going through a significant overhaul of a pub and want to capture this 'map' before I proceed to wreck it.

My vision is that this is something to put in a Pub in a separate Chapter, get the needed info, and delete it in the version that's published.

Generate a listing of Publication structure, similar to OpusPro Organizer tree.

I would really welcome some help that could convert the current output (that goes to Script Console via Debug.trace) to write to File. Specifically I want to get the output into Excel where I think there is a way in the worksheet to Expand or Collapse individual rows... drill down.

Cheers,
Larry

sample output: attached image
script code: attached file (should be an .ils file, just remove the .txt extension)

I've added some Header information to the output listing -- to show Pub Name and date & time stamp. Right now I am simply copy and pasting the listing from debug pane into MS Wordpad, which keeps the appearance of tree structure.

As an extra 'plus', I found this structure listing very handy when it comes to Clones. It is easy to get a 'snapshot' at some point in time showing what Clones currently exist on a Page. I simply did that by clicking on a button to call the function ShowStructure2(), but you could easily insert that call in the middle of your Clone routine.


Note: reminder... this is simply a diagnostic or documenting tool. It does not change anything on the Page itself. Simply add it as a Script Object and call one of the two functions -- currently only outputs to Debug pane.

attach: very minor changed script file. (adds header info)

For more complex Pages, try this version of the script to Generate Structure Listing. Copy & Paste the output from debug pane direclty into Excel (just select one cell there and do simple Paste). Spacing already set by tabs. Also displays object type.

(I'll probably stop here, as I've got something workable. Some day I may want to write directly to Excel file.)

Enjoy.

Correction. Or rather point of observation on my above comment about displaying Clone names or information.

Clones are named by Opus in an ascending order (increasing numbers in the name). Clone names as the appear in the sequence as they are created.

The ShowStructure output sorts the list of Objects in a way that best matches Opus's Organizer Tree. The numbers to the left in the list are Child index numbers and they are descending. But if you were to read that list from the bottom up, it might appear that Clones were named in descending order. (?)



What I am saying is that this could be a bit confusing. So check your info for yourself before you rely on the correlation here. It is simple to get the Clone name more directly and create your own counter to verify this.

I have a theory that when it comes to Child order, maybe Clones are created in something akin to a 'push stack' where the newest created Clone becomes the 'higher ranking' child (and all the other children clones are pushed down).