DataMergePreference

Methods:

addEventListener, alertMissingImages, getElements, removeEventListener, toSource, toSpecifier

Objects:

ArrangeBy, Boolean, EventListeners, Events, Number, Object, RecordSelection, RecordsPerPage, String

Hierarchy:

Class: DataMergePreference

Property Listing

Property	Type	Access	Description
arrangeBy	ArrangeBy ArrangeBy.COLUMNS_FIRST ArrangeBy.ROWS_FIRST	read/write	The order in which to arrange multiple records on the page in the target document.
bottomMargin	Number String	read/write	The offset value of the bottom margin in the target document.
columnSpacing	Number String	read/write	The amount of space between columns of records in the target document.
eventListeners	EventListeners EventListener	readonly	A collection of event listeners.
events	Events Event	readonly	A collection of events.
isValid	Boolean	readonly	Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
leftMargin	Number String	read/write	The offset value of the left margin in the target document.
parent	DataMerge	readonly	The parent of the DataMergePreference (a DataMerge).
properties	Object	read/write	A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
recordNumber	Number	read/write	The number of the record to merge. Note: Valid only when record selection is one record.
recordRange	String	read/write	The range of records to merge. Note: Valid only when record selection is range.
recordSelection	RecordSelection RecordSelection.ALL_RECORDS RecordSelection.ONE_RECORD RecordSelection.RANGE	read/write	The records to merge.
recordsPerPage	RecordsPerPage RecordsPerPage.MULTIPLE_RECORD RecordsPerPage.SINGLE_RECORD	read/write	The number of records to place on each page in the document.
rightMargin	Number String	read/write	The offset value of the right margin in the target document.
rowSpacing	Number String	read/write	The amount of space between rows of records in the target document.
topMargin	Number String	read/write	The offset value of the top margin in the target document.

Method Listing

EventListener addEventListener (eventType:String, handler:Varies File JavaScriptFunction, [captures:Boolean=Boolean])

Adds an event listener.

Parameter	Type	Description
eventType	String	The event type.
handler	File JavaScriptFunction	The event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.
captures	Boolean	This parameter is obsolete. (Optional) (default: false)

Parameter

Type

Description

eventType

String

The event type.

handler

File

JavaScriptFunction

The event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.

captures

Boolean

This parameter is obsolete. (Optional)

(default: false)

Boolean alertMissingImages (outputMissingImagesReportFile:File)

If true, lists missing images in the specified output file.

Parameter	Type	Description
outputMissingImagesReportFile	File	The path to the output file.

DataMergePreference getElements ()

Resolves the object specifier, creating an array of object references.

Boolean removeEventListener (eventType:String, handler:Varies File JavaScriptFunction, [captures:Boolean=Boolean])

Removes the event listener.

Parameter	Type	Description
eventType	String	The registered event type.
handler	File JavaScriptFunction	The registered event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.
captures	Boolean	This parameter is obsolete. (Optional) (default: false)