adobe - Javascript code to open several files in subdirectories -

i'm new programmer, please bear me. i'm attempting pretty advanced, enjoy challenge. :~) i'm using adobe's estk (extendscript toolkit) write complex script indesign cs6. i've gone through of tutorials , have learned quite bit, have run wall now.

i need script detect whether folder meets criteria, , if does, delve folder, count of subfolders, , open each of .indd files in each of subfolders, in turn, performing tasks on each one. have started script today , i've got far:

var getdatadialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"job info"}); with(getdatadialog){     // add dialog column.     with(dialogcolumns.add()){         // create order number text edit box.         var ordernumtexteditbox = texteditboxes.add({minwidth:80});         }     } // show dialog box. var dialogresult = getdatadialog.show(); if(dialogresult == true){     // order number , put in variable "ordernum".     var ordernum = ordernumtexteditbox.editcontents;     // first 3 numbers of order number , put in "orderprefix".     var orderprefix = ordernum.substr(0,3);     // remove dialog box memory.     getdatadialog.destroy();     // store folder prefix "folderprefix".     var folderprefix = "/g/ artdept/jobs/" + orderprefix + "000-" + orderprefix + "999/"     // open document order number.     var mydoc = app.open(file(folderprefix + ordernum + " folder/" + ordernum + ".indd"), true);     } else{     getdatadialog.destroy();     } 

so, if order number entered "405042", in "405000-405999" folder, packaged folder called "405042 folder", open .indd file inside that. trouble is, have several packages within folder. example, might have:

405000-405999/405007/405007_n10/405007_n10.indd 405000-405999/405007/405007_c12/405007_c12.indd 405000-405999/405007/405007_orange/405007_orange.indd 

i want script open each of files, in turn, , perform tasks on them. i'm it's possible, need know how code it. please let me know if need more information , i'll gladly provide it. thank you!

if understand problem correctly, there 2 parts:

part 1: find folder meeting criteria. (looks you've got covered.)

part 2: each indesign document descendant of folder, open , processing it.

in sample below, i've labeled should add code finds top folder , code manipulates each document. if run sample as-is, use script's parent folder top folder, , each descendant document log name.

// todo: (part 1) put code here determines top folder. var topfolder = (new file($.filename)).parent; // change me. script's folder. foreachdescendantfile(topfolder, dostuffifdocument); // don't change line.  /**  * stuff document.  */ function dostuff(document) {     // todo: (part 2) put code here manipulate document.     $.writeln("found document " + document.name); }  /**  * opens given file if ends in ".indd". calls dostuff().  *   * @param {file} ofile  */ function dostuffifdocument(ofile) {     if (matchextension(ofile, "indd")) {         var document = app.open(ofile);         try {             dostuff(document);         }         {             document.close(saveoptions.yes);         }     } }  /**  * calls callback function each descendant file of specified folder.  * callback should accept single argument file object.  *   * @param {folder} folder folder search in.  * @param {function} callback function call each file.  */ function foreachdescendantfile(folder, callback) {     var achildren = folder.getfiles();     (var = 0; < achildren.length; i++) {         var child = achildren[i];         if (child instanceof file) {             callback(child);         }         else if (child instanceof folder) {             this.foreachdescendantfile(child, callback);         }         else {             throw new error("the object @ \"" + child.fullname + "\" child of folder , yet not file or folder.");         }     } }  /**  * returns true if name of given file ends in given extension. case insensitive.  *  * @param {file} ifile  * @param {string} sextension extension match, not including dot. case insensitive.  * @return {boolean}  */ function matchextension(ifile, sextension) {     sextension = "." + sextension.tolowercase();     var displayname = ifile.displayname.tolowercase();     if (displayname.length < sextension.length) {         return false;     }     return displayname.slice(-sextension.length) === sextension; }