FrameMaker Convert to Text

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//~ https://forums.adobe.com/message/9544659
//~ https://forums.adobe.com/message/9544924

$.writeln("START **************************************************************");

// This switch just keeps the developer from having to work the select dialog for each test
var production = true;

if(production == true){
    var selectedFolder = Folder.selectDialog ("Select Folder with Source Files"); 
}else{
    var selectedFolder =  "c:\\Path\\To\\Documents";
}
if(selectedFolder !== null){
    myFolder = new Folder(selectedFolder);
    var myFiles = myFolder.getFiles("*.fm");
    if(myFiles.length > 0){
            $.writeln("Found " + myFiles.length + " source files to process.");
            listFiles(myFiles);
    }else{
        alert("No FrameMaker files found in this folder");
    }
}else{
    $.writeln("!! JOB CANCELLED !!");
}


$.writeln("END **************************************************************");

function listFiles(selectedFiles){
    for(var i = 0; i< selectedFiles.length; i++){
        $.writeln("Working file number " + (i+1) + ": " + (selectedFiles[i].fsName) );
        var doc = getDocument(selectedFiles[i].fsName);
        saveToText(doc);
    }
    return true;
}


function getDocument (filename) {  
    // See if the document is already open.  
    var doc = docIsOpen (filename);  
    if (doc) {  
        return doc;  
    } else {  
        // The document is not already open, so open it.  
        return openDocOrBook (filename, undefined, false);  
    }  
}  
  
function docIsOpen (filename) {  
    // Make a File object from the file name.  
    var file = File (filename);  
         
    // Uppercase the filename for easy comparison.  
    var name = file.fullName.toUpperCase ();  
  
    // Loop through the open documents in the session.  
    var doc = app.FirstOpenDoc;  
    while (doc.ObjectValid () === 1) {  
        // Compare the document’s name with the one we are looking for.  
        if (File (doc.Name).fullName.toUpperCase () === name) {  
            // The document we are looking for is open.  
            doc.openedByScript = false;  
            return doc;  
        }  
        doc = doc.NextOpenDocInSession;  
    }  
}  
  
function openDocOrBook (filename, structuredApplication, visible) {  
    var i = 0, docOrBook = 0;  
  
    // Get default property list for opening documents.  
    var openProps = GetOpenDefaultParams ();  
    // Get a property list to return any error messages.  
    var retParm = new PropVals ();  
  
    // Set specific open property values to open the document.  
    i=GetPropIndex (openProps,Constants.FS_AlertUserAboutFailure);  
    openProps[i].propVal.ival=false;  
    i=GetPropIndex (openProps,Constants.FS_MakeVisible);  
    openProps[i].propVal.ival=visible;  
    i=GetPropIndex (openProps,Constants.FS_FileIsOldVersion);  
    openProps[i].propVal.ival=Constants.FV_DoOK;  
    i=GetPropIndex (openProps,Constants.FS_FileIsInUse);  
    openProps[i].propVal.ival=Constants.FV_ResetLockAndContinue;  
    i=GetPropIndex (openProps,Constants.FS_FontChangedMetric);  
    openProps[i].propVal.ival=Constants.FV_DoOK;  
    i=GetPropIndex (openProps,Constants.FS_FontNotFoundInCatalog);  
    openProps[i].propVal.ival=Constants.FV_DoOK;  
    i=GetPropIndex (openProps,Constants.FS_FontNotFoundInDoc);  
    openProps[i].propVal.ival=Constants.FV_DoOK;  
    i=GetPropIndex (openProps,Constants.FS_RefFileNotFound);  
    openProps[i].propVal.ival=Constants.FV_AllowAllRefFilesUnFindable;  
    if (structuredApplication !== undefined) {  
        i=GetPropIndex (openProps,Constants.FS_StructuredOpenApplication);  
        openProps[i].propVal.sval=structuredApplication;  
    }  
  
    // Attempt to open the document.  
    docOrBook = Open (filename,openProps,retParm);  
    if (docOrBook.ObjectValid () === 1) {  
        // Add a property to the document or book, indicating that the script opened it.  
        docOrBook.openedByScript = true;  
        return docOrBook; // Return the document  or book object.  
    }  
    else {  
        // If the document can't be open, print the errors to the Console.  
        PrintOpenStatus (retParm);  
        return null;
    }  
  } 

    function saveToText (doc) {      
         var params, returnParams, saveName, i;  
        saveName = doc.Name.replace(/\.fm$/i, ".txt");  
        returnParams = new PropVals();  
        params = GetSaveDefaultParams();  
        i = GetPropIndex (params, Constants.FS_FileType);  
        params[i].propVal.ival = Constants.FV_SaveFmtText;  
        i = GetPropIndex (params, Constants.FS_SaveTextTblSetting);  
        params[i].propVal.ival = Constants.FV_SaveTblUserPref;  
      
        doc.Save (saveName, params, returnParams);  
        PrintSaveStatus (returnParams);  
    }