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HI
Any can resovle this problem
Actually i need to print page in spreads,
1. While running the below script the paper width is set decimal value as e.g 409.999 not as 410, Even though i set round function to paper width.
2. When i assign page width as integer its show value that less that 2mm, e.g if Trim is 200 then output spread shows 398 not as 400.

tell application "QuarkXPress"
    activate
    if not (exists (document 1)) then
        display dialog "No document open, exit!" buttons {"OK"} default button "OK"
        return
    end if
  
    tell document 1
        set DocName to name as text
        set FilePath to "Users:macuser:Desktop:PDF:In:" & DocName & ".ps"
        set pagewidth to page width as real
        set horizontal measure to millimeters
        set vertical measure to millimeters
    end tell
    tell print setup of document 1
        set registration marks to centered
        set registration marks offset to "6 pt"
        set spreads to true
        set printer type to "AdobePDF 7.0"
        set paper size to "Custom"
        set paper width to round ((pagewidth * 2) + 6)
        set orientation to portrait
        set page position to center horizontal
        set resolution to 2400
        set reduce or enlarge to "100%"
        set print quality to normal
        set data format to binary data
    end tell
    print document 1 PostScript file {FilePath}
end tell

Cheers
Arun Kumar

 Maybe I can offer a course of actions...

 I find odd that you cahnge the measuring units as it does not appear to be affecting anything afterwards.

In fact I would much rather expected to see:

set horizontal measure to points
set vertical measure to points

BEFORE the

set pagewidth to page width as real

That would ensure that the value of pagewidth is in fact in points since you will add the offset value to it later.

Also, your final print size will need to include the registration marks offset TWICE since you will have marks on both the left and right side of your pages.

Third: You need to also include the length of your regitration marks (TWICE as well) into you final page width.

 Lastly, you should ALWAYS round UP values in these situation. Now I know that round .9 will return 1 but you may come upon a .3 value which you aslo want to return 1. So your line should read:

set paper width to round ((pagewidth + 6 + RegMark_Length) * 2 ) rounding up

 

HTH

HI Scripting_ACE

Many thanks for your reply.  Problem solved

But I have on query!

1. Why rounded function not effect for  measure to millimeters. Is there is any specify reason ?

2. How to name .ps as LAYOUT Name  rather than file namee

 

thanks

Arun 

You missunderstood me.

You can round any number really. The problem you were having is you were adding 2 values together of different units. 

so if you want to add Page Width, Registration Mark Offset  and Registration Mark length, they must all be in the same unit.

200 mm + 6 pt + 12 pt is not equal to 218 mm but rather 206.35 mm

 

HTH