Page range generated by "Split by Style" option is wrong

kwaughhhh

My brain is failing me. I've done this process thousands of times, but for some reason things aren't working properly. I'm creating self-mailers. I have a document with 210 pages, set up as spreads with facing pages. Each spread has three pages, with a front and back—so 6 total pages per mailer. I have a "File Name" tag set up on each "first page" (ie. pg 1, pg 7, pg 13, etc.) using a "File Name" paragraph style.

I want to split the 210-page document into 35 separate files, all with two spreads (6 pages total). When I split by style (ie. File Name) the numbering doesn't section out correctly. I don't know if I have my settings right, or if I need to try another method of breaking apart the spreads. Please help!

Ariel

kwaughhhh Splitting "by style" sounds like the way to go here.
When you split by style, can you post here the list of numbers that you're getting? What is wrong with them?
(And, just to be on the safe side,what verion of the script are you using?)

kwaughhhh

Thank you for responding, Ariel! I agree, splitting "by style" usually does the trick.
I'm using version 2.0.8.
Here's how it's splitting (copied and pasted exactly, it's missing pages at the end):
+1; +2 - +7; +8 - +13; +14 - +19; +20 - +25; +26 - +31; +32 - +37; +38 - +43; +44 - +49; +50 - +55; +56 - +61; +62 - +67; +68 - +73; +74 - +79; +80 - +85; +86 - +91; +92 - +97; +98 - +103; +104 - +109; +110 - +115; +116 - +121; +122 - +127; +128 - +133; +134 - +139; +140 - +145; +146 - +151; +152 - +157; +158 - +163; +164 - +169; +170 - +175; +176 - +181; +182 - +187; +188 - +193; +194 - +199; +200 - +205; +206 -

Here are my settings:
Pages – Range: Split by style
Extract as – Groups of pages
File Naming – Custom: <p:File Name>
Options:
Create .INDD Files
Create PDFs: HQP w/ crop marks + bleed, Spreads

Ariel

Ok, thanks.
So, the issue is that it is missing pages at the end? Is that the only issue, or is there something else as well?

kwaughhhh

There are missing pages, yes. But the grouping of the pages is also not accurate.
The groups should be pg. 1-6, pg. 7-12, pg. 13-18, etc. So, I assume, the syntax should be:
+1 - +6; +7 - +12; +13 - +18; +19 - +24; +25 - +30; +31 - +36; etc....

My document is set up as spreads with facing pages. Is that affecting something that I'm missing in my settings?

Ariel

My guess is that the paragraph style you're using to split the file actually exists on the 2nd page of the document (and the 8th, 14th, etc.)
Is that not the case?
If you could email me the document, I can take a quick look and see if I can identify the problem.

kwaughhhh My document is set up as spreads with facing pages. Is that affecting something that I'm missing in my settings?

That should not be a problem at all.

kwaughhhh

I'm happy to! Is your email located on the website? It's a large file, so I may send you a SharePoint link if it doesn't go through.

Ariel

The email address is here: https://www.id-extras.com/contact/
I don't need any of the high-res images or fonts or anything, just the InDesign file itself.

Ariel

Got the file, thanks. It is a bit complex. I'm taking a look now...

kwaughhhh

Yes, I should've prefaced. It's a three-panel mailer with a front and back. This is the result of a data merge from a previous template so there are 35 mailers / 70 spreads / 210 pages. I'm trying to continue with my process of splitting each mailer (the two spreads) into it's own .INDD working file, while also exporting out a PDF.

Ariel

Ok, I think I've got it.
This issue seems to be that the file name in some cases is so long it spans 2 pages, and when Extract Pages "asks" InDesign what page that text frame is on, InDesign says "page 2"!

You might do better to apply a paragraph style to the repeating text "Winter outings just got more rewarding..." and then split by that style, as that text is solidly on the first page.
Or, to be honest, you could just hand-craft a list and paste that into the Range field. Here's the list of pages you want:
+1 - +6; +7 - +12; +13 - +18; +19 - +24; +25 - +30; +31 - +36; +37 - +42; +43 - +48; +49 - +54; +55 - +60; +61 - +66; +67 - +72; +73 - +78; +79 - +84; +85 - +90; +91 - +96; +97 - +102; +103 - +108; +109 - +114; +115 - +120; +121 - +126; +127 - +132; +133 - +138; +139 - +144; +145 - +150; +151 - +156; +157 - +162; +163 - +168; +169 - +174; +175 - +180; +181 - +186; +187 - +192; +193 - +198; +199 - +204; +205 - +210
(... but be sure to check, it was generated with ChatGPT so perhaps some numbers have been skipped.)
And by the way, the last page in your document is 210, so the list Extract Pages is creating is not actually missing any pages at the end, as far as I can tell.

kwaughhhh

Yep! That's the solve. Thank you thank you!!
I have some questions to your suggestions:
If I used the repeating text, "Winter outings..." as my style split will that affect how each file is named? I guess not, because I can still use "File Name" with the corresponding text to name the output files. Correct?

I used the exact method to "handcraft" that range field and it said it was an "invalid range."

Ariel

kwaughhhh If I used the repeating text, "Winter outings..." as my style split will that affect how each file is named? I guess not, because I can still use "File Name" with the corresponding text to name the output files. Correct?

Correct.

kwaughhhh I used the exact method to "handcraft" that range field and it said it was an "invalid range."

Try to omit the final "- +210". Or use the "Winter outings" idea...