Is is possible to apply copyfitting to a text box?

I have a variable list of names, and some are larger than the box and I want it to resize the font to fit inside the box.

It is not natively available. See this previous post for a method to achieve the same thing.

It is not quite working correctly for me.
I tried modifying what you suggested.

MoveTo(0,0)

define(&size,measure,0.0000)
define(&lngth,integer,12)
define(&limit,integer,12)

define(&FIRSTNAME,string,trim(@(13,1,80)))
define(&LASTNAME,string,trim(@(14,1,80)))

SetStyleExt(&Style1,&size,-1,-1,-1)

if(lt((stringwidth(&FIRSTNAME)+.125),&width))
BeginParagraph(0.0000,&Width,0.0000,'left',0.3333,False)
SetStyleExt(&Style1,76,-1,-1,-1)
Show(&FIRSTNAME)
EndParagraph()
elseif()
BeginParagraph(0.0000,&Width,0.0000,'left',0.3333,False)
SetStyleExt(&Style1,76*(&Width/stringwidth(&FIRSTNAME)+.125),-1,-1,-1)
Show(&FIRSTNAME)
EndParagraph()
endif()
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if(lt((stringwidth(&LASTNAME)+.125),&width))
BeginParagraph(0.0000,&Width,0.0000,'left',0.3333,False)
SetStyleExt(&Style1,76,-1,-1,-1)
Show(&LASTNAME)
EndParagraph()
elseif()
BeginParagraph(0.0000,&Width,0.0000,'left',0.3333,False)
SetStyleExt(&Style1,76*(&Width/stringwidth(&LASTNAME)+.125),-1,-1,-1)
Show(&LASTNAME)
EndParagraph()
endif()

The Last name will reduce in size but the first name does not.
It also wraps if there is a space in the first name, [GALILEO ALESSIO or MARY ANNE].

Any suggestions?

Hi Iris,

Paragraphs behaves this way: if there's a space, and it can't fit the next word, it will automatically wrap to a new line.

Have you tried combining the first and last name into a single variable instead of using two variables? This way, it would apply the resizing to both words at once.

Regards,
Raphaël Lalonde-Lefebvre

The customer wants the first and last name on separate lines.

eg: TOM
SMITHE

Okay, I got both to resize at the same time. But it shifts down
.25" each time it shrinks down the font. Tried snapping points, but that does not work. Any other ideas?

The name placement needs to be 4 inches from the top of the page.
When the name shrinks down it moves the position down on the page. Is there a way to freeze the position on the page.
MoveTo(0,0)


define(&size,measure,0.000)
define(&lngth,integer,15)
define(&limit,integer,15)

define(&FIRSTNAME,string,trim(@(13,1,80)))
DEFINE(&LASTNAME,string,trim(@(14,1,80)))

define(&code,string,trim(@(15,1,80)))

SetStyleExt(&Style1,&size,-1,-1,-1)

if(lt((stringwidth(&code)+.125),&width))

SetStyleExt(&Style1,74,-1,-1,-1)

elseif()

SetStyleExt(&Style1,74*(&Width/stringwidth(&code)+.125),-1,-1,-1)


endif()

if(lt((stringwidth(&FIRSTNAME + &LASTNAME)+.125),&width))

SetStyleExt(&Style1,74,-1,-1,-1)
Show(&FIRSTNAME)
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Show(&LASTNAME)

elseif()

SetStyleExt(&Style1,74*(&Width/stringwidth(&FIRSTNAME + &LASTNAME)+.125),-1,-1,-1)
Show(&FIRSTNAME)
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Show(&LASTNAME)

endif()