//DESRCRIPTION: Merge tables
//Peter Kahrel www.kahrel.plus.com

#target indesign;

check ();
main ();

function main ()
	{
	var t = app.selection[0].tables.everyItem().getElements();
	var t_length = t.length;

	var rows_to_move = 0;
	for (var i = 1; i < t.length; i++)
		rows_to_move += t[i].bodyRowCount;
	pb = progress_bar (rows_to_move, 'Merging tables')

	var moved = 1;
	for (var i = 1; i < t_length; i++)
		{
		var rows_length = t[i].bodyRowCount;
		for (var j = 0; j < rows_length; j++)
			{
			pb.value = moved++;
			t[0].rows.add ();
			var cells_length = t[i].rows[j].cells.length;
			for (var k = 0; k < cells_length; k++)
				t[i].rows[j].cells[k].texts[0].move ( 
					LocationOptions.after, t[0].rows[-1].cells[k].insertionPoints[0]);
			}
		}
	for (var i = t_length -1; i > 0; i--)
		t[i].remove();
	}


function check ()
	{
	if (app.documents.length == 0 ||
			app.selection.length == 0 ||
			app.selection[0].tables.length == 0)
		exit()
	}

function progress_bar (stop, title)
	{
	w = new Window ('palette', title);
	pb = w.add ('progressbar', undefined, 0, stop);
	pb.preferredSize = [300,20];
	w.show()
	return pb;
	}