function get_cell_coordinates( cell ) { 
 
    cell.insertionPoints[0].contents = ".\n"; 
    cell.characters.itemByRange(0,1).pointSize = 2; 
    cell.characters.itemByRange(0,1).leading = 2; 
 
    var w = cell.columns[0].width; 
    var h = cell.rows[0].height; 
    var dx = cell.leftInset; 
    var _j = cell.insertionPoints[0].justification 
    if ( _j.toString().search(/CENTER/) != -1 ) dx = dx + (w - cell.leftInset - cell.rightInset ) / 2; 
    if ( _j.toString().search(/RIGHT/) != -1 ) dx = dx + (w - cell.leftInset - cell.rightInset ); 
    var dy = cell.topInset; 
    if ( cell.verticalJustification == VerticalJustification.CENTER_ALIGN ) dy = dy + ( h - cell.topInset - cell.bottomInset ) / 2; 
    if ( cell.verticalJustification == VerticalJustification.BOTTOM_ALIGN ) dy = dy + ( h - cell.topInset - cell.bottomInset ); 
 
    var c = cell.characters[0]; 
    var o = c.createOutlines( false )[0]; 
    var gb = o.geometricBounds; 
    var r = doc.pages[0].rectangles.add({ 
      strokeColor: "Cyan", 
      strokeWeight: 2, 
      geometricBounds: [ 
        gb[0] - dy, 
        gb[1] - dx, 
        gb[0] + h  - dy, 
        gb[1] + w - dx, 
      ] 
    }) 
    cell.characters.itemByRange(0,1).remove(); 
    return r.geometricBounds; 
  } 

/** 
* @@@BUILDINFO@@@ 220725-GetBoundingBoxOfCell-UL-v0.jsx !Version! Mon Jul 25 2022 17:40:31 GMT+0200 
*/ 
 
/* 
	Discussed suggestion at HDS: 
	 
	Koordinaten einer Tabellenzelle 
	25. Jul 2022, 12:23 
	https://www.hilfdirselbst.ch/gforum/gforum.cgi?post=584008#584008 
	 
	ISSUES: 
	[1] NOT CALCULATED: Stroke weights of cell strokes. 
	[2] Table is transformed: rotated, sheared, rotated & sheared. 
	[3] Adjacent cells with different stroke weights. 
	 
*/ 
 
/* 
	ANWENDUNG DER FUNKTION getCellBoundingBox( cell ) 
	Erstellt ein Rechteck mit Füllfarbe "Yellow" über der Tabellenzelle. 
	 
	VORAUSSETZUNG: 
	Eine Tabellenzelle ist ausgewählt 
*/ 
 
 
var tableCell = app.selection[0]; 
 
 
var result = getCellBoundingBox( tableCell ); 
 
 
result[1].rectangles.add 
( 
	{ 
		strokeWeight : 0 , 
		strokeColor : "None" , 
		geometricBounds : result[0] , 
		fillColor : "Yellow" 
	} 
); 
 
/* 
	Function returns array of  
	[ geometric bounds , spread ] 
*/ 
 
 
function getCellBoundingBox( cell ) 
{ 
	var autoGrow = cell.autoGrow; 
	cell.autoGrow = false ; 
 
	 
	if( cell.cellType == CellTypeEnum.GRAPHIC_TYPE_CELL ) 
	{ 
		// Get geometric bounds of table cell: 
		var gBs = cell.pageItems[0].geometricBounds; 
		cell.autoGrow = autoGrow ; 
		 
		// Get spread of table cell: 
		var tmpGraphicFrame = cell.pageItems[0].duplicate(); 
		var spread = tmpGraphicFrame.parent; 
		tmpGraphicFrame.remove(); 
		 
		return [ gBs , spread ]; 
	}; 
 
	if( cell.cellType == CellTypeEnum.TEXT_TYPE_CELL ) 
	{ 
		var tmpFrame = app.documents[0].textFrames.add(); 
		cell.texts[0].move 
		( LocationOptions.AT_BEGINNING , tmpFrame.parentStory ); 
		cell.convertCellType( CellTypeEnum.GRAPHIC_TYPE_CELL ); 
		 
		// Get geometric bounds of table cell: 
		var gBs = cell.pageItems[0].geometricBounds; 
		 
		// Get spread of table cell: 
		var tmpGraphicFrame = cell.pageItems[0].duplicate(); 
		var spread = tmpGraphicFrame.parent; 
		tmpGraphicFrame.remove(); 
		 
		cell.convertCellType( CellTypeEnum.TEXT_TYPE_CELL ); 
		tmpFrame.parentStory.texts[0].move 
		( LocationOptions.AT_BEGINNING , cell.texts[0].insertionPoints[0] ); 
		 
		cell.autoGrow = autoGrow ; 
		tmpFrame.remove(); 
		 
		return [ gBs , spread ] ; 
	}; 
}; 

/** 
* @@@BUILDINFO@@@ 220801-1-Return-TRANSFORMED-ShapeOfCell-Function()-SELECTION.jsx !Version! Mon Aug 01 2022 11:36:43 GMT+0200 
*/ 
 
/* 
	Code by Uwe Laubender 
	 
	RETURN TRANSFORMED SHAPE OF CELL: 
	 
	Returns 
	Polygon of shape of cell, could be transformed if table is transformed 
	 
	POSSIBLE ISSUES: 
	A graphic cell contains a form field or a group object. 
	 
	TESTED OK WITH: 
	InDesign 2022 on Windows 10 
*/ 
 
/* 
	Discussed suggestion at HDS: 
	 
	Koordinaten einer Tabellenzelle 
	Gerald Singelmann 
	23. Jul 2022, 09:47 
	https://www.hilfdirselbst.ch/gforum/gforum.cgi?post=583998#583998 
	 
	FORMER ISSUES: 
	Table transformed: rotated, sheared, rotated & sheared. 
	Is resolved with this version. 
	 
	STILL NOT SOLVED: 
	Stroke weights are not calculated. 
	Apecial issue with that: Adjacent cells with different stroke weights. 
	 
	SOLUTION BASED ON THIS IDEA: 
	Do a duplicate of the object of a graphic cell. 
	Move it back to the original position. 
	Convert shape to rectangle. 
*/ 
 
tableCell = app.selection[0]; 
 
var shapeObject = returnTRANSFORMEDShapeOfCell( tableCell ); 
 
shapeObject.properties = 
{ 
	strokeWeight : 0 , 
	strokeColor : "None" , 
	fillColor : "Yellow" 
}; 
 
 
/* 
	returnTRANSFORMEDShapeOfCell( cell ) 
	 
	Returns polygon of shape of cell, could be transformed if table is transformed. 
	Does not return the exact shape, because the cell strokes are not calculated. 
*/ 
 
function returnTRANSFORMEDShapeOfCell( cell ) 
{ 
	var autoGrow = cell.autoGrow ; 
	cell.autoGrow = false ; 
	 
	if( cell.cellType == CellTypeEnum.GRAPHIC_TYPE_CELL ) 
	{ 
		var originalPosition = cell.pageItems[0].paths[0].pathPoints[0].anchor; 
		 
		var dup = cell.pageItems[0].duplicate(); 
		var dupPosition = dup.paths[0].pathPoints[0].anchor; 
		 
		dup.pageItems.everyItem().remove(); 
		 
		dup.move( undefined , [ ( originalPosition[0] - dupPosition[0] ) , ( originalPosition[1] - dupPosition[1] ) ] ); 
		dup.convertShape( ConvertShapeOptions.CONVERT_TO_RECTANGLE ); 
		 
		cell.autoGrow = autoGrow; 
		 
		return dup ; 
	}; 
	 
	if( cell.cellType == CellTypeEnum.TEXT_TYPE_CELL ) 
	{ 
		var tmpTextFrame = app.documents[0].textFrames.add(); 
		cell.texts[0].move( LocationOptions.AT_BEGINNING , tmpTextFrame.parentStory ); 
		cell.convertCellType( CellTypeEnum.GRAPHIC_TYPE_CELL ); 
		 
		cell.pageItems[0].convertShape( ConvertShapeOptions.CONVERT_TO_RECTANGLE ); 
		 
		var originalPosition = cell.pageItems[0].paths[0].pathPoints[0].anchor; 
		 
		var dup = cell.pageItems[0].duplicate(); 
		var dupPosition = dup.paths[0].pathPoints[0].anchor; 
		 
		dup.move( undefined , [ ( originalPosition[0] - dupPosition[0] ) , ( originalPosition[1] - dupPosition[1] ) ] ); 
		 
		cell.convertCellType( CellTypeEnum.TEXT_TYPE_CELL ); 
		tmpTextFrame.parentStory.texts[0].move( LocationOptions.AT_BEGINNING , cell.insertionPoints[0] ); 
		 
		cell.autoGrow = autoGrow ; 
		tmpTextFrame.remove(); 
		 
		return dup ; 
	} 
} 

		var originalPosition = cell.pageItems[0].paths[0].pathPoints[0].anchor; 
		 
		var dup = cell.pageItems[0].duplicate(); 
		var dupPosition = dup.paths[0].pathPoints[0].anchor; 
		 
		dup.pageItems.everyItem().remove(); 
		 
		dup.move( undefined , [ ( originalPosition[0] - dupPosition[0] ) , ( originalPosition[1] - dupPosition[1] ) ] );