index2text (app.activeDocument);  
//delete_index (app.activeDocument);  
 
function index2text (doc)  
   {  
   var tops = doc.indexes[0].allTopics;  
   for (var i = 0; i < tops.length; i++)  
      for (var j = tops[i].pageReferences.length-1; j > -1; j--)  
         tops[i].pageReferences[j].sourceText.contents =   
               '<ix>' + topic_path (tops[i], tops[i].name) + '</ix>';  
   }  
 
// create topic string. Subtopics are separated by '#'  
function topic_path (top, str)  
   {  
   if (top.parent.constructor.name == 'Index')  
      return str;  
   else  
      return topic_path (top.parent, top.parent.name + '#' + str)  
   }  
 
function delete_index (doc)  
   {  
   // delete page references and topics  
   doc.indexes[0].topics.everyItem().pageReferences.everyItem().remove();  
   doc.indexes[0].topics.everyItem().remove();  
   } 

index2text (app.activeDocument);  
//delete_index (app.activeDocument);  
 
function index2text (doc)  
   {  
   var tops = doc.indexes[0].allTopics;  
   for (var i = 0; i < tops.length; i++)  
      for (var j = tops[i].pageReferences.length-1; j > -1; j--)  
         {  
         var ip = tops[i].pageReferences[j].sourceText;  
         var p_ref = topic_path (tops[i], tops[i].name);  
         side_note (ip, p_ref)  
         }  
   }  
 
// create topic string. Subtopics are separated by '#'  
function topic_path (top, str)  
   {  
   if (top.parent.constructor.name == 'Index')  
      return str;  
   else  
      return topic_path (top.parent, top.parent.name + '#' + str)  
   }  
 
function delete_index (doc)  
   {  
   // delete page references and topics  
   doc.indexes[0].topics.everyItem().pageReferences.everyItem().remove();  
   doc.indexes[0].topics.everyItem().remove();  
   }  
 
function side_note (ins_point, s)  
   {  
   var sidebar = ins_point.textFrames.add ();  
   sidebar.geometricBounds = [0,0,10,70];  
   sidebar.appliedObjectStyle = app.activeDocument.objectStyles.item ('sidebar');  
   sidebar.contents = s;  
   sidebar.fit (FitOptions.frameToContent);  
   } 

// index2conditionalText.jsx 
// Original by Peter Kahrel 
// modified by Martin Fischer to take use of InDesign CS4 conditional text 
// 04.12.2008 
 
Object.prototype.get = function( ) 
{ 
	try {  
		var myObject = this.item( arguments[0].name );  
		myObject.name;  
	}  
	catch (e) {  
		var myObject = this.add( arguments[0] ); 
	} 
	return myObject; 
} 
 
index2text (app.activeDocument);  
//delete_index (app.activeDocument);  
 
function index2text (doc)  
{  
	var myConditionSet = app.activeDocument.conditions.get( {name:'Index',  indicatorMethod:ConditionIndicatorMethod.USE_HIGHLIGHT} ) 
	var tops = doc.indexes[0].allTopics;  
	for (var i = 0; i < tops.length; i++)  
		for (var j = tops[i].pageReferences.length-1; j > -1; j--)  
		{  
			var ip = tops[i].pageReferences[j].sourceText;  
			var p_ref = topic_path (tops[i], tops[i].name);  
			conditional_note (ip, p_ref, myConditionSet)  
		} 
	myConditionSet.visible = false; 
}  
 
// create topic string. Subtopics are separated by '#'  
function topic_path (top, str)  
{  
	if (top.parent.constructor.name == 'Index')  
		return str;  
	else  
		return topic_path (top.parent, top.parent.name + '#' + str)  
}  
 
function delete_index (doc)  
{  
	// delete page references and topics  
	doc.indexes[0].topics.everyItem().pageReferences.everyItem().remove();  
	doc.indexes[0].topics.everyItem().remove();  
}  
	 
function conditional_note (ins_point, s, c)  
{ 
	ins_point.appliedConditions = c; 
	ins_point.contents = s; 
}