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InDesign AppleScript Returns "Data Is Out of Range" Error

I have a simple InDesign AppleScript to export the current file as a PDF to my Desktop. It had been working fine. Now I get this error every time: Data is out of range. The AppleScript is:...

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How to generate a new object style by referencing the object "rectange X" ??...

How togenerate a newobject stylebyreferencing the object "rectange X" ?? (by javascript)

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AMD like module loading

Hi, I need some critics for the following code snippet. I am trying to implement an AMD like functionality with ESTK and was wondering if I was doing it the right way or the wrong way. ESTK already has...

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Inserting variable text - partial filename

Our filenames are in this format: 12345_Something_Something.indd InDesign can insert the entire filename as a text variable. What we want is for it to only insert the first 5 numbers – everything...

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HTML export

Hi, I am working in InDesign CS6. I need the both PDF and HTML output.  There is no issues in PDF output. But when i am export to HTML,  folios and running footers are missed out. In InDesign file...

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JavaScript: changes from CS5.5 to CS6

RemovedClassesFolioBindingDirectionOptions (enum)FolioOrientationOptions (enum)SmoothScrollingOptions (enum)SpaceUnitType (enum)VisibilityInPdf...

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column heads

Hi, I need  the below requirement: In all tables, some times there are more than one 'column heading' occurs. I need all Column heads should be a separate cell style. I have put one empty row, once the...

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Run .bat file with arguments?

Hi,    I need to run the .bat file with parameters/arguments in Adode Indesign JavaScript. "File.execute()" executes the file using the appropriate application.It executes the .bat file...

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How to apply a paragraph type to a specific character?

Hello everyone,  I am quite new with scripts and don’t know much about it but I have an InDesign document with a lot of bullets and I need to apply a paragraph style to all these bullets, without...

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Find non-standard URL

We have used the non-standard URLs in our book, we are trying to catch with grep, but can't backward from the center (/PDF/), kindly advice on this.  Here is the screenshots. Trying ... Need this...

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Is it possible to store script settings with InDesign file?

Hi,  I have some crazy idea: is it possible to store script settings with InDesign file? In that case scripters will be able to store those settings with file, and when script runs - it can check if...

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Hyperlinks from placed PDF

Hi Is there any ways to pick up hyperlinks from placed PDFand convert them to InDesign hyperlinks (or buttons)?Of course there´s no native text in placed PDF but converted hyperlinks could be for...

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GREP 'find/change' by list script: find a text string containing different...

Hi I'm don't write scripts but do 'enjoy' copying, pasting and changing existing code/txt files.I have built a GREP find/change .txt that performs a large number of text edits/changes. But I'm left...

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How to include External style sheets for EPUB export

Hi All, I'm trying to include a css file for epub export. Here is what i'm trying.  var doc = app.activeDocument; with(doc.epubExportPreferences) {        includeDocumentMetadata = true;...

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Export SVG in Indesign CS5?

hi, i know that adobe canceled svg support for indesign at cs3. but it's really important that i find a way to export svg by scripting. has someone a tip? plugins for this are no solution. thanks in...

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Extracting single pages out of InDesign documents

Is it possible to extract or export single pages from an InDesign document?So far I've done it this way: I remove all the other pages, save to a new document and reopen the original document.Here's my...

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With CS2, some things have changed

I have not located a place where changes in scripting between CS and CS2 are reported, so I thought I'd start a topic here with some of the things I know about.This is about changes to the object model...

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[ANN] InDesign CC 2014 Document Object Model Documentation

I've freshly rendered an alternative documentation for Adobe ExtendScript API and the InDesign Object Model. InDesign ExtendScript API (10.0) I don't like the representation in the Object Model Viewer...

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write an ExtendScript library together

Hi all, Since some months I would like to write an open source library in ExtendScript. I started the project and I am looking for contributors. The goal is to make a library with modules for...

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Folder aliases in scripts folder

Hi all, I have an alias of a folder with all my scripts inside the "Scripts Panel" folder of any version of InDesign (from CS3 to CC2014.1), it works very well since yesterday, I could see all my...

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