Calling an InDesign ExtendScript script from a Java application
Since ExtendScript / Javascript cannot access a database directly, I figured that I would use a Java program to do so, instead. However, I would need some data gathered from a rather large...
View ArticleRelinkLink and AI files causes crashes
Hi everyone, I'm currently trying to relink a link of a picture frame containing an Adobe Illustrator picture. For any reason, it crashes from times to times. More generally, this crashes sometimes...
View ArticleHow to write in response in indesign scripts
I am running this script for getting all form fields of a indd file. var _ALL_FIELDS = ""; var allFields = myDocument.formFields; for(var i=0;i var tf = allFields[i]; alert(tf.id);...
View ArticleHow is the text frame cut/copy and pasted
I have text frames with hidden text in the content.I am handling the cut/copy/paste of the hidden text by using methods provided in HidTxtMemento. I know that IScrapSuite can be used to cut/copy/paste...
View Articlemmap : error: can't allocate region
Hi everybody, I've encountered a problem in the save process of a document : Adobe InDesign CS6(14998,0xb0f0f000) malloc: *** mmap(size=16777216) failed (error code=12)*** error: can't allocate...
View ArticleDownloading plugins
I am trying to open files for practicing purposes, but they all say that I'm missing an InDesign plugin. Does anyone know what this plugin would be and where I can download it from?
View ArticleDeveloping plug-in for Indesign CC
Hi, I am developing a plug-in for Adobe Indesign CC. Based on BasicSelectableDialog plug-in(sample plug-in given in SDK' s folder) i am developing this one. There are 2 panels, Yin and Yang panels are...
View ArticleProblem with resizable dialog in CC ...
Hi, I’m having a problem with a resizable dialog that contains a treeview in an EVEGenericPanelWithBorderWidget. I have changed our code to open the dialog with the resize flag set to true and made...
View ArticleConverting PMString to std::wstring in InDesign CS6
I'd have to get the filepath of a resource of the opened document to a std::wstring. I can easily get the filepath of the resource as a PMString:InterfacePtr< ILinkResource > pResource(...
View Articleplugin crashes on startup of InDesign CC on Mac
Hi everyone, I am newbie in InDesign and I've got bug to fix.. I have problem that my plugin crashes InDesign CC on startup.. I logged every function and found out that these functions are called in...
View ArticleCan I import an InCopy document using my custom datalink?
Hi,I use a custom data link to import images and texts, but it apparentlydoesn't work for plain InCopy files.I get an error: "Cannot place this file. No filter found for requested operation."I don't...
View ArticleRefresh ControlView
Hi, I'm developing a plugin for Adobe InDesign CS5 which performs some time-consuming calculations. The thing is that I need to refresh some ControlView from time to time during the calculation (so...
View Articlehow to convert Widestring to Char* ?
I want to convert my widestring object to a char* . I checked the widestring class but could not found any function.Is there any way to do it?
View ArticleHow to communicate with native C++ Plugin when Using LBQ?
I want to send some information to my native C++ Plugin running in Indesign Server. I have configured two instances of the server and I am currently using HTTP Client which is passing JSX commands to...
View ArticleIDCS4 Win ILinkManager -> QueryLinksByObjectUID
Hello Everyone:In the ILinkManager.h file, we find the following lines:b /** Returns the UIDs of the links that link the given object. @param objectUID [IN] UID of the link object. @param result [OUT]...
View Articlefit guides to margin
Hi All, I am working on InDesign CS3. We can create a guide manually by using Layout>Create Guides menu items then a dialog is popup and ask following things1. Row or Column Guide2. Number of...
View ArticleCS5 - Flex UI plug-in using a C++ model backend plug-in
Hi, I'm new to InDesign CS4/CS5 plug-in development and been given the task of coming up with a plug-in equivalent to one done for QuarkXPress 8. In the CS4 SDK there were two samples for the...
View ArticleWhere to buy Visual Studio 2008
From both the Whats New and the Read Me files plus the discussions on this forum its apparent that CS5 development should (must?) be done using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 The usual places I get...
View ArticleExporting embedded images from InDesign with ExtendScript
I am looking for a way to programatically export embedded images from InDesign documents. These images are not linked files are a placed image would normally be. Instead, they seem to be completely...
View ArticleHow create Indesign application using vc++
Hi I want to ask that How create Indesign application using vc++ ?I am able to develop application in C# using COM and generate Interop.Indesign.dll using Adobe Indesign CS5.5 Type Library I am...
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