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Applescript - export book to interactive pdf

Feb 18, 2012 10:40 AM

Hi guys,

 

i want to make a script to export a book to interactive pdf.

 

This is what I get, but i doesn't seem to work. What do I do wrong?

 

tell application "Adobe InDesign CS5.5"

                              tell active book

                                        tell mybook

  export format interactive PDF to myFile

                                                  set export layers of interactive PDF export preference to true

                                                  set generate thumbnails of interactive PDF export preference to true

                                                  set pdf magnification of interactive PDF export preference to fit page

                                                  set pdf page layout of interactive PDF export preference to single page

                                        end tell

                              end tell

 

 

 

thanks

1624 Views   14 Replies   Latest reply: Muppet Mark, Feb 20, 2012 11:33 AM
 
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  • [Jongware]
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    1. [Jongware],
    Feb 18, 2012 10:58 AM   in reply to Evilia_77
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    Why "doesn't it seem to work"?

     

    (thinking) ... if you think it "doesn't work" because (a) you get a PDF, (b) it's interactive (whatever that means), but (c) none of the settings you specify are applied, then it's quite simple. The first line after "tell mybook" exports your PDF. When it's done, the rest set the preferences for a next export. This is equal to, well, something like first printing an entire document and when it's done say "Oh I only wanted pages 1 to 10. If I change that in the Print dialog now it might still work".

     

    Try with setting the preferences first and only then export.

     
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  • Evilia_77
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    2. Evilia_77,
    Feb 18, 2012 11:10 AM   in reply to [Jongware]
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    yes your wright.. I tried severall thins, like changing the order of the script, and , unfortunally, this is a bad copy.

     

    Even if I put the line "export format interactive pdf to myFile" after the preferences, I doesn't work..

     
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  • Muppet Mark
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    3. Muppet Mark,
    Feb 18, 2012 11:32 AM   in reply to Evilia_77
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    The green items of your code are variables neither of which you declare/set in your sample… myFile, mybook… what file, what book… You also reference one book inside another I don't use books so Im unsure is this valid? It's like asking for document 1 of the active document in terms of objects and containers can this exist?

     
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  • Evilia_77
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    4. Evilia_77,
    Feb 18, 2012 11:42 AM   in reply to Muppet Mark
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    Mark,

     

    I am sorry I just get started with applescript, I know I make a lot of stupid errors (shame shame shame), but I really want to learn it.. so..

     

    I tried this aswell:

     

    tell application "Adobe InDesign CS5.5"

              tell active book

                        set myDesktopFolder to path to desktop as string

                        set myFile to myDesktopFolder & "InteractivePDF.pdf" as string

                        set properties of interactive PDF export preferences to {export layers:true, generate thumbnails:true, pdf magnification:fit page, pdf page layout:single page}

      export format interactive PDF to myFile

              end tell 

    end tell

     

    When I delete the sentence of properties, the export works fine. So at this moment only the sentence of the proporties has to be changed...

     
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    5. Muppet Mark,
    Feb 18, 2012 11:47 AM   in reply to Evilia_77
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    Im just having a quick look at the documentation as its an app feature I've yet to utilize… Looks like you need a couple of additional parameters eg. book content and so on… All new to me I will go see if I can make a book…

     
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    6. Muppet Mark,
    Feb 18, 2012 12:24 PM   in reply to Muppet Mark
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    By the looks of things its just an issue of being out of order… Jong correctly pointed out the prefs before the export but the do infact belong to the app and not a book so they should be moved like so…

     

    set iaPDF to (path to desktop as text) & "Testing.pdf"

    --

    tell application "Adobe InDesign CS5"

      activate

              tell interactive PDF export preferences

                        set export layers to true

                        set generate thumbnails to true

                        set pdf magnification to fit page

                        set pdf page layout to single page

              end tell

              tell active book

      export format interactive PDF to iaPDF

              end tell

    end tell

     

    First time book user and I got a PDF interactive? who knows…

     
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  • Evilia_77
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    7. Evilia_77,
    Feb 18, 2012 12:32 PM   in reply to Muppet Mark
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    wow Mark, you did it!! You are my hero..

     

    Thanks a lot..

     

    Maybe you will see (read) me soon.. ;-)

     
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  • Muppet Mark
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    8. Muppet Mark,
    Feb 18, 2012 12:41 PM   in reply to Evilia_77
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    No problem… My mind is becoming some what fuzzy around the edges with AppleScript… Muppets inherit fuzzy from parent… can't help it…

     
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  • Evilia_77
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    9. Evilia_77,
    Feb 18, 2012 1:20 PM   in reply to Muppet Mark
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    Mark,

     

    I am sorry, but here I am again...

     

    at the end of my script I want to create a book with the documents of the workingfolder.

    this is wat I have (fileAlias and targetFolder are identified earlier in the script)

     

    tell application "Adobe InDesign CS5.5"

                        set fileAlias to targetFolder as alias

                        set theBook to active book

      make book content at theBook with properties {full name:fileAlias}

              end tell

     

    I get an error on make book content at... I think he wants to put the "folder" in the book, instead of the document in the folder.

     

    thanks

     
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  • Muppet Mark
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    10. Muppet Mark,
    Feb 18, 2012 1:48 PM   in reply to Evilia_77
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    It looks like you should loop through adding content to a book… This worked for me it does NO checking of the selected folder for its file content type in my test case just ID docs…

     

    set idBook to (path to desktop as text) & "Testing.indb"

    --

    tell application "Finder"

              set idFiles to (files of (choose folder)) as alias list

    end tell

    --

    tell application "Adobe InDesign CS5"

      activate

              set mybook to make new book ¬

      with properties {full name:idBook}

              tell mybook

                        repeat with i from 1 to count of idFiles

      make new book content ¬

      with properties {full name:item i of idFiles}

                        end repeat

      save

              end tell

    end tell

     
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  • Evilia_77
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    11. Evilia_77,
    Feb 20, 2012 9:31 AM   in reply to Muppet Mark
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    Mark, thanks. I tried the script at my work.

     

    I could make a book, only the order of the documents was revert. I have to work on that. If you have an idea how to revert the order.. ;-)

     
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    12. Muppet Mark,
    Feb 20, 2012 10:39 AM   in reply to Evilia_77
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    repeat with i from count of idFiles to 1 by -1

    --will reverse the loop…

     
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  • Evilia_77
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    13. Evilia_77,
    Feb 20, 2012 11:07 AM   in reply to Muppet Mark
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    Thanks again..

     

    Can you recomand me a tutorial or a good book.. It will help me a lot...

     
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    14. Muppet Mark,
    Feb 20, 2012 11:33 AM   in reply to Evilia_77
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    I don't do books only free stuff pdf manuals and such you should get yourself the Apple Guide… from:

     

    http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/AppleScriptLanguageGuide.pdf

     

    Shirley Hopkins books are always recommended…

     
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