Scripts break in InDesign 2018 CC.

[acceptmydangscreenname]

I have a small automation project I want to do—note that I haven't done any scripting in InDesign since CS6—and opened up Script Editor.

First problem: File ► Open Dictionary... and using that to open InDesign spit back a blank window with the message "Nothing to see here, move along."

Oooookay. So I posted the following script:

tell application "Adobe InDesign CC 2018"

    tell document 1

        set aNewPage to make page at end

    end tell

end tell

and I got the following error:

error "The variable page is not defined." number -2753 from "page"

More concerning was that in opening up the Scripts window in InDesign, I discovered that the AddGuides script doesn't work, either; the JavaScript version does, but the AppleScript one throws an error.

So, how do I get the current scripting dictionary for InDesign CC 2018? Did something change with the scripting lately?

[Kevin Parrott]

HI

yeah, things have changed a ee nit since CS6

try this

tell application "Adobe InDesign CC 2018"

    set myDoc to make new document with properties {document preferences:{page width:100, page height:100, facing pages:false}}

    tell myDoc

        set aNewPage to make page at after page 1

    end tell

end tell

[acceptmydangscreenname]

As far as the script goes, it doesn't matter if I make a new document or use document 1; the problem is that when I type "make page", it assumes "page" is a variable rather than an object. "at end" or "at after page 1" or whatnot doesn't really matter, either.

Scripts break in InDesign 2018 CC.

[Kevin Parrott]

just in case, is your document active?, as it will not work unless it is so

your code works fine if I have an active document

[Kevin Parrott]

forgot to mention, to get the dictionary from Script Editor, open it, in the file menu select open dictionary, then scroll to your desired app

[acceptmydangscreenname]

Er, yes, that's exactly what I did. And that's the result I got.

("First problem: File ► Open Dictionary... and using that to open InDesign spit back a blank window with the message 'Nothing to see here, move along.'")