3 Replies Latest reply: Oct 14, 2014 1:20 PM by DBarranca

How to Create a ZXP for CC, and for CS6->CC

mlavie Oct 12, 2014 5:02 AM

Hi,

Up until now, I used the Extension Builder to create InDesign Extensions. I chose CS5-CS6 as the range, and the ZXP thus created worked on CS5, CS5,5 and CS6 without a hitch. I used the popup menu option Export-->Adobe Application Extension to create the ZXP.

Now, we have out first customer who uses CC. So we installed CC in house for testing, and I chose the range CS5-CC in the manifest editor.

My attempts to install the ZXP failed with the notice:

This extension can not be installed, it requires InDesign64 version in range of inclusively between 9.0 and 9.9.

I also get the same error if I choose exclusively CC (selecting CC to CC range in the manifest editor).

What am I doing wrong???

TIA,

mlavie

1. Re: How to Create a ZXP for CC, and for CS6->CC

mlavie Oct 12, 2014 6:42 AM (in response to mlavie)

I think I am beginning to understand the enormous depth of the problem. If I understand correctly, the current CC version is "2014.1" (i.e., the InDesign version is 10.1.*). Since Extension Builder 2.1 seems only able to produce an MXI/ZXP up to InDesign 9.9, I think I am in deep, deep trouble.

Is there any solution with Extension Builder 2.1, or must I install Extension Builder 3 and rewrite all my tens of thousands of lines of code in JSX (we wrote our Extensions in ActionScript 3)?

TIA for any advice,
mlavie
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2. Re: How to Create a ZXP for CC, and for CS6->CC

mlavie Oct 12, 2014 8:13 AM (in response to mlavie)

One last addition:

I saw the hack on page Adobe Extension Builder and Creative Cloud 2014

The problem is that that hack it doesn't seem to work if you use Host Adapters (and we do).

All help appreciated,
mlavie
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3. Re: How to Create a ZXP for CC, and for CS6->CC

DBarranca Oct 14, 2014 1:20 PM (in response to mlavie)

Hi,
for the ZXP packaging, this page might help: http://www.davidebarranca.com/2014/05/html-panels-tips-10-packaging-zxp-installers/
Mind you, I can't tell you whether the latest InDesign version (10.x aka CC 2014) has already dropped the Flash panel support or not. Photoshop for instance did, starting from CC 2014 - but we've been warned in advance that PS would have been the avant-garde among CC apps.

If you have ActionScript code (and not ExtendScript) I'm afraid you're stuck - porting back to ExtendScript is the only choice.
Regards,

Davide Barranca
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www.davidebarranca.com
www.cs-extensions.com
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