XMP tags in indesign document

[JeanK77]

Hello,

I have a Indesign book with several documents.

I would like the xmp "description" tag (different for each document) in document page footers

Is this possible, or is there an other solution?

Thanks, Regards

[vinny38]

Hi

If I understand well, you want to use some sort of "caption", using metada "description".

If that so, it's easy to, using variables.

See here: Create captions in InDesign

Hope that helps

regards

[JeanK77]

Hi,

Yes, exept that this  seems only to work with included images in the page.

I need the xmp tags of the Indesign file it self.

How is that possible ?

Regards

[Loic.Aigon]

Hi

I wrote an utility a couple of years ago. It's a startup scripts that will add custom variables to the doc such as XMP infos.

AddCustomVariables

See details here

Ajoutez des variables très personnalisées dans InDesign | Ozalto

[vinny38]

Waouh, c'est de la transmission de pensée...

[Loic.Aigon]

De fait et merci pour la recommendation.

[JeanK77]

Hi,

Yes in my first request : Is this possible, or is there an other solution?

What I want to do :

Set up a variable in Main book template printed on all pages BUT with a different contents per document, so linked to the document contained in the book.

Thanks for your help

Regards

[JeanK77]

Hi, I tried the proposed script to add some custom variables to indesign, I got the following errors :

"Valeur incorrecte pour la propriété définie 'contents'. Attendait string or specialcharacters enumerator, mais a reçu()"

I run indesing CC 2007.0 on PC Windows 10

Thanks for your help

Regards

[Loic.Aigon]

I can understand the nature of the error. Which property would you try to use ?

[JeanK77]

I modified the scrip in that way :

function addVariables(openEvent){

    var doc = openEvent.parent

    while ( doc.constructor.name != "Document" )

    {

     if ( doc.constructor.name == "Application" ){ return;

    doc = doc.parent;

    }

  //Adding User name to text variables

  createTextVariable(doc, "Utilisateur", (Folder.myDocuments).parent.displayName );

  createTextVariable(doc, "XMP Auteur", doc.metadataPreferences.author, true );

  createTextVariable(doc, "XMP Description", doc.metadataPreferences.description, true );

  createTextVariable(doc, "XMP Copyright Info URL", doc.metadataPreferences.copyrightInfoURL, true );

  createTextVariable(doc, "XMP Copyright", doc.metadataPreferences.copyrightNotice, true );

  createTextVariable(doc, "XMP Titre du document", doc.metadataPreferences.documentTitle, true );

  createTextVariable(doc, "XMP Createur", doc.metadataPreferences.creator, true );

  createTextVariable(doc, "XMP Mots Clés", doc.metadataPreferences.keywords, true );

}

//Generic function to add static custom text variables

function createTextVariable(target, variableName, variableContents, bRewrite){

  var usernameVariable = target.textVariables.itemByName(variableName);

  if(!usernameVariable.isValid){

       usernameVariable = target.textVariables.add();

       usernameVariable.variableType = VariableTypes.CUSTOM_TEXT_TYPE;

       usernameVariable.name = variableName;

         if ( variableContents == undefined) {  usernameVariable.variableOptions.contents = ""; }

         else { usernameVariable.variableOptions.contents = variableContents;  }

   }

  bRewrite!==false && usernameVariable.variableOptions.contents = variableContents;

}

But it does not help

In the xmp window, I have also a "Title" tag, but I do not find the "metadataPreferences" property linked to it, where can I find a complete documentation of Indesing scripting objects ?

I tried .title, .authorTitle (none worked)

Thanks for your help

Regards

[Loic.Aigon · Accepted solution]

Could you retry with this version :

http://support.ozalto.com/downloads/addCustomVariables.zip

Loic

[JeanK77]

Many thanks, It's OK, It does what I need

Best regards

[vinny38]

Hi,

I think you need a script for that.

Maybe Loic.Aigon​ might help you out there, I know he's been dealing with custom variables.

Please note you can import an INDD into another one and use XMP metadata, just like a graphic. (But what's the point here?)

Besides, do you really need to use XMP metadata?

Maybe there are other (simpler) ways that would do the trick, depending on what you want to achieve.

[Loic.Aigon]

In the xmp window, I have also a "Title" tag, but I do not find the "metadataPreferences" property linked to it…

The metadataPreferences object only hosts a few items. You could think of using the XMP lib object to introspect other properties but as the file would be open it would fail. Or you would have to silently generate a copy of the file to introspect this and later delete it but that could be problematic maybe.

[JeanK77]

Hi, Thanks for your remark on XMP "title" tag