"Error" placing icml files with anchored [object Group]

[lfcorullon]

Hello, fellows.

I'm having troubles with icml files.

I can export all my textFrames with no problems.

Almost all textFrames has anchored group of objects within it. More than one. And some of those groups have a lot of objects.

Like this:

The problem is: when I place the exported icml file into a new document, all those groups became locked and InDesign shows an error ("Object is locked"). In some cases, just one error window appears. But, in other cases, a lot of errors are shown. A LOT. I don't know how to solve this. I tried to write a code to create a new document and then disable user interactions and then place the icml file. But the error persists.

Any ideas?

[Laubender]

lf.corullon  wrote

… Any ideas?

Yes.

Check the lockState of the Story.
And try something with methods checkIn() and checkOut() of the story.
( Not tested. )

Adobe InDesign CS6 (8.0) Object Model JS: Story

Regards,
Uwe

[lfcorullon]

I don't think so. Because everything is OK when the story doesn't have anchored objects...

Is it possible that applied object styles are causing the issue?

But, following your suggestion, I checked the story lock state after export the textFrame to icml and get "CHECKED_IN_STORY".

That is what it should be, or not?

[Laubender]

Hm. Yes.

Maybe you ran into a bug?
Is every error telling the same "Object is locked." message?
Then I suppose it's for every object in the group perhaps…

Will there be no error messages if the anchored groups do not contain text frames?
What is the version of your InDesign and OS?

Regards,
Uwe

[lfcorullon]

InDesign CC 2017 and Windows 10.

My client figured out what is causing those error messages. He disabled

some features in the object style (like auto size and text wrap), and, in

some cases, applied None ObjStyle. The error messages doesn't appear

anymore.

Maybe a bug?