Create PDF files using User Interface

[Anantha Prabu G]

Hi All,

I have created some code for create PDF files using User Interface. But i get error message. "Cannot handle the request because a model dialog or alert is active". My output will be if i click radio button 1 i will get Hi-res PDF files.

I tried to modify you coding for creating pdf files, but not working as expected.

var window = new Window ("dialog");

window.alignChildren = "left";

var radio1 = window.add ("radiobutton", undefined, "Hi-res_PDF");

var radio2 = window.add ("radiobutton", undefined, "Low_res_PDF");

var radio3 = window.add ("radiobutton", undefined, "PRINTER");

var myOkButton = window.add ("button", undefined, "OK");

var myCancelButton = window.add ("button", undefined, "Cancel");

myOkButton.onClick = function()

{

if(radio1.value == true;)

{

var myPDFExportPreset = app.pdfExportPresets.item("Smallest file size"); // Change myPDFpreset to the name of the preset you want to use

var myFileLocation = Folder.selectDialog("Please select path to files");

myFolder = new Folder ([myFileLocation]);

myFolderContents = myFolder.getFiles("*.indd"); // array

myFileAmount = (myFolderContents.length - 1);

// ===== Open, Export as PDF, and Close files ===== \\

for (i = myFileAmount; i >= 0; i--)

{ 

app.open(File (myFolderContents));

app.activeDocument.exportFile(

  ExportFormat.pdfType, 

  File(myFolder.fsName + "/" + app.activeDocument.name.split(".indd")[0] + ".pdf"),

  false, 

  myPDFExportPreset

  );

app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.no);

}

}

}

window.show ();

Thanks,

Prabu G

[S Hopkins]

I wonder why you are using a window for a dialog. Yes it can be done, but can raise a problem if you do not destroy the window after creating it. Try using InDesign's dialog object instead. Here is a sample for working with radio button controls. Notice setting for userInteractionLevel; without this setting the dialog will not show. You might want to save the current script preference value in a variable  to restore its value when the script is through.

//Result from dialog will return 0, 1, or 2 to correspond with Hi-res, Low-res, or PRINTER

try { 

    //provide variable to hold user's response

    var userResponse = dialogWRadio ("PDF Preferences", true, "PDF Prefs");

    alert ("user entered " + userResponse);

   } catch (e) {

    alert (e);

   }

function dialogWRadio (dlgName, cancelIt, dlgLabel) {

    var userCancelled = true;

   app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel=UserInteractionLevels.INTERACT_WITH_ALL;

   //create dialog in memory

    var dlgRef = app.dialogs.add({name:dlgName, canCancel:cancelIt, label:dlgLabel});

     var dlgColumn = dlgRef.dialogColumns.add();

     //add a row

     var dlgRow = dlgColumn.dialogRows.add();

     //add radio elements to row

     var rGroup = dlgRow.radiobuttonGroups.add();

     rGroup.radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Hi-res_PDF", checkedState:true});

     rGroup.radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Low-res_PDF"});

     rGroup.radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"PRINTER"});

    //show the dialog

    if (dlgRef.show() == true) {

        userCancelled = false;

           var radioValue = rGroup.selectedButton;

    }

   //destroy the dialog

  dlgRef.destroy();

  //handle result

  if (userCancelled) {

     throw ("User Cancelled");

   }

  return radioValue;

}

[Anantha Prabu G]

Hi,

Sorry for the delayed response.

Your code is helpful to complete my process..

Thanks,

Prabu G

[Loic.Aigon · Accepted solution]

Hi

It's a classic. When you use a dialog whatever it's scriptUI (in dialog type) or InDesign dialog object, your window is modal meaning that you cannot interact with InDesign at this tile. You need to close your dialog first then run your routine…

var window = new Window ("dialog");
window.alignChildren = "left";
var radio1 = window.add ("radiobutton", undefined, "Hi-res_PDF");
var radio2 = window.add ("radiobutton", undefined, "Low_res_PDF");
var radio3 = window.add ("radiobutton", undefined, "PRINTER");
var myOkButton = window.add ("button", undefined, "OK");
var myCancelButton = window.add ("button", undefined, "Cancel");
myOkButton.onClick = function()
{
  //Closing dialog indicating a call for action => 1
  window.close(1);
}
//If dialog returned 1, then routine has to be executed…
if ( window.show ()==1 ) {
  if(radio1.value == true;)
  {
  var myPDFExportPreset = app.pdfExportPresets.item("Smallest file size"); // Change myPDFpreset to the name of the preset you want to use
  var myFileLocation = Folder.selectDialog("Please select path to files");
  myFolder = new Folder ([myFileLocation]);
  myFolderContents = myFolder.getFiles("*.indd"); // array
  myFileAmount = (myFolderContents.length - 1);
  // ===== Open, Export as PDF, and Close files ===== \\
  for (i = myFileAmount; i >= 0; i--)
  { 
  app.open(File (myFolderContents));
  app.activeDocument.exportFile(
   ExportFormat.pdfType, 
   File(myFolder.fsName + "/" + app.activeDocument.name.split(".indd")[0] + ".pdf"),
   false, 
   myPDFExportPreset
   );
  app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.no);
  }
  }
}

HTH

Loic

http://www.ozalto.com/

[Anantha Prabu G]

Hi Aigon,

This worked perfectly! It was exactly the script I was looking for. Thanks so much, you're awesome!!!