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Plan a pdf file into InDesign automatically
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 12:14 pm
by rakesh kumar
Hello Everyone,
I have Facing a problem during to create a Switch Workflow, the stuck point is:-
We have three Job folder one is input folder where i received a pdf file from client side, and second is Output folder Where i want to move the input pdf file into InDesign format.
Basically we want to automatic plan a pdf file into InDesign in Switch workFlow.
So I need a help to respective expert, if you have any switch script which is perform that task to plan a Pdf file into inDesign than provide me.
Thanks
Rakesh
Re: Plan a pdf file into InDesign automatically
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 1:01 pm
by loicaigon
You don't need a switch script but an indesign script. PDF isn't an editable format for InDesign so you need to use a basic script for opening a template and inject the incoming job:
On Opening, choose script
save this jsx somewhere:
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var doc = app.documents.add();
var rect = doc.pages[0].rectangles.add();
var pdfFile = File ( String ( $infile ) );
rect.place ( pdfFile );
rect.fit ( FitOptions.FRAME_TO_CONTENT );
Then choose indesign as output format and voilà. Of course you will need to tweak the code intensively to make it match your requirements.
Re: Plan a pdf file into InDesign automatically
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:40 pm
by rakesh kumar
Please see the design platform which represent the process of job.
Please go to the below link to look up the exact output flow
Re: Plan a pdf file into InDesign automatically
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:41 pm
by rakesh kumar
Re: Plan a pdf file into InDesign automatically
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 6:37 pm
by loicaigon
You can't get InDesign out of Acrobat. InDesign only is able to output indd (unless I am wrong).
Re: Plan a pdf file into InDesign automatically
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 10:11 am
by freddyp
Loïc, you are not wrong. What I think Rakesh does not realize is that he has to use your script with the Indesign configurator.
Rakesh, copy and paste the lines of the script that Loïc added in his post to a text file and save it somewhere and call it for example placepdf.jsx. Go to the Indesign configurator, change the "Open" property from "Automatic" to "Use script" and in "Script file" you browse to the script file you have just saved. Run the flow with a PDF file as input to the configurator.
Re: Plan a pdf file into InDesign automatically
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 11:18 am
by Rakesh Singh
Hi Team,
Hope you all are enjoying your life,
Team i was tried to this script which is provided by Loic, but when we use this script in indesign configurator and run the flow the indesign configurator was stuck it was not work and shown a error message "it is unable to process" and the job file move in problem job.
So dear if have some any solution for this problem or another way to solve it please support and suggest.
Thanks
Rakesh Singh
Re: Plan a pdf file into InDesign automatically
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2017 10:45 am
by jan_suhr
The input file to the InDEsign configurator must be a InDesign file, a template or a job. Then the script will place the PDF on this InDesign file.
Jan