We use InDesign Server CC 2014 (10.2.0.69) running on a Windows Server 2012 R2. We encounter a LOT of crashes and the crash reports refer mostly (99% of the events) to ntdll.dll as the faulting module, the other ones are MSVCR110.dll or StackHash.

What we tried: deactivate antivirus and running InDesign Server as Administrator. No luck.

Does it sound familiar to anyone?

Thanks!

Hello everybody!

I tried to import an simple XML with the ExtendScript Toolkit on InDesign CS5 Server with the following script:

var myXmlFile = new File("../path/blubb.xml");
var myContent;

myXmlFile.open("r", undefined, undefined);

while(!myXmlFile.eof)
{
     myContent = myXmlFile.read();
     var xml_value = myContent.childNodes[0].getElementsByTagName('ROOT').nodeValue;
     //var xml_value = myContent.getElementsByTagName('ROOT').item(0).firstChild.nodeValue;
 
     alert(xml_value);
}

the XML-FIle is this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ROOT>
     <TEST>blubb</TEST>
     <TEST2>bla</TEST2>
</ROOT>

If i alert myContent, there is the whole XML in the terminal output in one line. And the console of the ExtendScript Toolkit says "Execution finished. Ergebnis: undefined". (why is the result: unfinished?)

Now i tried to get some nodeValues in different ways (from different tutorials) but sometimes theres an error "myContent.getElementsByTagName is not a function". So i tried different ways, without this functions but if i tried to access the nodes like this:

var xml_value = myContent.item[0];

or some other compositions with "firstChild", "item[x]" and "nodeValue", there is the error message "undefined is not an object".

Could anyone please give me a hint, how to read the xml-data in a loop? I need to parse some XML-FIles from InDesign-CS2-Documents and create new InDesign-CS5-Documents, but stucked already at the first step...

Thanks for your reponses!

Greetings

Sybriz

The installation instructions states

You need to download Adobe Provisioning Toolkit Enterprise Edition (APTEE) for using the InDesign Server trial

The download link only refers to CS6, CS5.5 & CS5 not CC

Since there is no Adobe Provisioning Toolkit Enterprise Edition for CC I decided just to install and run the trial.

However I got the Adobe InDesign Server is not properly licensed and will now quit message.

According to the CC Release notes it says:

InDesign CC Server needs to be activated before it can be used. If the computer is online, activation is done automatically when you install. You need to provide your Adobe ID, and serial number when prompted by the installer. Unless the software is activated, you'll see an error, "Adobe InDesign Server’ is not properly licensed and will now quit."

My computer was online yet the it seems it didn't perfom the automatic activation as it suggests. When I entered my AdobeID credentials I did not get any errors saying it could not connect online.

So I had to do something and decided to use the Adobe Provisioning Toolkit Enterprise Edition for CS6.

This allowed me to get pass the licensing issue.

The next problem was I was getting DDE Server Window:InDesignServer.exe System Error popup. Telling me The program can't start because svml_dispmd.dll is missing from your computer.

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CC Server x64>indesignserver
================================================================================

.  InDesign CC Server Version 9.0 x64 Evaluation
.  Copyright 1999-2013 Adobe Systems Incorporated and its licensors.
.  All rights reserved. See the other legal notices in the ReadMe.
================================================================================

11/28/13 08:08:49 INFO  [server] Initializing
11/28/13 08:08:49 INFO  [server] Loading the application
11/28/13 08:08:49 INFO  [server] Scanning for plug-ins
11/28/13 08:08:49 INFO  [server] Registering 113 plug-ins
11/28/13 08:08:53 INFO  [server] Completing Object Model
11/28/13 08:08:53 INFO  [server] Saving Object Model
11/28/13 08:08:53 INFO  [server] Initializing plug-ins
11/28/13 08:08:53 INFO  [server] Calling Early Initializers
11/28/13 08:08:53 INFO  [server] Starting up Service Registry
11/28/13 08:09:02 INFO  [server] Executing startup services
11/28/13 08:09:02 INFO  [server] Using configuration configuration_noport
11/28/13 08:09:02 INFO  [server] Initializing Application
11/28/13 08:09:02 INFO  [server] Completing Initialization
11/28/13 08:09:02 INFO  [server] Calling Late Initializers
11/28/13 08:09:08 INFO  [server] Image previews are off
11/28/13 08:09:08 INFO  [server] Server Running
11/28/13 08:09:08 INFO  [javascript] Executing File: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CC Server x64\Scripts\startup scripts\ConnectInstancesToESTK.js
11/28/13 08:09:08 INFO  [javascript] Executing File: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CC Server x64\Scripts\converturltohyperlink\startup scripts\ConvertURLToHyperlinkMenuItemLoader.jsx
11/28/13 08:09:08 INFO  [javascript] Executing File: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CC Server x64\Scripts\converturltohyperlink\ConvertURLToHyperlinkMenuItem.jsxbin

So after browsing the net to see where I can get this missing svml_dispmd.dll I found this post http://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/topic/285859

and decided to install what it suggested.

I still got the missing dll error so I copied it from C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Intel\Shared Libraries\redist\intel64\compiler into C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CC Server x64

Now it just sits there and hangs at the same spot

11/28/13 08:09:08 INFO  [javascript] Executing File: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CC Server x64\Scripts\converturltohyperlink\ConvertURLToHyperlinkMenuItem.jsxbin

What the heck is going on here?

I have installed Indesign Server CC on another machine and although I did not get the missing dll problem it still however hangs at the same spot mentioned above.

Could someone from Adobe please help. The already I'm losing days with this trial and I will have little days left to test this product.

Hi,

I'm search for the best approach to implement an automatic content driven composition with Indesign.

My contents are XML based.

For now, I work with InDesign (Desktop app) and a scripting solution to handle CMS search and import in predefined InDesign templates or files with known pages number.

Tomorow, I need a solution to compose many pages on demand with an unknown pages number produced, a simple and repeatable InDesign template.

InDesign server will be used to do this job.

But how to use it ?

by handling IDML files  ?

by scripting ? an ImageCatalog.jsx based on an XML structure ...

other solution ? maybe a plugin ?

What's the best approach in term of performances, development charge and maintenability ?

Any ideas, samples, ... will be appreciated

Thanks

I'm new to InDesign and InDesign Server CS6.  As a small proof of concept, I'm trying to create an InDesign template with an HtmlItem in the document, which has not been a problem.  I am, however, having issues when trying to edit the value of the HtmlItem.HtmlContent using the COM library or the JavaScript SDK with InDesign Server.  If I run the script directly in the InDesign client, everything works fine.

My snippet of my JS script is below:

When this runs using the COM library's DoScript function, I end up with the following exception in Visual Studio:

     The server threw an exception. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80010105 (RPC_E_SERVERFAULT))

If I try to set the HtmlItem.HtmlContent directly using the COM library, I get the same error (note, I can see my template text in the HtmlContent property while debugging).

Also, I haven't seen any other issues when setting the value of other InDesign elements using the JS SDK, such as a TextFrame's contents.

Is this a bug, or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks!

Hi,

I want to run a script in InDesign Server CS6 Windows. The script is in the subfolder <InDesign Server>/Scripts and I call it as follows:

sampleclient.exe -host localhost:18383 -server -Scripts:Application:myscript.jsx

This works fine in the debug version of the InDesign Server, but not in the release version. What's going wrong here?

Markus

I'm testing InDesign Server CS6. One instance, one thread. Is it not able to keep opened more than 140 concurrent files?

Console Server gives me this Error: 3588.

Thanks,

Hello I hace an Adobe InDesign Server CS6 multi-instacen license,

now one instance is not taking benefit of all the server powerful. I would like to setup the instance to take more memory.

For example my server (mac pro server) has 64 GB RAM and one instance is taking just 2GB (approx) as maximum.

Can I setup this issue?? how can I do it??

It would be usefull is I can fix that issue for CS 5.5 too.

Regards

I have a strange problem with datamerge solution of InDesign cs6 server.

There is a 20-page indd document and a 50-record csv file to be used along with it.

Creating merged document (using data merge) causes ID CS6 server to crash right after the moment the following line executes:

objDoc.mergeRecords();

However, strangely, for the same template file there is no crash in InDesign desktop counterpart.

I certainly seems that there is some inherent problem with data merge in the InDesign server. All data merge settings are same for both applications.

Even there is no crash if I directly export to PDF as follows:

objDoc.dataMergeProperties.exportFile(ExportFormat.PDF_TYPE, outputfile);

So, in summary for the same template file:

objDoc.mergeRecords(); // crash occurs in InDesign server but not in desktop counterpart

objDoc.dataMergeProperties.exportFile(...); // no crash at all

It would be a great help if someone can throw some light on this.

How does one configure Indesign server (CS6) WS to run in SSL mode?  If not in CS6, how about CC 2014?

thanks

Cris

We're running CS6 server (multi-instance). Been running fantastic for a while now but recently I'm seeing this error:

One or more placed graphics include OPI information. The information is not permitted in PDF/X compliant files. You can click OK to produce a PDF/X compliant file with no OPI information, but a graphic may be omitted or may be exported at low-resolution if the high-resolution data is not included in the placed graphic.

This happens when a job is processed (an IDML file is processed to render a PDF). Seems the only 'solve' is to restart InDesign Server. I've never seen this issue until this past week and am trying to figure out what might be broken on the template or the server.

Any thoughts?

Hello,

I have the Indesign Server CS6 Multi Instance. I create an instance using the InDesign Server Windows Service:
Port: 12000
Args: -configuration myconfig1

Now I tried in Visual Basic: GetObject("myconfig1")
Then I get a can't create ActiveX component exception.

Notes:
The service "InDesignServerService x64" is running.
The InDesign Server instance was started.
I can access the instance via SOAP: http://localhost:12000/

Why can I not create the object in Visual Basic?

Thank you for help!

Harald

Which is the best and right solution architecture to satisfy this scenario?

My users must to edit via web some documents.

The document that an user edits come from a template deployed into a website.

The template is the same for a set of users.

So those documents are a mix of a form (where user insert text, number and images) and a big document to realize a print like a magazine or a brochure.

Those documents could be have more or less 50 pages...and more or less 300 fields.

The user edits the document(s) online web with a browser (no client/software installation) and cannot change template structure or data binding.

Inside the template are needed some cross checks between fields values (for example if the user insert X into a field...the value of another field must to be Y).

Some fields are image fields.

Some fields are flowable text fields. I mean... the document/template is big and many fields values are in natural language with a limit of min/max of characters. So the user can insert a variable number of words and the final document to print need to be beautyfull and nice to see. No blank space between fields or bad layout of pages. The documents are more similar like those samples

http://issuu.com/telethon/docs/bilancio-missione-2013?e=0/6755414

http://www.joomag.com/magazine/rapporto-coop-consumi-e-distribuzione-rapporto-coop-2014/00 50209001409735318?p=1&e=1&embedInfo=;image,https%3A%2F%2Fd25ow0ysq5ykrj.cloudfront.net%2Ff lash%2Fgui%2Fthemes%2Fdefault%2Fbg.jpg,fill

Is necessary that the user sees how its document is coming out. I don't know if it is possible see it at (near) real time or not, but the user experience has to allow users to edit big documents and see if it is "possibile" to print it (I mean in typography).

The template must contains some user interactions to allow help and support about each field contents.

The final document must have a summary with title and page numbers of chapters.

In function of some fields values...other sections of document (I mean a set of fields in block) must disappear from final document (for example because of they are not regarding that user) so is not necessary that the user sees and fills those fields.

Some fields are pre populated/filled with values coming from database.

The user edit its document in more days and when he returns at work, obviously, the previous work not have to be lost.

Not many templates will be distribuited (at start I think 5/10 different templates available to some hundred of users) but they are complex in quantity of data and quality of graphic layout.

We need to process data inserted by users so the solution cannot is a "simple" flat online word editor because the data are structured into a database and because of some data dependency is needed.

These are some main and general requirements.

I'm evaluating differents IT solution architectures and products. Some decision regards to *make* custom forms with a software developer and then render final pdf with programming or with some software or *buy* development products that allow build complex forms into a IDE and to publish forms...

Which could be the best solution using Adobe products and which modules will necessary to use?

Livecycle + InDesign client and InDesign Server?

Only Licecycle?

Others...?

Thank you in advance for your suggestions.

Visert

Hi,

I have an InDesign Server with 8 ports running in one Windows Server. Currently, I have assigned 4 ports for UK client, and 4 ports for US client. Now, I need to configure both UK and US dictionaries in the same InDesign Server however 4 UK ports needs to use UK Dictionary, and 4 US ports needs to use US Dictionary.

Please advise how to achieve this.

How to know the license expiry date for indesign server??

How do i create e-edition pdf (looks similar to newspaper) on the fly. I have a java based web application that need to create pdf looks similar to newspaper from bunch of articles. How do automate this thing. Do i need to work with Desktop Indesign or What solution fit my need. Help needed urgently.

I'm using InDesign Server for CS6 (x64). I'm using bridgetalk for the first time on my local machine. I am trying to understand why I'm getting the error "ERROR: Target Could Not Be Launched". Does this mean my bridge isn't working? Or does the syntax appear wrong for the following example code:

function infoFrombr() {

   var bt = new BridgeTalk;

   bt.target = "bridge";

   bt.body = "app.document.presentationPath;"

   bt.onResult = function(resObj) {

      var myResult = resObj.body;

      $.writeln( "BridgeTalk result = " + myResult );

      doSomethingNow( myResult );

   }

   bt.onError = function( inBT ) { doSomethingNow( inBT.body, null ); };

   $.writeln("doing it");

   bt.send( 50 );

}

function doSomethingNow( result ) {

      $.writeln("doing it");

      $.writeln(result);

}

$.writeln("test");

infoFrombr();

$.writeln("test_end");

hi everyone,

I'm trying to get InDesign Server CC2014 & CC2015 debug version, but I don't find it on the http://partners.adobe.com

so anyone can let me known where I can download them ?

thanks so much !

Hi all,

(I previously posted this in the InDesign forum)

When I try to start InDesign CC Server 2015 as root via sudo, it fails to start with the following error message in the console:

The application with bundle ID com.adobe.InDesignServer is running setugid(), which is not allowed.

I tried using "InDesignServer.command" instead and with one or two parameters ("-port 8090", "-previews") without any success.

It works fine if I'm starting it as the logged in user (named admin) or if I log in as root and then start it.

The reason for me wanting it to be started as root via sudo is that we have encountered file permission problems in the past (users giving wrong permissions to documents that later shall be processed by the server). And you do not normally want to be logged in as root.

We have a lot of workflows with InDesign Server CS6 running as root. The users where able to set permissions in many different ways and when the workflows where designed the only way we found at the time to get rid of all problems where to run the InDesign server CS6 as root.

I'm running it on a Mac with OS X 10.10.5 (currently in a Fusion VM). I do not think the fact that it's running in a Fusion VM differs since it works when I log in as root.

Failing sudo start

Terminal output

INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10:~ admin$ sudo su -

Password:

INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10:~ root# cd /Applications/Adobe\ InDesign\ CC\ Server\ 2015/

INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10:Adobe InDesign CC Server 2015 root# ./InDesignServer

2015-10-22 08:24:12.028 adobe_licutil[1032:16521] The application with bundle ID com.adobe.adobe_licutil is running setugid(), which is not allowed.

================================================================================

.  InDesign CC Server Version 11.0

.  Copyright 1999-2015 Adobe Systems Incorporated and its licensors.

.  All rights reserved. See the other legal notices in the ReadMe.

================================================================================

Thu Oct 22 08:24:12 2015 INFO [server] Initializing

Thu Oct 22 08:24:12 2015 INFO [server] Loading the application

Thu Oct 22 08:24:12 2015 INFO [server] Scanning for plug-ins

Thu Oct 22 08:24:12 2015 INFO [server] Registering 116 plug-ins

Thu Oct 22 08:24:14 2015 INFO [server] Completing Object Model

Thu Oct 22 08:24:14 2015 INFO [server] Saving Object Model

Thu Oct 22 08:24:14 2015 INFO [server] Initializing plug-ins

Thu Oct 22 08:24:14 2015 INFO [server] Calling Early Initializers

Thu Oct 22 08:24:14 2015 INFO [server] Starting up Service Registry

2015-10-22 08:24:14.845 InDesignServer[1031:16520] __agent_connection_block_invoke_2: Connection error - Connection invalid

Thu Oct 22 08:24:15 2015 INFO [server] Executing startup services

Thu Oct 22 08:24:15 2015 INFO [server] Using configuration configuration_noport

Thu Oct 22 08:24:15 2015 INFO [server] Initializing Application

2015-10-22 08:24:15.708 InDesignServer[1031:16516] The application with bundle ID com.adobe.InDesignServer is running setugid(), which is not allowed.

INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10:Adobe InDesign CC Server 2015 root#

Messages in system.log

Oct 22 08:24:48 INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10.local adobe_licutil[1042]: The application with bundle ID com.adobe.adobe_licutil is running setugid(), which is not allowed.

Oct 22 08:24:51 INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10.local InDesignServer[1041]: WARNING: The Gestalt selector gestaltSystemVersion is returning 10.9.5 instead of 10.10.5. Use NSProcessInfo's operatingSystemVersion property to get correct system version number.

  Call location:

Oct 22 08:24:51 INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10.local InDesignServer[1041]: 0  CarbonCore                          0x00007fff93d442b7 ___Gestalt_SystemVersion_block_invoke + 113

Oct 22 08:24:51 INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10.local InDesignServer[1041]: 1  libdispatch.dylib                  0x00007fff9ad42e73 _dispatch_client_callout + 8

Oct 22 08:24:51 INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10.local InDesignServer[1041]: 2  libdispatch.dylib                  0x00007fff9ad42d86 dispatch_once_f + 117

Oct 22 08:24:51 INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10.local InDesignServer[1041]: 3  CarbonCore                          0x00007fff93ccd456 _Gestalt_SystemVersion + 987

Oct 22 08:24:51 INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10.local InDesignServer[1041]: 4  CarbonCore                          0x00007fff93ccc6e3 Gestalt + 144

Oct 22 08:24:51 INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10.local InDesignServer[1041]: 5  AdobeAGM                            0x000000010f5b3872 AGMTerminate + 1027540

Oct 22 08:24:51 INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10.local InDesignServer[1041]: 6  AdobeAGM                            0x000000010f7f1a3a AGMTerminate + 3379100

Oct 22 08:24:51 INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10.local InDesignServer[1041]: __agent_connection_block_invoke_2: Connection error - Connection invalid

Oct 22 08:24:52 INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10.local InDesignServer[1041]: The application with bundle ID com.adobe.InDesignServer is running setugid(), which is not allowed.

Oct 22 08:24:52 INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10.local nsurlstoraged[213]: realpath() returned NULL for /var/root/Library/Caches/com.adobe.InDesignServer

Oct 22 08:24:52 INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10.local nsurlstoraged[213]: The read-connection to the DB=/var/root/Library/Caches/com.adobe.InDesignServer/Cache.db is NOT valid.  Unable to determine schema version.

Oct 22 08:24:52 INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10.local nsurlstoraged[213]: realpath() returned NULL for /var/root/Library/Caches/com.adobe.InDesignServer

Oct 22 08:24:52 --- last message repeated 1 time ---

Oct 22 08:24:52 INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10.local nsurlstoraged[213]: ERROR: unable to determine file-system usage for FS-backed cache at /var/root/Library/Caches/com.adobe.InDesignServer/fsCachedData. Errno=13

Successful start (as admin, it looks the same when I'm logged in as root)

Terminal output

INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10:Adobe InDesign CC Server 2015 admin$ ./InDesignServer

================================================================================

.  InDesign CC Server Version 11.0

.  Copyright 1999-2015 Adobe Systems Incorporated and its licensors.

.  All rights reserved. See the other legal notices in the ReadMe.

================================================================================

Thu Oct 22 08:26:30 2015 INFO [server] Initializing

Thu Oct 22 08:26:30 2015 INFO [server] Loading the application

Thu Oct 22 08:26:30 2015 INFO [server] Scanning for plug-ins

Thu Oct 22 08:26:30 2015 INFO [server] Registering 116 plug-ins

Thu Oct 22 08:26:32 2015 INFO [server] Completing Object Model

Thu Oct 22 08:26:32 2015 INFO [server] Saving Object Model

Thu Oct 22 08:26:32 2015 INFO [server] Initializing plug-ins

Thu Oct 22 08:26:32 2015 INFO [server] Calling Early Initializers

Thu Oct 22 08:26:33 2015 INFO [server] Starting up Service Registry

Thu Oct 22 08:26:34 2015 INFO [server] Executing startup services

Thu Oct 22 08:26:34 2015 INFO [server] Using configuration configuration_noport

Thu Oct 22 08:26:35 2015 INFO [server] Initializing Application

Thu Oct 22 08:26:35 2015 INFO [server] Completing Initialization

Thu Oct 22 08:26:35 2015 INFO [server] Calling Late Initializers

Thu Oct 22 08:26:37 2015 INFO [server] Image previews are off

Thu Oct 22 08:26:37 2015 INFO [server] Server Running

Thu Oct 22 08:26:37 2015 INFO [javascript] Executing File: /Applications/Adobe InDesign CC Server 2015/Scripts/startup scripts/ConnectInstancesToESTK.js

Thu Oct 22 08:26:37 2015 INFO [javascript] Executing File: /Applications/Adobe InDesign CC Server 2015/Scripts/converturltohyperlink/startup scripts/ConvertURLToHyperlinkMenuItemLoader.jsx

Thu Oct 22 08:26:37 2015 INFO [javascript] Executing File: /Applications/Adobe InDesign CC Server 2015/Scripts/converturltohyperlink/ConvertURLToHyperlinkMenuItem.jsxbin

Messages in system.log

Oct 22 08:55:27 INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10.local InDesignServer[1160]: WARNING: The Gestalt selector gestaltSystemVersion is returning 10.9.5 instead of 10.10.5. Use NSProcessInfo's operatingSystemVersion property to get correct system version number.

  Call location:

Oct 22 08:55:27 INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10.local InDesignServer[1160]: 0   CarbonCore                          0x00007fff93d442b7 ___Gestalt_SystemVersion_block_invoke + 113

Oct 22 08:55:27 INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10.local InDesignServer[1160]: 1   libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff9ad42e73 _dispatch_client_callout + 8

Oct 22 08:55:27 INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10.local InDesignServer[1160]: 2   libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff9ad42d86 dispatch_once_f + 117

Oct 22 08:55:27 INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10.local InDesignServer[1160]: 3   CarbonCore                          0x00007fff93ccd456 _Gestalt_SystemVersion + 987

Oct 22 08:55:27 INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10.local InDesignServer[1160]: 4   CarbonCore                          0x00007fff93ccc6e3 Gestalt + 144

Oct 22 08:55:27 INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10.local InDesignServer[1160]: 5   AdobeAGM                            0x000000010cba3872 AGMTerminate + 1027540

Oct 22 08:55:27 INDD-server-CC-2015-test-10.local InDesignServer[1160]: 6   AdobeAGM                            0x000000010cde1a3a AGMTerminate + 3379100

Can anyone help we with this?

Regards

Åke

I have an idea about the Adobe InDesign application program to increase the selling power of Adobe InDesign , by adding an additional menu , with an additional menu which I mean more important to the future of printing .

How can I relate directly to the developer adobe indesingn ........... !