I am trying to use InDesign using Java via ORB.

When I run following java program

package indesigntest;

import java.io.BufferedReader;

import java.io.FileReader;

import org.omg.CORBA.ORB;

import org.omg.CORBA.Object;

import com.adobe.ids.IdsException;

import com.adobe.ids.basics.Application;

import com.adobe.ids.basics.ApplicationHelper;

public class Main {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        try {

            ORB orb = ORB.init(args, null);

            BufferedReader iorIn = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("d:\\ior.txt"));

            String application_IOR = iorIn.readLine();

            Object object = orb.string_to_object(application_IOR);

            Application myApp = ApplicationHelper.narrow(object);

            myApp.consoleerr("Error occur");

            myApp.consoleout("First Hello Server");

        } catch (IdsException e) {

            e.printStackTrace();

        } catch (Exception e) {

            e.printStackTrace();           

        }

    }

}

I got following exception:

com.adobe.ids.IdsException: IDL:com/adobe/ids/IdsException:1.0

        at com.adobe.ids.IdsExceptionHelper.read(Unknown Source)

        at com.adobe.ids.basics._ApplicationStub.consoleerr(Unknown Source)

        at indesigntest.Main.main(Main.java:18)

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Here is InDesign server command that is running sucessfully at backend

D:\>c:

C:\>cd\

C:\>cd C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CS6 Server x64

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CS6 Server x64>InDesignServer -iorfile d:\

ior.txt -pluginpath Server\Corba

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

.  InDesign CS6 Server Version 8.0 x64 Evaluation

.  Copyright 1999-2012 Adobe Systems Incorporated and its licensors.

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

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

08/09/12 17:41:07 INFO  [server] Initializing

08/09/12 17:41:07 INFO  [server] Loading the application

08/09/12 17:41:07 INFO  [server] Restoring Object Model

08/09/12 17:41:07 INFO  [server] Scanning for plug-ins

08/09/12 17:41:08 INFO  [server] Initializing plug-ins

08/09/12 17:41:08 INFO  [server] Starting up Service Registry

08/09/12 17:41:25 INFO  [server] Executing startup services

08/09/12 17:41:25 INFO  [server] Using configuration configuration_noport

08/09/12 17:41:28 INFO  [server] Initializing Application

08/09/12 17:41:28 INFO  [server] Completing Initialization

08/09/12 17:41:32 INFO  [server] Image previews are off

08/09/12 17:41:32 INFO  [server] Server Running

08/09/12 17:41:32 INFO  [javascript] Executing File: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adob

e InDesign CS6 Server x64\Scripts\startup scripts\ConnectInstancesToESTK.js

08/09/12 17:41:32 INFO  [javascript] Executing File: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adob

e InDesign CS6 Server x64\Scripts\converturltohyperlink\startup scripts\ConvertU

RLToHyperlinkMenuItemLoader.jsx

08/09/12 17:41:32 INFO  [javascript] Executing File: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adob

e InDesign CS6 Server x64\Scripts\converturltohyperlink\ConvertURLToHyperlinkMen

uItem.jsxbin

08/09/12 17:41:36 INFO  [server] Initializing Corba API

08/09/12 17:41:36 INFO  [server] ApplicationIOR:010000002200000049444c3a636f6d2f

61646f62652f6964732f4170706c69636174696f6e3a312e30000000010000000000000068000000

010102000b00000031302e302e302e3231390000380a000013000000ff6964735f706f61fe00b023

50010008b40031000200000000000000080000000100000000545441010000001c00000001000000

010001000100000001000105090101000100000009010100

08/09/12 17:41:36 INFO  [server] Writing IOR to 'd:\ior.txt'

Generated iot.txt file

IOR:010000002200000049444c3a636f6d2f61646f62652f6964732f4170706c69636174696f6e3a312e300000 00010000000000000068000000010102000b00000031302e302e302e3231390000d008000013000000ff696473 5f706f61fe8fa023500100130c0031000200000000000000080000000100000000545441010000001c00000001 000000010001000100000001000105090101000100000009010100

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Environment:

Windows 7 64 bit

JDK 6

Adobe InDesign CS6 Server x64

Adobe InDesign CS5.5 Server SDK

Trial Activated using

"adobe_prtk --tool=StartTrial --leid=InDesignServer-CS6-Win-GM"

PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I AM MISSING.

I am also interested in Indesign purchase if it got working.

Thanks in advance.

I have a running instance of InDesign Server CS6 which I launched using the following command:

"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CS6 Server x64\InDesignServer.com" -port 12345

I tried running the following VBScript file to access this running instance:

Set myApp = WScript.GetObject("configuration_12345")

myApp.ConsoleOut("Foo")

Set myApp = Nothing

But I get this error (launched using 64-bit wscript.exe):

---------------------------

Windows Script Host

---------------------------

Line:          1

Char:          1

Error:          File name or class name not found during Automation operation

Code:          800A01B0

Source:           Microsoft VBScript runtime error

I also tried to access this instance using C++ COM:

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])

{

          HRESULT hr = ::CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_MULTITHREADED);

          if (FAILED(hr))

          {

                    printf("COM init failed\n");

                    return 0;

          }

          IDispatch* pUnk = NULL;

          hr = ::CoGetObject(L"configuration_12345", NULL, __uuidof(IDispatch), (void**)&pUnk);

          if (SUCCEEDED(hr))

          {

                    pUnk->Release();

                    pUnk = NULL;

          }

          ::CoUninitialize();

          return 0;

}

But, CoGetObject returns 0x800401e4 (MK_E_SYNTAX).

However, if I use the "helloworld-csharp-com" sample, using "configuration_12345" as the config, it works fine. Why is it not working with VBScript and C++?

I'm running Windows 8, 64-bit, IDS CS6 8.0

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.

I just purchased the cloud...I have been trying to download Indesign CC and everytime it asks me to login, I do as such, and then it tells me that an Unknown Server has occured. This has been going on for quite some time...is there something wrong with my compatibility? Is there a direct link that can be provided to download Indesign? And I am not talking about the trial. Is my fire wall blocking it or what? Because I have purchased the cloud and I feel like I'll be wasting my money if I can't even download anything. If there is another way to download the programs, can I do that without accessing the website?

Hi,

I've multiple Adobe IDs:

Adobe-ID1 for Company 1/AEDP

Adobe-ID2 for Company 2/CC Membership

I've downloaded Indesign CC Server from AEDP (Adobe-ID1) and tried to install using the Serial number from AEDP and the Adobe-ID1.

In the options dialog of the install, I can't select the ID Server components and it has a warning icon with the title "Required components are disabled".

I tried to use the second login (Adobe-ID2) or install it as a trial version, but I get the same behaviour.

The installation failed on two Macs (10.9.5 and 10.10.2) with CC and the name of the installer file is: InDesignServer_9_LS18.dmg. Is anything missing and has to be installed upfront?

Any recommendations or tips to solve the issue?

Patrick

Hi,

I am having issues using a valid font in an automated server system, I've created a thread in scripting here; https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1803689

If any of you have any insight into this kind of issue, I would love to hear it!

Thanks,

G

so right now on my windows server which is 2008 r2 I have the following installed

I am trying to get InDesign CC Server 2014 trial activated and here is what I have done so far

So I got the error that it is not properly licensed so next I ran the command from the Adobe Manager Directory : adobe_prtk --tool=StartTrial --leid=V7{}InDesignServer-10-Win-GM

Now I got a successful StartTrial indicator, so I will go back and try again

I am confused at this point? I got the right return code for successful, but yet its not licensed properly?

Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions regarding this? or maybe I am missing something and doing something incorrectly somewhere?

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");

Hello,

I'm having an issue where I've downloaded the trial version of InDesign CC Server 2014 for use with Sitecore's PXM module. According to their instructions, if I were to modify the .msc file located at C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CC Server 2014 by setting the port setting to a specific value, it should then listen on that port provided I restart the service. The InDesignServerService is running according to the task manager, but when I check via netstat, I don't see it at all.

Is anyone familiar with issue and if so, what might I be missing? Any help is appreciated.

Thank you,

Anthony

I would like to compare two text frames (from IDML files) and determine if they are at the same position on my grid.

Thank you !

The closest thing I can find to a published script API is the InDesign Scripting Guide pdf (by the way Adobe, I know you love pdfs, but it is an awful format for documentation, these sort of documents is actually what HTML was invented for - use it pretty please?)

However, this only seems to discuss the api that is available from within InDesign. I am scripting InDesign server and it seems to be somewhat different, for example activeDocument is not actually a property on app. Is this API actually published anywhere?

Hi!

This problem drives me nuts.

I have installed a fresh new version of Microsoft Server 2012.

I download the latest version of InDesign-Server for Windows.

I install Adobe Application Manager Enterprise Edition 3.1.

I use booth adobe_prtk.exe from the AAMEE and from the Adobe Provisioning Toolkit Enterprise Edition with

adobe_prtk.exe --tool=StartTrial --leid=InDesignServer-CS6-Win-GM

I get this result

StartTrial Successful

Return Code = 0

But if i try to start InDesignServer, the console prompts

Adobe InDesign Server is not properly licensed and will now quit. (On my machine the german translation of this error).

What I'm doing wrong?

The strange thing is... If I call

adobe_prtk.exe --tool=StartTrial --leid=FooBarFooBarFoo

the tool says also

StartTrial Successful

Return Code = 0

Hi all.

I'm trying toactivateInDesign ServerCCbutI am havinga lot of problems.

- MacOSX 1.8.5 Server.

- Adobeindesignserver 9.2 Debug 1_23

First of all, the package contains just a folder, not an installer.

So I suppose all I have to do is copy the content in the Applications folder.

In the folder I found tree different executable files:

InDesignServer.app

InDesignServer.command

indesignserverconsole.command

I tried toactivateInDesignwithall the methodslistedhere:

http://helpx.adobe.com/it/indesign/release-note/indesign-server-cc-release-notes.html#Requ isiti%20minimi%20di%20sistema

adobe_prtk --tool=StartTrial --leid=InDesignServer-CS7-Mac-GM

adobe_prtk --tool=Serialize --leid=InDesignServer-CS7-Mac-GM --serial=<MySerial> --adobeid=<MyID>

adobe_prtk --tool=Type1Exception --accept --serial=<MySerial>--responsecode=<MyResponseCode> --leid=InDesignServer-CS7-Mac-GM

All attemptsended with: ReturnCode = 0 but InDesign still do not start.

Greetings,

I would like to inquire about a possible performance problem regarding combining multiple IDML / INDT files or copying pages via Indesign Server Scripting API.

Note that we are using Indesign Server CS6 (with latest 8.0.2 update).

Currently, we are using the following line to merge multiple indesign documents (IDML/INDT)

document.pages.everyItem().duplicate(LocationOptions.AFTER, baseDocument.pages[lastPageIndex])

Above line performs what is needed (textframes are threaded, etc), however there is a possible issue with its performance which degrades horribly especially after several merging operations and if there are several pages in the base document or the document to be copied (though the performance is more affected when the document to be copied has many pages)

Testing done:

#1 For the below test, Notice that the merging is not constant and degrades per minute (performance may possible degrade when using a larger document)

Time elapsed is 20 minutes for INDT and 25 minutes for IDML. it adds ~1 minute for each document added (for a 42 page, this duration may increase when no of pages increase).

#2 For below test, we noticed that INDT seems to perform faster than IDML (though it is larger by 10x and is a binary file)

#3 For below test, notice that the merging degrades by several minutes even if you just increase the number of pages.

Notice that we added the documents according to increasing no of pages as we found out that it performs significantly faster than not (saved several hours)

I also incorporated the doc.save and gc calls but it still doesn't help reduce the whole merging process to several minutes. (still takes 11 hours just to merge 33 documents with total of 1046 pages)

Note that we also checked binary merging (merging small files first but the resulting time is much larger than above)

Notice that I have already added $.gc and doc.save per 5 documents however the effect is lost/not significant around the 4th/5th time.

Please confirm if there is something that can be done to resolve above Indesign's performance for merging / copying pages from one document to another.

or suggest alternative code or some setting that we may have missed.

Hi everybody,

I just downloaded the trial of the InDesign Server CC 2014 for MacOS X but I do not find the correct command to activate the trial license.

I always get the following error: ERROR [server] Adobe InDesign Server is not properly licensed and will now quit.

What shall I do to activate the trail?

TIA & BR

-- Stefano

I'd like to share with you my frustration about InDesign CS6 Server which tries to do the very same as shown above, but apparenty noone at Adobe did think about the fact that ID Server has NO GUI. So as a customer youre left with an Installation that provides NO means for later offline activation, but provides the very same link at installation, basically guiding you through a process that can not be accomplished with ID Server by any means.

Moreover, the Installer claims there is a 7-day grace period until you MUST have activated your license but even with entering a valid code the Server wont start from second ONE, stating "Adobe InDesign Server is not properly licensed and will now quit". This sort of misdesign is what makes customers furious! And then they wonder why people use circumvention technologies.

Hi,

I cannot start our InDesign Server CC 2014 (Windows Server 2008). I have installed the software and was logged with our Adobe ID and installation was successful without any error message. The installation manual states that “InDesign CC Server needs to be activated before it can be used. If the computer is online, activation is done automatically when you install.” However, I got an error message when I tried to launch InDesign Server: “Adobe InDesign Server is not properly licensed and will now quit”.

Since  I had previously installed InDesign Server CS6 on another machine, I tried to use the APTEE to start the trial. I used the CS6 one because I did not find any version for CC 2014, I finally got the message:

StartTrial Successful

Return Code = 0

but when I tried to launch again InDesign Server, I always get the Adobe InDesign Server is not properly licensed and will now quit message.

I also read this thread but did not find the solution Indesign Server CC Trial issues

Thanks for help!

Hi,

Where do PDF Preset files or joboptions files need to be stored for InDesign CS3 Server to "see" them. Would InDesign Server need to be restarted to pick up changes to the Presets?

Thanks

Hello,

Will InDesign Server work on a Windows 8 laptop.

- Intel Core i5 3210M 2.5GHz

- 6GB RAM + 500GB HDD

- 15.6" HD LED

- Windows 8 64 bit

Thank you.

P.