load javascript function into global scope
Hello forum, i send a lot of different scripts to IDS, but they often need to use the same functions i wrote. Is there a way to define such functions once, and to use them within subsequent scripts,...
View ArticleIndesign Server CS4 service is not starting on Windows Server 2003 64bit
Hello guys, I am not able to start Indesign Server CS4 service on windows Server 2003 SP2 64bit .I have successfuly configured the service with InDesignServerService.msc, set the port to 18555....
View ArticlePDF Preset (joboptions)
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
View Article[CS3] Enabling full redo/undo support
Is there any way to enable full redo/undo support in the InDesign server?Or can I write my own redo/undo functionality? Thanx in advance.
View ArticleGetting unable to snap in error when trying to run indesign server as service
Hi, I am trying to get the indesign server cs5 as a service to run at a particular port on 64bit windows vm platform. The documentation pointed towards trying to operate the .msc file in...
View Articlemmc snap-in
Hi, I am trying to work out the best possible way to control multiple instances of indesign server on a windows machine. One way would is to use the mmc snap-in add on which provides a way to configure...
View ArticleInDesign server CS 5.5 - app.scriptArgs.get doesn't work in jsx script or...
Hello I'm working with Adobe InDesing Server CS 5.5 and having problem that *.jsx script is not able to read input parameters passwd from sampleclient.exe or SOAP (same story in both cases)I run...
View ArticleHow to copy a table from one text frame to another...
Is there a way to copy a table from one text frame to another? I'm using JavaScript. The following will move a table from one text frame to another, but I need to copy. var srcFrame =...
View ArticleIndesign Server CC Trial issues
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 &...
View ArticleExporting PDF with embedded transparent TIFF images
I'm trying to export a PDF with embedded transparent TIFF images. These images have extremely large dimensions. During the embed process, they are shrunk down to fit in the placeholder frames within...
View ArticleInDesign Server CS6 (MacOS) - JavaScripting & Troubleshooting "Bus error" or...
I'm attempting to convert a workflow from InDesign CS5.5 Desktop with AppleScript to InDesign Server CS6 with JavaScript. It seems most of our templates work fine but every now and then I run into one...
View ArticleJapanese Crop Marks on IDS output?
I am currently implementing an IDS solution in Tokyo. Japanese crop marks are required by my client to be on all outputs, laser printed and X1A PDFs. My solution works fine in InDesign workstation,...
View ArticleInDesign Server 10 CC 2014
Hi there, we are using InDesign CS4 upt o CC 2014 and have some automation going with InDesign Server.Our latest InDesign Server is 9. This workflow can't handle CC 2014- Documents. Is there any...
View ArticleDoes IDSD solve server issues?
Hi,We've been having a lot of issues with Indesign CS2 crashing when placing images from our server and when saving to the server. It's not 100% recreatable but it happens a lot. The nature of our...
View ArticleJava - Axis2: How to get an error code / error message from the Javascript...
HiIn our Java applicsation we call a Javascript in a Indesign CS Server using the following code:--- SNIP BEGIN ---// calls the remote service on the indesign servertry {// create serviceServiceStub...
View ArticleWhich action can throws this COMException?
Hi there,sometimes and not really reproducible I get the following COMException:System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x800706BE): The remote procedure call failed. (Exception from HRESULT:...
View ArticlePrinting to PostScript - Clean7Bit or Binary
When we "print" an .indd document to PostScript using InDesign CS3 (desktop version), the resulting file's DataDefinition is always set to Clean7Bit. However, when we call the Java InDesign Server API...
View ArticleInDesign Server, Applescript, and SOAP
Hi All, I've scoured these forums and the rest of the 'net as best I can, but I can't seem to find a solution for my issue, so I'm hoping maybe someone out there can shed some light on it for me. I...
View ArticleBug in CS4???
Seems like there is a problem with ScriptArgs and UTF-8 in IDS4. Because it does not handle UTF-8. Norwegian characters, and alle other non standard seems to not work. Did the same thing with IDS3 and...
View ArticleInDesign CC Server - ESTK Cannot Interact
I'm running Windows Server 2008R2 (64-bit) and I'm having a huge issue getting scripts to run from ESTK to InDesign CC Server. I've got InDesign CC (Desktop) installed as well. Both versions are fully...
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