I am still having problems, but I have changed my configuration/tried something new. I uninstalled InDesign Desktop 32- and 64-bit from the server hosting InDesign Server. I also reinstalled over the ID Server over its existing installation and reregistered with adobe_prtk. As I was saying, I'm still experiencing the waiting message; I have no idea how to debug this and I'm on a trial. If anyone has any idea how to help fix this or debug it, I'd really appreciate it. We can't justify paying adobe for support on a trial that should, by all accounts, be working out of the box - and we definitely can't purchase it in this condition. Thanks!!!
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Re: InDesign CC Server - ESTK Cannot Interact
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Re: InDesign CC Server - ESTK Cannot Interact
From our CS4 Mac server farm I know a similar effect.
InDesign Server can run with many instances on the same machine, addressed via different port. Only if you run one instance with default configuration, ESTK will find it directly via the red/green widget. I reserved that instance exclusively for interactive work, in order to not compete with the load balancer. In order to connect with the other instances you have to mangle the configuration name into a #target directive and press run. See ESTK's Help "JavaScript Tools Guide" for details, the section is titled "Application specifiers".
Regards,
Dirk
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Grey Lines around the image while generating PNG from INDD file
Hi,
I am using the InDesign Server to generate the PNG image and PDF from INDD file. While designing we do mapping of variable data fields, e.g., Text will be replaced by dynamic text, image will be replaced by dynamic image, barcode will be drawn on the basis of input at the image generation from InDesign Server.
Now when I do this mapping, a grey color line comes by itself and surrounds that particular image/ barcode (will be known as Variable Data fields). This grey line signifies that this data field is a variable datafield which will be replaced dynamically at the time of PDF OR Image generation by InDesign Server.
Now the InDesign Server is behaving different when:
1. when PDF is generated : Proper PDF gets generated by replacing all the variable data fields and with out any grey lines.
2. when PNG is generated : Image got generated by replacing all the variable data fields, but the images and barcode still contains the grey lines which were just to signify the Designer about the variable datafield.
Therefore, InDesign Server is generating the PNGs with the greylines surrounding the images and barcodes, which is not correct. Can any one let me know how can I remove these grey lines from PNG?
Please find one sample screenshot of INDD file in the attached file.
Warm Regards,
Rahul
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Re: InDesign CC Server - ESTK Cannot Interact
I appreciate the effort Dirk. Unfortunately, I have tried the steps you outlined above and it is still not doing away with the waiting message. I created a single instance in the service manager with no parameters and no port specified. There are no other instances set up. The behavior remains the same.
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FindChangeByList for CS6 Server?
Dear all,
can anybody please help me?
I am quite new to CS6 server and tried to use the well-known "FindChangeByList.jsx" on a generated document, but it doesn't work...
I did some changes to the script as described in the Scripting User Guide for the server version, but I am not sure if this was right as two or three chnages didn't make sense to me...
1. Replace the main() function with the following:
function main(){
if(app.documents.length > 0){
//Provide a story object or a document object.
myFindChangeByList(app.documents.item(0), false);
}
}
2. Delete the myDisplayDialog function.
3. Change the line:
var myFindChangeFile = "/c/FindChangeSupport/FindChangeList.txt";
to (you will have to fill in a valid file path for your system):
set myFindChangeFile to "yukino:FindChangeSupport:FindChangeList.txt"--> Is this right?? This looked like AppleScript to me.
To me it made more sense to change it to
var myFindChangeFile = "FindChangeSupport/FindChangeList.txt";
Doesn't a relative path work if the .txt file is in the specified subfolder?
Which would be the right syntax for Windows path like "\\myserver\somefolder\myscriptfolder\FindChangeSupport\FindChangeList.txt"?
4. Delete the myFindChangeFile function.
--> I didn't find this function, I deleted the myFindFile function
5. Delete the myGetScriptPath function.
On CS6 desktop version I use the unchanged script version which works well and replaces the things defined in the txt file.
After my changes my complete script looks like this, but nothing is replaced...
//FindChangeByList.jsx
//An InDesign CS4 JavaScript
/*
@@@BUILDINFO@@@ "FindChangeByList.jsx" 2.0.0.0 10-January-2008
*/
//Loads a series of tab-delimited strings from a text file, then performs a series
//of find/change operations based on the strings read from the file.
//
//The data file is tab-delimited, with carriage returns separating records.
//
//The format of each record in the file is:
//findType<tab>findProperties<tab>changeProperties<tab>findChangeOptions<tab>description
//
//Where:
//<tab> is a tab character
//findType is "text", "grep", or "glyph" (this sets the type of find/change operation to use).
//findProperties is a properties record (as text) of the find preferences.
//changeProperties is a properties record (as text) of the change preferences.
//findChangeOptions is a properties record (as text) of the find/change options.
//description is a description of the find/change operation
//
//Very simple example:
//text {findWhat:"--"} {changeTo:"^_"} {includeFootnotes:true, includeMasterPages:true, includeHiddenLayers:true, wholeWord:false} Find all double dashes and replace with an em dash.
//
//More complex example:
//text {findWhat:"^9^9.^9^9"} {appliedCharacterStyle:"price"} {include footnotes:true, include master pages:true, include hidden layers:true, whole word:false} Find $10.00 to $99.99 and apply the character style "price".
//
//All InDesign search metacharacters are allowed in the "findWhat" and "changeTo" properties for findTextPreferences and changeTextPreferences.
//
//If you enter backslashes in the findWhat property of the findGrepPreferences object, they must be "escaped"
//as shown in the example below:
//
//{findWhat:"\\s+"}
//
//For more on InDesign scripting, go to http://www.adobe.com/products/indesign/scripting/index.html
//or visit the InDesign Scripting User to User forum at http://www.adobeforums.com
//
main();
function main(){
if(app.documents.length > 0){
//Provide a story object or a document object.
myFindChangeByList(app.documents.item(0), false);
}
function myFindChangeByList(myObject){ var myScriptFileName, myFindChangeFile, myFindChangeFileName, myScriptFile, myResult; var myFindChangeArray, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindLimit, myStory; var myStartCharacter, myEndCharacter; var myFindChangeFile = "FindChangeSupport/FindChangeList.txt"; if(myFindChangeFile != null){ myFindChangeFile = File(myFindChangeFile); var myResult = myFindChangeFile.open("r", undefined, undefined); if(myResult == true){ //Loop through the find/change operations. do{ myLine = myFindChangeFile.readln(); //Ignore comment lines and blank lines. if((myLine.substring(0,4)=="text")||(myLine.substring(0,4)=="grep")||(myLine.substring(0,5)=="glyph")){ myFindChangeArray = myLine.split("\t"); //The first field in the line is the findType string. myFindType = myFindChangeArray[0]; //The second field in the line is the FindPreferences string. myFindPreferences = myFindChangeArray[1]; //The second field in the line is the ChangePreferences string. myChangePreferences = myFindChangeArray[2]; //The fourth field is the range--used only by text find/change. myFindChangeOptions = myFindChangeArray[3]; switch(myFindType){ case "text": myFindText(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions); break; case "grep": myFindGrep(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions); break; case "glyph": myFindGlyph(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions); break; } } } while(myFindChangeFile.eof == false); myFindChangeFile.close(); } }
}
function myFindText(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions){ //Reset the find/change preferences before each search. app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing; app.findTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing; var myString = "app.findTextPreferences.properties = "+ myFindPreferences + ";"; myString += "app.changeTextPreferences.properties = " + myChangePreferences + ";"; myString += "app.findChangeTextOptions.properties = " + myFindChangeOptions + ";"; app.doScript(myString, ScriptLanguage.javascript); myFoundItems = myObject.changeText(); //Reset the find/change preferences after each search. app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing; app.findTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
}
function myFindGrep(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions){ //Reset the find/change grep preferences before each search. app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing; app.findGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing; var myString = "app.findGrepPreferences.properties = "+ myFindPreferences + ";"; myString += "app.changeGrepPreferences.properties = " + myChangePreferences + ";"; myString += "app.findChangeGrepOptions.properties = " + myFindChangeOptions + ";"; app.doScript(myString, ScriptLanguage.javascript); var myFoundItems = myObject.changeGrep(); //Reset the find/change grep preferences after each search. app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing; app.findGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
}
function myFindGlyph(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions){ //Reset the find/change glyph preferences before each search. app.changeGlyphPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing; app.findGlyphPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing; var myString = "app.findGlyphPreferences.properties = "+ myFindPreferences + ";"; myString += "app.changeGlyphPreferences.properties = " + myChangePreferences + ";"; myString += "app.findChangeGlyphOptions.properties = " + myFindChangeOptions + ";"; app.doScript(myString, ScriptLanguage.javascript); var myFoundItems = myObject.changeGlyph(); //Reset the find/change glyph preferences after each search. app.changeGlyphPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing; app.findGlyphPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
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How do I use ESTK to debug ExtendScript running in IDS?
I want to step through ExtendScript running inside InDesign Server (not CC).
Thanks!
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InDesign Server CC Multi-Instances
Following the documentation for multi-instance support the application, running as a web service under IIS7 on Windows Server 2008 R2, is failing to access the object. For a single instance I use CreateObject("InDesignServer.Application")but as document for multiple instances I useGetObject(“myIDS1”)(where I have an instance of InDesign Server CC running with parameter “indesignserver -configuration myIDS1”. I have tried running the instance both from command line, elevated command line, and from the InDesignServerService). It is acting as though it does not recognise the instance name, but then I don't really understand how it would. Any ideas appreciated.
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Data merge crash in ID CS6 server (but works in ID CS6 desktop)
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.
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Re: InDesign CC Server - ESTK Cannot Interact
Did you specify the architecture (32/64 bit)?
Something like
#target "indesignserver-9.064"
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Re: Grey Lines around the image while generating PNG from INDD file
Sounds like a bug. Some untried workarounds:
Place the PDF on a separate page and export that page to PNG.
Place the whole .indd on a separate doc, and export that.
Dirk
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InDesign Server - License
Hi,
I want to have InDesign Server trial for ever for one my cloud product in which I am tring to demo. After the demo user can either purchase InDesign server themself or plug-in my tool with their existing InDesign server. If I use InDesign Server 90 days trial, after 90 days, will it stop to work or continue to work with water mark? I am fine to have water mark even from the first day. I email to Adobe asking "InDesign Server Developer Free License" but no response. Please advise.
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Creating Hyperlink using InDesign CS6 Server
Hello,
Could anyone help me to automate hyperlink generation for the web related contents, I can acheive this using desktop, but not in InDesign CS6 server, since 'selection' property is not supporting by the server version.
Thanks,
Praveen
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Re: FindChangeByList for CS6 Server?
First of all there's a bracket missing for your main() function:
At the beginning of your question there were two closing brackets at the end, what was correct, and in your complete code there's only one closing bracket.
Your point three: Yes, this is AppleScript code. Using var myFindChangeFile = "FindChangeSupport/FindChangeList.txt"; is correct but you are going to use that script with InDesign Server so I'm not sure where your FindChangeList.txt file will be located. At the Server? I hope so.
How does your FindChangeList.txt file look like? If it looks like this (and I recommend to use an absolute path), your script will work - locally at least.
text<tab>{findWhat:"Replace me"}<tab>{changeTo:"I'm the replacement"}<tab>{}
text<tab>{findWhat:"I'm bad"}<tab>{changeTo:"I'm good"}<tab>{}
...
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How to connect InDesign Server in Adobe Flash Builder (Adobe Flex Web Application) ?
I am starting to create a user interface using flex but how should i start connecting it to InDesign Server?
Can someone help me please.
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Change language in InDesign Server
How can I change the language of InDesign Server from English to Spanish? Is that Possible??
Regards
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Re: InDesign Server Trial not Licensing
Even after tryal licensing with APTEE, InDesign tell me the same error message.
Someone knows why?
Ivan
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How to start two instances of InDesign server independently?
Hello,
we have a multi instance InDesign server installation.
And we are able to start two instances of InDesign server on different ports.
But now we would like to use different plugins for different instances.
Is it possible somehow? For example install InDesign server two times in different folders or something like that?
Thank you in advance.
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Why can't I download Indesign CC? It keeps saying I have a server error.
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?
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Re: How to start two instances of InDesign server independently?
InDesign plugin loading can be controlled via a file "PluginConfig.txt", refer to search for details.
InDesign Server has separate configuration folders per instance/configuration.
*If* the search path for the PluginConfig.txt falls into this folder, that would be the easiest approach.
I don't have a server installation with me to try it out.
Dirk
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Re: Why can't I download Indesign CC? It keeps saying I have a server error.
Mavra Ahmed wrote:
I just purchased the cloud...I have been trying to download Indesign CC ... Is there a direct link that can be provided to download Indesign? ... Because I have purchased the cloud and I feel like I'll be wasting my money if I can't even download anything.
Hi Mavra, sorry you're having difficulties.
To answer your question, yes:
Creative Cloud Direct Download Links for Windows and Mac
Make sure to carefully follow each step of the download instructions given, in order for the CC links to work.
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