[AS][IDCS4] Load dictionary and load print preset

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#1

Hello,

Again I am stumped by what “should” be a simple 1-2 line command. I can’t figure out the syntax to load a dictionary file in InDesign CS4 nor can I figure out how to load a print preset. We are doing department-wide updates that blow away these preferences, so I have to write a script that will reset them (because counting on my designers to do this themselves my be a bit too much).

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Here’s what I’ve been trying (and failing with) for the dictionary loading, the print preset I’m slightly stumped since I can only find printer preset in the AS dictionary.


tell application "Adobe InDesign CS4"
	add dictionary path "Applications:Adobe InDesign CS4:Presets:CS.UDC"
end tell

Stacy in DC

#2

Hi,

You could write a script that copies your preset into the users folder, when you next launch Indesign CS4 the presets will be visible.
You could even save the script as an application bundle, store the required presets in the bundle and then copy them to the presets folder. This would mean you only have to run the application bundle once on each machine.

path to users Presets is : /Users/user/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe PDF