InDesign Droplet

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#1

Hello there:
Working on a InDesign CS3 application:


-- Drop files on app
-- Opens template chosen by user
-- Each file is placed on page duplicated from original
-- Eventually: export each page individually to a PDF file named using original file name

on open theseAds
	set EOY_Proof_Template to choose file with prompt "Please select your End of Year Proof Template:" without invisibles
	
	tell application "Adobe InDesign CS3"
		open EOY_Proof_Template
		repeat with thisAd in theseAds
			try
				set myPage to (duplicate page 1 of document 1)
				tell application "Adobe InDesign CS3"
					tell rectangle 1 of page 1 of document 1
						place thisAd as string
						tell application "System Events"
							tell process "Adobe InDesign CS3"
								set frontmost to true
								keystroke "e" using shift down & command down
							end tell
						end tell
					end tell
				end tell
				
			on error the error_message number the error_number
				display dialog "ERROR: " & the error_number & ". " & the error_message buttons ("OK")
				
			end try
		end repeat
	end tell
	
end open

Files place fine but I’m having trouble with the System Events command that is supposed to center the image in the frame. Any ideas?

#2

Hi karmaChrome:

This works in CS4, probably CS3 as well (see 2 lines after ‘place thisAd as string’}:


-- Drop files on app
-- Opens template chosen by user
-- Each file is placed on page duplicated from original
-- Eventually: export each page individually to a PDF file named using original file name

on open theseAds
	set EOY_Proof_Template to choose file with prompt "Please select your End of Year Proof Template:" without invisibles
	
	tell application "Adobe InDesign CS3"
		open EOY_Proof_Template
		repeat with thisAd in theseAds
			try
				set myPage to (duplicate page 1 of document 1)
				tell application "Adobe InDesign CS3"
					tell rectangle 1 of page 1 of document 1
						place thisAd as string
						
						set myImage to rectangle 1 of page 1 of document 1
						fit myImage given center content
						
						
						tell application "System Events"
							tell process "Adobe InDesign CS3"
								set frontmost to true
								keystroke "e" using shift down & command down
							end tell
						end tell
					end tell
				end tell
				
			on error the error_message number the error_number
				display dialog "ERROR: " & the error_number & ". " & the error_message buttons ("OK")
				
			end try
		end repeat
	end tell
	
end open

Cheers,
Ludwig

#3

You don’t need to use system events to center the image, instead use the fit rectangle command in id:

fit rectangle given center content

or

fit rectangle (rectangle 1 of page 1 of document 1) given center content
#4

Thanks Ludwig and Jerome - the fit command works wonderfully

#5

You’re welcome! :wink: