Re: Question 1: Clarification on Scripting for InDesign

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From: Olav_Kvern
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 17:24

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Jens--

There's not a way to start a script with an InDesign event. The platform-specific scripting systems (AppleScript, VBScript/VB/VBA) can run scripts in response to various system events (folder changes, timers, etc.), but that might not be what you want.

You could write a plug-in using the InDesign SDK to run scripts based on user events, but no one (as far as I know) has done so yet. (But be warned that the SDK is quite large--tens of thousands of API calls--and the learning curve can be steep.)

Thanks,

Ole

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