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I am trying to script InDesing from a C# .NET application, it mostly works fine but I have problem to get the InDesign.Selection object:s type from my C#-code. When coding "same code" in VB.NET it works fine.

This examle code assumes that text is marked in InDesign.

VB-code:

Dim idApp As InDesign.Application
Dim doc As InDesign.Document
idApp = CreateObject("InDesign.Application")
doc = idApp.ActiveDocument
Trace.Write(doc.Name)

Dim text As InDesign.Text
Dim selType As Type
selType = idApp.Selection.GetType()	' returns Syste.RunTimeType
text = idApp.Selection.Item(1)
Trace.Write(text.TextContents)	' works fine

C#-code:

Type indAppType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("InDesign.Application", true);
InDesign.Application idApp = (InDesign.Application)Activator.CreateInstance(indAppType);
InDesign.Document doc = (InDesign.Document)idApp.ActiveDocument;

Trace.Write(doc.Name); //works fine

System.Object o = idApp.Selection;
Type tp = o.GetType(); //System.Type

InDesign.Text i = (InDesign.Text)o; //invalid cast exception?

Anyone know how to get the InDesign.Text object from InDesign.Selection property in C#-code?

thanks,
John