[VB] Scripting InDesign : is it VB or VBA ?

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From: Gregory Neto
Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 13:08

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Hi everybody,

I'm quite new to VB programming, and would like to automate some Indesign
tasks
using VB. I used to write a few scripts using Microsoft Word "VBA" feature,
which allows the script to be placed "inside" the running application.

From what I read so far, it seems that when you script inDesign, you have to
be "outside" the Indesign application : ie, creating � VB .exe file from
Visual Basic, which will "drive" InDesign, and thus be invoked from
"outside" InDesign ?

Can someone explain me if me understanding of Indesign VB scripting is
clear, of point out my misunderstanding ?

thanks.

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