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I have a script (which I got most of from here) that places all of the pages of a multi-page pdf into a new or existing InDesign file. I've been using this script in production for some time now. Recently, however, when I tried to use it to import a 16 page pdf, it will only import 13 pages before giving me a -1708 error with the description that it failed to open the pdf file.

I don't think there is anything wrong with the pdf. I can delete pages from it, resave it with Acrobat and then import the last pages just fine. It's not taking any longer than usual for the pages to import - it just dies. I tried running the script from ID2's palette, script editor and even the script menu, all with the same result. I'm stuck and need some help.

InDesign 2.0.2 on OS X 10.2.6. Here is the script (maybe there is a better way to write it to avoid this problem?):

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-- Get the path to the PDF file you are importing
tell me to set thePDF to choose file with prompt �
	"Pick a multi-page pdf to import:"

--How many pages to create and import
display dialog "Enter the number of pages to import." default answer 1
set pageCount to text returned of the result

display dialog "Is the pdf orientation tall or wide?" buttons {" Tall ", " Wide "} default button " Wide " with icon 1
if button returned of the result is " Tall " then
	set pageOrientation to "tall"
else
	set pageOrientation to "wide"
end if

tell application "InDesign 2.0.2"
	with timeout of 1200 seconds

		--Create a new document
		set newDoc to make document

		--setup dimensions for new document
		set horizontal measurement units of view preferences of newDoc to inches
		set vertical measurement units of view preferences of newDoc to inches
		set page width of document preferences of newDoc to 22.25
		set page height of document preferences of newDoc to 22

		--let's see it!
		zoom window 1 of newDoc given fit page

		--Add as many pages to the document as there are pages in the PDF
		set pages per document of document preferences of newDoc to (pageCount as number)
		if pageOrientation is "tall" then
			set page orientation of document preferences of newDoc to portrait
		else
			set page orientation of document preferences of newDoc to landscape
		end if

		--iterate through every page in the pdf
		repeat with i from 1 to pageCount

			--tell InDesign which page of the pdf to place
			set page number of PDF place preferences to i

			--set the pdf import options
			set PDF crop of PDF place preferences to crop media
			set preserve halftone of PDF place preferences to false
			set transparent background of PDF place preferences to false

			--and place the file on the right page
			place thePDF on page i of newDoc

		end repeat

		--set page width for plate output
		set page width of document preferences of newDoc to 25.694

	end timeout
end tell

say "P D F pages have been successfully imported" using "Victoria"
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Thanks for any help you can offer.

-Matt