IDML is it useful???????????

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4 total messages Started by ahakkim Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:47

#1062

Author: ahakkim
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:47

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Hi all

How much IDML is useful???

Re: IDML is it useful???????????

#1064

Author: jongware
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:42

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As much as you can handle.

Re: IDML is it useful???????????

#1067

Author: Rick_Quatro
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:46

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I recently had an index with part numbers and UPC codes. Some of the UPC codes were incorrect so I had the client output the correct part numbers and UPC codes to a csv file. I saved the index to IDML and used grep in a text editor to find each part number and look up the correct UPC from the CSV file. After updating appropriate XML file from the IDML, I reopened it in InDesign and had my updated index.

I could have done this directly in the InDesign file with JavaScript, but I found it easier to do it on the XML file form the IDML file.

Rick Quatro

Re: IDML is it useful???????????

#1096

Author: Dave_Saunders
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:17

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Let's say I create a little document and type "Hello World" into it.

I export as IDML and the result is a zip file (with the .idml extension). So I unzip it, find the stories.xml file and change the content to "Hello Ducky".

Now, what do I use to reconstitute the zip file? Using Leopard's Create Archive does seem to work.

Dave

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