InDesign CS2 Error adding bookContents to a book

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7 total messages Started by chus Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:52

#1484

Author: chus
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:52

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Hi all,

I want create a book in InDesign CS2 and add indesign documents to it using javascript and I get this error //ERROR:Process aborted by user What's wrong with this script?

//DESCRIPTION: Create a book and add indd-files of a choosen folder
var path = "//Users/INDD";
var bookname= "BookINDD";

var myFolder = new Folder(path);
if( myFolder != null ){
  // get indd-files of choosen folder
  var myFiles=myFolder.getFiles( ficheroIndd );
  if ( myFiles.length > 0 ){
		var myBookFileName = myFolder + "/"+ bookname + ".indb";
    var myBookFile = new File( myBookFileName );

		//the book file exists
		if(myBookFile.exists){
	 var myBook=app.open( myBookFile );
	 myBook.automaticPagination=true;
		}else{
			//the book file doesn't exist, so make a new one
			var myBook=app.books.add( myBookFile );
			myBook.automaticPagination=true;
		}
		//add indd-files to a book
		for ( i=0; i < myFiles.length; i++ ){ 	 	myBook.bookContents.add( myFiles[i] ); // ERROR:Process aborted by user 		} 		myBook.save( ); 	} }

Thanks,
Chus.

Re: InDesign CS2 Error adding bookContents to a book

#1489

Author: Dave_Saunders
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:17

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So what does your function ficheroIndd look like? It looks as though it is intended to filter .indd files so that other files in the folder are ignored, but if it is not working correctly that would explain the problem.

Dave

Re: InDesign CS2 Error adding bookContents to a book

#1496

Author: chus
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:24

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Hi Dave
The idea is filter the files "*.indd" of the folder "Users/INDD" and then insert them in the book "BookINDD.indb". This script must be executed on InDesignServer. When I executed it, I get the error // ERROR:Process aborted by user, in the next line of the script: myBook.bookContents.add( myFiles[i] );

I write de script again:

//DESCRIPTION: Create a book and add indd-files of a choosen folder
var path = "//Users/INDD";
var bookname= "BookINDD";

var myFolder = new Folder(path);
if( myFolder != null ){
  // get indd-files of choosen folder
  var myFiles=myFolder.getFiles( "*.indd" );
  if ( myFiles.length > 0 ){
		var myBookFileName = myFolder + "/"+ bookname + ".indb";
    var myBookFile = new File( myBookFileName );

		//the book file exists
		if(myBookFile.exists){
	 var myBook=app.open( myBookFile );
	 myBook.automaticPagination=true;
		}else{
			//the book file doesn't exist, so make a new one
			var myBook=app.books.add( myBookFile );
			myBook.automaticPagination=true;
		}
		//add indd-files to a book
		for ( i=0; i < myFiles.length; i++ ){ 	 	myBook.bookContents.add( myFiles[i] ); // ERROR:Process aborted by user 		} 		myBook.save( ); 	} }

Thanks in advance
Chus

Re: InDesign CS2 Error adding bookContents to a book

#1347

Author: Dave_Saunders
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:45

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Have you tried manually constructing the book in question? Could it be that some of those files are unsuitable for inclusion in the book and so are breaking the script?

Dave

Re: InDesign CS2 Error adding bookContents to a book

#1348

Author: chus
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:20

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I have built manually the book (BookINDD.indb) and then, I have added the files *.indd, and it's posible, so I don't know where is the problem when I'm executing the script in InDesignServer CS2

Chus

Re: InDesign CS2 Error adding bookContents to a book

#1352

Author: Dave_Saunders
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:51

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Check that the filter is working by adding:

alert(myFiles[i].name);

before the add command. This will tell you:

a) whether or not it is working
b) which file is causing the problem.

Dave

Re: InDesign CS2 Error adding bookContents to a book

#1373

Author: chus
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:16

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Thanks Dave I'm going to try.

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