Scripting using RealBasic

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5 total messages Started by Malcolm Wooden Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:29

#800

Author: Malcolm Wooden
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:29

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Has anyone tried scripting in RealBasic on Windows? I am trying to Open a document and set the size for the TextFrame but it just won't have it.

Re: Scripting using RealBasic

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Author: Olav_Kvern
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:45

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Hi Malcolm,

I've never used RealBasic in Windows, and haven't used it on the Mac OS for years, but it should work. I would imagine that you'd start by adding a reference to the InDesign COM library to your project--just as in VB--have you done that?

Thanks,

Ole

Re: Scripting using RealBasic

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Author: Ralf_Funke
Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:54

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I always just create a parameter file in Realbasic then call an InDesign Script that reads in the parameter file and does it stuffs. This way I create complete InDesign issues.

myIndesign=new Oleobject("Indesign.Application")
myIndesign.DoScript(f.AbsolutePath,1246973031)

Ralf

Re: Scripting using RealBasic

#835

Author: Malcolm Wooden
Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:06

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Ralf

What do you write the InDesign Script in that's at f.AbsolutePath? Java, VB or are you using AppleScript on a Mac?

Malcolm

Re: Scripting using RealBasic

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Author: Ralf_Funke
Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:09

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I always use JavaScript. If you need a different language change the scripting language parameter. (You need to look it up in the documentation.)

Ralf

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