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Scripting Adobe InDesign

Our (web) developers are experienced in building an InDesign application to generate manuals automatically using Adobe InDesign server. This system is used by one of the world's biggest electronics companies.
In short:

  • The input for InDesign is XML (containing several languages) from an external system using HTTP
  • Web pages (written in PHP) are used to prepare the render action (for immediate rendering or batch jobs)
  • InDesign server is triggered to execute a render job
  • The layout is defined by the template and paragraph styles, so fine tuning the layout is independent of the scripts
  • Image are placed on 'foldout pages', or as 'anchored frames' in the text. In that case, the script will avoid overlapping images.
  • Web pages are handling the result, sending it to an external system using HTTP

    If you want your own InDesign application to render documents automatically, contact WoodWing.
    If you want to hire a freelance InDesign scripting developer, contact us.