[CS3] [JS] Export PDF to the same folder as the InDesign file

Hi, I realise that this is an old post, but using the script below I have this working, which is great!

My only problem is that I cannot change the setting from "Press Quality" to "Smallest File Size"

var myDoc = app.activeDocument;

var myFolderName = myDoc.filePath;

//Apply a name to the PDF file based on the INDD file, but without the .indd extension

var myDocumentName =  myDoc.name.slice (0, -5);

var myFilePath = myFolderName + "/" + myDocumentName + ".pdf";

var myFile = new File(myFilePath);

//Do not open the PDF Export dialog box. Set "false" to "true" if you want the dialog box.

myDoc.exportFile(ExportFormat.pdfType, myFile, false, "Press Quality");

Can anyone help or explain why this would be?

Thanks

Chris

Thank you to all for your help.

The script now works great!

This line:

pdf = File (String (app.documents[0].fullName).replace (/\.indd$/, ".pdf"));

returns a file object you can export to. Its name is the full path name of the active document with the .indd extension replaced with .pdf.

Peter

This is the script that i use, let me know if you would like the .jsx version so you can edit it.

UI might be in danish, don't remember.

http://www.nobrainer.dk/eksporter-pdf-ved-indesign/

--

Thomas B. Nielsen

http://www.nobrainer.dk

Dear MN1958,

    I read your msg,

Here get the File path and pass this path in to Export PDF time.

Here the below Script

//========================== Export PDF ================================//

var myDoc = app.activeDocument;

var myDocName = myDoc.name;

var myFolder = myDoc.filePath;

var myBaseName=myDocName.split(".indd")[0];

var t1 = String(myFolder);
var t2= t1.split("/");
for(var i=0; i<t2.length-1; i++)
{
Final  = Final+t2+"/";
}

var ExPDFs= File(Final+myBaseName + ".pdf");
pdfPreset = app.pdfExportPresets.item("Sample");
myDoc.exportFile(ExportFormat.pdfType, ExPDFs, false, pdfPreset);

myDoc.close(SaveOptions.NO);

//========================== End  - Export PDF Script ================================//

Please use the above script and enjoy....

Thanks & Regards

T.R.Harihara SudhaN