Execute a jsx file on start

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I would like to pass a jsx file as a paramter to indesign like C:\PROGRA~1\Adobe\ADOBEI~4\InDesign.exe -s "jobXml=D:\CheckX\job1.xml" -r "D:\CheckX\app.jsx"

The app.jsx gets the job1.xml like app.scriptArgs.getValue("jobXml"); and opens a template, and so on.

But Indesign messages "cannot open the file adobe indesign may not support the file format a plug in....."

Is there a solution to the above issue or could i open an Indesign 2025 object in C#

Manan Joshi · Answer

I don't know if the -s option even exists. However, you can achieve this using a VBS which launches InDesign and executes the JSX using the doScript method. If you are trying to create some sort of a solution that would work without manual interaction with InDesign and launched remotely then InDesign Server is the application you need. So do check the EULA as righly pointed by @Robert at ID-Tasker

-Manan

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