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November 21, 2024
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How to work with InDesign logs 2024

  • November 21, 2024
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Hello. I have a script that helps me work with documents. Now I need to work with InDesign logs (I need to display the number of the page that contains an error). Is it possible? For example, if I have an InDesign document with 3 pages and an error on the second page, I need to print a log like this: "There is an error on page 2.

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Community Expert
November 23, 2024

What kind of error are you trying to identify? Do you have the code for that? Share some examples of your problem and any code that you may have written so that we can understand the context better and help you out.

-Manan

-Manan
Robert at ID-Tasker
Legend
November 21, 2024

@михаил_1054t

 

Are you talking about built-in Preflight? 

 

leo.r
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 21, 2024

If I understand your question correctly, you need to add the appropriate functions to your script. They'll either write the log to a file, or send it to standard output, or display a dialog - whatever you prefer.