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LucySS_00
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September 19, 2017
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IDocFileHandler SaveACopy as idml

  • September 19, 2017
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I'm working on a plugin for InDesign and I need to save a copy of the actual document as idml (I also need to use the SaveAs function as idml).

When I use the SaveACopy function I only add the '.idml' to the file extension. this doesn't work because I can't open the file in CS5.5 (I save it in CS6).

IDocFileHandler *fIDFileH;

fIDFileH->SaveACopy(doc, destFile, uiFlags, asStationery, fileTypeID);

fileTypeId is a FileTypeInfoID.

What value (or how to declare the FileTypeInfoID) shall FileTypeInfoID have  to save the file as idml?

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Correct answer Manan Joshi

Try the following code it should work

    InterfacePtr<IK2ServiceRegistry> iK2ServiceRegistry(GetExecutionContextSession(), UseDefaultIID());

    if(!iK2ServiceRegistry)

        return;

   

    InterfacePtr<IK2ServiceProvider> iK2ServiceProvider (iK2ServiceRegistry->QueryServiceProviderByClassID(kExportMgrServiceID, kExportMgrBoss));

    if(!iK2ServiceProvider)

        return;

   

    InterfacePtr<IExportManager> iExportManager(iK2ServiceProvider, IID_IEXPORTMANAGER);

    if(!iExportManager)

        return;

   

    IDocument *iDocument = Utils<ILayoutUIUtils>()->GetFrontDocument();

    if(!iDocument)

        return;

   

    UIDRef ref = ::GetUIDRef(iDocument);

    IDFile dest(WideString("/Path to folder/test.IDML"));

    iExportManager->ExportIDMLDirect(ref, &dest, kFalse);

Let me know if you still face issues

-Manan

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LucySS_00Author
Inspiring
September 22, 2017

Thank you for the advice.  I'm trying to follow the example InCopyExport that came with the C6 SDK.

I added the next code in one of the case inside the DoAction function of my ActionComponent.cpp, but the pointer to the IExportProvider always gave null.

InterfacePtr<IExportProvider> exporter (this,IID_IEXPORTPROVIDER);

                ASSERT(exporter);

                    IDFile sysFile;

                    IDFile defaultFile;

                    PMString baseFileName;

                   

                    // Get the Doc name to use as a base

                    IDocument* frontDoc = Utils<ILayoutUIUtils>()->GetFrontDocument();

                    frontDoc->GetName(baseFileName);

                   

                    PMString icDocumentFormatName("InDesign Markup (IDML)");

                    //PMString icInterchangeFormatName("InDesignInterchange");

                    PMString icDocumentFileExtension (exporter->GetExtensionForFormatName(icDocumentFormatName));

                    //PMString icInterchangeFileExtension (exporter->GetExtensionForFormatName(icInterchangeFormatName));

                    icDocumentFormatName.Translate();

                    //icInterchangeFormatName.Translate();

                   

                    ISelectionManager* selMgr = Utils<ISelectionUtils>()->GetActiveSelection();

                   

                    // Let's start off with getting a filename from the user via a dialog

                    bool16 bUseSystemDefaultDir = kTrue;

                    FileUtils::PMStringToIDFile(baseFileName, defaultFile);

                   

                    // Create the export Dialog

                    InterfacePtr<ISaveFileDialog> exportDialog((ISaveFileDialog *)CreateObject(kExportDialogBoss, IID_ISAVEFILEDIALOG));

                    ASSERT_MSG(exportDialog != nil, "Cannot create export dialog!");

                   

                    // Add the File Type to it

                    exportDialog->AddFileTypeInfo(icDocumentFormatName, icDocumentFileExtension);

                    //exportDialog->AddFileTypeInfo(icInterchangeFormatName, 0, 0, icInterchangeFileExtension);

                    //exportDialog->AddFileTypeInfo(icInterchangeFormatName, icInterchangeFileExtension);

                   

                    // Activate the dialog

                    int32 formatIndex = 0;

                    if (exportDialog->DoDialog(&defaultFile, &sysFile, &formatIndex, bUseSystemDefaultDir)) // use system default folder

                    {

                        // sysFile should be our destination at this point.

                        const PMString formatName = formatIndex == 0 ? InCopy::kInCopyMarkupFormatName : InCopy:: kInCopyInterchangeFormatName;

                        exporter->ExportToFile(sysFile, frontDoc, selMgr, formatName, kFullUI);

                }

Do you have any Idea of what I'm missing?  (I'm new in this)  thank you.

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Manan JoshiCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
September 24, 2017

Try the following code it should work

    InterfacePtr<IK2ServiceRegistry> iK2ServiceRegistry(GetExecutionContextSession(), UseDefaultIID());

    if(!iK2ServiceRegistry)

        return;

   

    InterfacePtr<IK2ServiceProvider> iK2ServiceProvider (iK2ServiceRegistry->QueryServiceProviderByClassID(kExportMgrServiceID, kExportMgrBoss));

    if(!iK2ServiceProvider)

        return;

   

    InterfacePtr<IExportManager> iExportManager(iK2ServiceProvider, IID_IEXPORTMANAGER);

    if(!iExportManager)

        return;

   

    IDocument *iDocument = Utils<ILayoutUIUtils>()->GetFrontDocument();

    if(!iDocument)

        return;

   

    UIDRef ref = ::GetUIDRef(iDocument);

    IDFile dest(WideString("/Path to folder/test.IDML"));

    iExportManager->ExportIDMLDirect(ref, &dest, kFalse);

Let me know if you still face issues

-Manan

-Manan
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LucySS_00Author
Inspiring
September 25, 2017

Thank You Manan.

I just tried it and it worked perfectly. I marked the answer as the correct one.

Thanks everyone for the support.

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Norio Kawamura
Inspiring
September 20, 2017

I am using IExportProvider to export as idml.

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Manan JoshiCommunity Expert
Community Expert
September 20, 2017

I don't have a direct answer to your question but i have a few pointers that could help you solve this.

  • FileTypeInfoID are defined in ShuksanID.h file(looked into CC2017 sdk), the entry that might work for you could be kInDesignPackageMarkupFileTypeInfoID. Try it if it works
  • Alternatively you could use an export service that can handle export of IDML documents, on searching i found one such class kExportMgrBoss, see if it works for you

Hope this helps you to the solution

-Manan

-Manan
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