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Inspiring
May 18, 2023
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InDesign CS4 scripting documentation

  • May 18, 2023
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Hi,

For Illustrator CS4, there is a pdf document that captures many, if not all of the objects and methods and properties for javascript scripting called Adobe Illustrator CS4 Scripting Reference: JavaScript. Is there a similar document for InDesign CS4? If so, where can I find it?

Thank you.

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Correct answer sPretzel

Based on my initial look through it, it is missing things (that the object model viewer does have).

 

Right, indesignjs.de is better—for example this has all of the methods and properties for the version 8 document object:

 

https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign8/#Document.html

 

 

 


Had I read the first page more carefully, I would have answered my own question! In the "Scripting Read Me for Adobe InDesign CS4" pdf document, it says:

There is no Scripting Reference PDF for CS4; instead, use the object-model viewer included with your script-editing application (as described in Adobe InDesign CS4 Scripting Tutorial).

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rob day
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May 18, 2023
sPretzelAuthor
Inspiring
May 18, 2023

Hi Rob,

Does that mean Adobe itself does not provide such document for InDesign as the one I referred to for Illustrator?

rob day
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May 18, 2023

Not sure where you find it online. I have the CS5 guide, which I’ve attached. I would still look at the https://www.indesignjs.de APIs for getting the complete object model and methods