Layered InDesign Export Script
Hi there,
I'm looking for a script that will help me export one layered InDesign in multiple variations at once. This is to generate product info sheets where the contact information (and some of the product data) is different dependent on country.
The build will be something like this…
Layer 1: Parent content — should be used in conjunction with all other layers (think logo, title etc).
Layer 2 to 10*: Country 1 version (with address etc in footer as well as localised content)
*This could be any number, right now I'm looking at 3 separate versions, but this will grow.
Ideally, the export would export Layer 1 and Layer 2 as one PDF (with the name of Layer 2 at the end of the file name), Layer 1 and Layer 3 as a second PDF, Layer 1 and Layer 4 as a third PDF etc etc.
So if I had Layer 1 plus 3 other layers, I'd end up with 3 separate PDFs.
I'd also like to export by spread using the product name (which would always be on Layer 1) as the first half of the file name.
Finally, if the Layer 3 (for example) is empty for one spread, I'd like to skip that spread in the export.
Side note, I could of course manually export by switching layers on and off etc. but I'd like to automate this because there are many mannnnny different versions of these files and we're a really small team. Work smart and all that.
Does this or something like it exist?
Thanks in advance!
Linsey
