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conningldi
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January 31, 2020
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Python Indesign script _ How to insert a picture into a page and autofit the size?

  • January 31, 2020
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I need to find a way to insert pictures into an InDesign project through a python script. But the code doesn't work.

myPage = myDocument.Pages.Item(1)
myRectangle = myPage.Rectangles.Add()
myRectangle.GeometricBounds = [7, 1, 9, 7]
import matplotlib.image as mpimg 
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
img_path = r'C:\...\In-Design Project\AA.jpg'img = mpimg.imread(img_path)
img = mpimg.imread(img_path)
myRectangle.Place(img) **# Error**

The error is :

com_error: (-2147352567, 'Exception occurred.', (35869, 'C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe InDesign 2020\\InDesign.exe', 'Cannot create the link resource from the given URI.', None, 0, 0), None)

 

I found some functions that might be helpful as below but still haven't found a solution

 

Whether the picture is inserted into an existed frame or into a new frame doesn't matter. I just really need a feasible way to achieve it. Thanks.

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Peter Kahrel
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Peter KahrelCommunity Expert
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February 3, 2020

In

myRectangle.Place(img)

'img' must be a file object. I don't know if that's the case in your script.

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    conningldiAuthor
    Participant
    February 26, 2020

    Thanks Peter! But do you know how to read in an image as a File object in python? Thanks.

    Peter Kahrel
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    Peter KahrelCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 26, 2020

    No, I don't. You'd have to check in the Python documentation. It's probably something like

    img = File ('C:\...\In-Design Project\AA.jpg')

    or

    img = new File ('C:\...\In-Design Project\AA.jpg'i)

    Another thing: mind the backslashes. Either escape them ('c:\\dir') or use forward slashes ('c:/dir'). Again, there's lots of Python documentation around.

    brian_p_dts
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    brian_p_dtsCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 31, 2020

    I don't know the first thing about Python scripting for InDesign, but from what I can tell 

    mpimg.imread(img_path)

    returns an array of the image data it read. Rectangle.place() needs a File object to place in its first argument. Not sure how you would return a Javascript File object from Python, but that's where I'd investigate. It could be just as simple as creating one out of your img path. Also looks like you are calling img = mpimg.imread(img_path) twice; once in its own line and once in the line above it at the end. That might also be causing problems. 

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      conningldiAuthor
      Participant
      February 26, 2020

      Great thanks. Currently what within Rectangle.place() is not a File object. Do you know how to read in an image as a File object in python? Thanks.

      brian_p_dts
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      brian_p_dtsCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      February 26, 2020

      Not sure. You could try: 

       

      myRectangle.Place('C:\...\In-Design Project\AA.jpg')

       

      You could also open the path:

       

      fileobj = ('C:\...\In-Design Project\AA.jpg','r')

      myRectangle.Place(filobj)

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