Running a script on multiple indesign files

Question

I need to run the same script on a directory of indesign files, then call a menu item from a custom plugin in indesign cs4 which exports the document as a customised xml file using the plugin and saves each on to a directory.

Should i just be trying to write a javascript that gets run by the user in the scripts folder in indesign, or should i be trying to write an external application that drives indesign, runs the script on each file and exports each file to an xml file?? if i should writing an external applicaion. what language/technologies should i be using?

i'm new to this an am unsure of what technologies i should be using to automate indesign tasks on multiple indesign files at once.

Anonymous · Answer

If you wanna run from outside, you can use vb or vb.net is the best, If you are familar with javascript you can write like this

for(var sFile in Folder(artFolder).getFiles())

{

// execute menuitem

}

Arivu.

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