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sreekarthik_k
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October 7, 2015
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Unzip files

  • October 7, 2015
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Is this possible to unzip the file using indesign script

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Correct answer Ronald63

Hello,

If you are on MacOS you can use a terminal command :

JS Snippet :

function zip(file){


    var mScript = "/~/Desktop/zip.scpt";


    var mResult = app.doScript(mScript,ScriptLanguage.applescriptLanguage,file);


    return mResult


}

zip.scpt

set myFile to item 1 of arguments


try


    set mZip to do shell script "zip -r archive_name.zip " & quoted form of POSIX path of myFile


on error errStr number errorNumber


    set mZip to 0


end try


return mZip

see : https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/zip.1.html

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BSKTCreation
Inspiring
October 7, 2015

I can't find anything in the DOM so my guess is no.

However, you can do it with conventional JavaScript, example here:

javascript - Unzipping files - Stack Overflow

Otherwise you could make a batch file to unzip and run the InDesign JavaScript to do whatever else you had planned.

Brett

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sreekarthik_kAuthor
Inspiring
October 7, 2015

Thanks Brett

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Ronald63Correct answer
Legend
October 7, 2015

Hello,

If you are on MacOS you can use a terminal command :

JS Snippet :

function zip(file){


    var mScript = "/~/Desktop/zip.scpt";


    var mResult = app.doScript(mScript,ScriptLanguage.applescriptLanguage,file);


    return mResult


}

zip.scpt

set myFile to item 1 of arguments


try


    set mZip to do shell script "zip -r archive_name.zip " & quoted form of POSIX path of myFile


on error errStr number errorNumber


    set mZip to 0


end try


return mZip

see : https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/zip.1.html

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