Will Pay For Solution - Automating File Creation With CSV Merge

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September 28, 2010
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Hello all -

I am fairly new to InDesign and have been tasked with something beyond my ken. Any help is greatly appreciated and will be compensated for.

Here is what I need to do...

We have an asp.net application that allows resume data for specific employees to be pulled from a database and put into a CSV file. The application is designed to select multiple employees at once and put them all into the same CSV file. I have designed and InDesign template that I can merge with this CSV file manually and create all the resumes at once for print. What we need is a way to have our application send the CSV file to InDesign and have it automatically import the CSV file into the pre-designed template and export a pdf with a file name of our choosing into a folder on our network. On the application side we are going to then provide a link for the user to download or open the finished PDF for printing.

Thank you.

Charles

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Harbs.

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Just FYI:

What you want to do requires InDesign Server. It is not legal to use InDesign Desktop in the way you describe...

Harbs

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TonKuypers

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correct. Our application is based on InDesign server and offered as a SaaS license. Q1 2011 we will be offering it in a licensed model, for you to install it on your own server.

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Anonymous

Thanks, but we dont need a huge, expensive solution to solve this one problem. It's not going to be used all the time either. I am wondering if maybe this can be done with a batch file perhaps?

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TonKuypers

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Hi Charles,

Please take a look at our website: www.2imagine.eu. We are a small but innovative software company, dedicated to automated and unattended publishing solutions, with two main portals: a web-based, Online InDesign Editor and an automated publishing tool to create flyers, leaflets, catalogs, and so on.

Importing a CSV file to create variable output is just one of the features we offer.

Depending on your needs, we can offer our solutions in a SaaS model, and from Q1 2011 we will offer a licensed model as well, so you can install it on your own servers.

Please let me know if you are interested, so we can setup a demo if you want.

Warm regards,

Ton Kuypers

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