[BUG][2020][JS] Missing Adobe fonts during script

Hi Tim,

In the link\post below it's stated "when Auto-activate Adobe Fonts is enabled the activation of missing fonts runs as a Background Task.

https://helpx.adobe.com/mena_en/indesign/user-guide.html/mena_en/indesign/using/using-fonts.ug.html

The InDesign ExtendScript API has not yet been updated to include "Auto-activate Adobe Fonts" under BackgroundTask(s) from what I can see.

Regards,

Mike

Hi Uwe,

Below the script. The script creates PDF-files for all Indesign files in a specific folder. To test the issue, you can use any document which contains missing Adobe Type fonts. Before testing, make sure auto font activation in Indesign 2020 is active. The PDF-files are generated with the wrong fonts ...

//**************************************************
//
// 2008-2020 © Written by Tim Melis 
// 
// This script will create PDF-files for 
// all Indesign files in specific folder
// 
//**************************************************


// Displaying window to choose source folder
var mySourceFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Select the folder containing the Indesign files");

// Displaying window to choose destination folder
var myDestinationFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Select the PDF target location!");

// Ask for PDF preset
var myPreset = askForPreset();

// If a source folder is selected
if (mySourceFolder != null) {

	// If a destination folder is selected{
	if (myDestinationFolder != null) {

		// Retreive list of Indesign files
		myFiles = mySourceFolder.getFiles("*.indd");

		// For every file in the folder
		for (var j = 0; myFiles.length > j; j++) {

			// process single file
			processFile(myFiles[j], myDestinationFolder, myPreset);

		}
	}
}

alert("Done ...");



// **************************************************
// Additional functions
// **************************************************
// --------------------------------------------------
// Ask for PDF preset
// --------------------------------------------------
function askForPreset() {
	var myList = getPDFpresetList();

	myDlg = new Window('dialog', 'Select a PDF preset!');
	myDlg.orientation = 'column';
	myDlg.alignment = 'right';
	myDlg.DDgroup = myDlg.add('group');
	myDlg.DDgroup.orientation = 'row';
	myDlg.DDgroup.add('statictext', undefined, "Export PDF presets:");
	myDlg.DDgroup.DD = myDlg.DDgroup.add('dropdownlist', undefined, undefined, { items: myList })
	myDlg.DDgroup.DD.selection = 0;
	myDlg.closeBtn = myDlg.add('button', undefined, 'OK');
	myDlg.closeBtn.onClick = function () {
		this.parent.close();
	}
	result = myDlg.show();

	var myName = myDlg.DDgroup.DD.selection.text;

	var myPreset = getPresetbyName(myName);

	return myPreset;
}

// --------------------------------------------------
// Get list of all presets
// --------------------------------------------------
function getPDFpresetList() {
	var myList = new Array();

	for (var i = 0; i < app.pdfExportPresets.count(); i++) {
		myList.push(app.pdfExportPresets.item(i).name);
	}

	return myList;
}

// --------------------------------------------------
// Get preset by name
// --------------------------------------------------
function getPresetbyName(_myPresetName) {
	for (var i = 0; i < app.pdfExportPresets.count(); i++) {
		myPreset = app.pdfExportPresets.item(i);

		if (myPreset.name == _myPresetName) {
			var myFinalPreset = myPreset;
			break;
		}
	}

	return myFinalPreset;
}


// --------------------------------------------------
// Get preset by name
// --------------------------------------------------
function processFile(_myFile, _destinationFolder, _myPreset) {

	// opening the file
	app.open(myFiles[j]);

	// FONT ISSSUE ! MISSING FONTS

	// Retreive filename
	var fileName = app.activeDocument.name.replace(".indd", "");

	// Get PDF folder path
	var pdfFilePath = _destinationFolder + "/" + fileName + ".pdf";

	// Export to PDF
	app.activeDocument.exportFile(ExportFormat.pdfType, File(pdfFilePath), false, _myPreset);

	// Closing the file
	app.activeDocument.close();

}