Export InDesign document to separate IDML files?

[Adeprimo]

Does anyone have a InDesign script that exports a multi-page InDesign document to separate IDML files?

[mikeb41294032]

Hello @Adeprimo 

Here you go...

doc = app.activeDocument;
var docPages = doc.pages;
var fileName = doc.name.replace(/.indd$/i, "");

for(p=0;p<docPages.length;p++){
var myPageName = docPages[p].name;

var myIDML = new File(File(doc.filePath).fsName + "/" + fileName + "_P" + myPageName + ".idml");
doc.exportFile(ExportFormat.INDESIGN_MARKUP, myIDML);
}
alert("Done exporting idml files!")

Regards,

Mike

[Adeprimo]

Thanks Mike, I will test it.

[mikeb41294032 · Accepted solution]

Hello @Adeprimo,

I should have tested my JUNK code before I posted it as it doesn't work...it was early and i didn't have any coffee yet.

Try the code below for your needs, it's kinda convoluted but it works!!

   var doc = app.activeDocument;
   var myFolder =doc.filePath;
   var fileName = doc.name.replace(/.indd$/i, "");
   var myPages = app.activeDocument.pages;
   
   for (i = 0; i < myPages.length; i++){ 
    var myPageName = myPages[i].name;
  
   doc.saveACopy(File(myFolder + "/Temp_P" + myPages[i].name + ".indd"));

   tempDoc = app.open(File(myFolder + "/Temp_P" + myPages[i].name + ".indd"), false);

   doc.pages[i].duplicate(LocationOptions.AT_END, tempDoc.pages[-1]);

   tempDoc.pages.itemByRange(tempDoc.pages[0], tempDoc.pages[-2]).remove();

   var myIDML = new File(File(doc.filePath).fsName + "/" + fileName + "_P" + myPageName + ".idml");
   tempDoc.exportFile(ExportFormat.INDESIGN_MARKUP, myIDML);

   tempDoc.close(SaveOptions.NO);

   var tempDoc = File(myFolder.fsName + "/Temp_P" + myPageName + ".indd"); 
  
   tempDoc.remove();
   }
   alert("Done exporting idml files!")

Regards,

Mike

[Adeprimo]

Thanks so much Mike.
It's working now.

[Deprive]

I have to say Mike, Thank you!

You are a javascript GOD.