ExtendScript Syntax

[n0ugh7_za]

I want to script some settings for PDF export from InDesign.

But I'm running into syntax problems, the references I have don't show use cases of the code i want to use, so its hit and miss with the syntax

///PDF EXPORT SETTINGS///
app.pdfExportPreference.AcrobatCompatibility.ACROBAT_4;
app.pdfExportPreference.standardsCompliance(PDFXStandards.PDFX1A2001_STANDARD);
app.pdfExportPreference.effectivePDFDestinationProfile(PDFProfileSelector.USE_DOCUMENT);
app.pdfExportPreference.effectivePDFXProfile(PDFProfileSelector.USE_DOCUMENT);
app.pdfExportPreference.pdfColorSpace(PDFColorSpace.CMYK);
app.pdfExportPreference.subsetFontsBelow(0);
app.pdfExportPreference.useDocumentBleedWithPDF = true;

// Flatener Settings //
app.pdfExportPreference.appliedFlattenerPreset(HIGH_RESOLUTION);
app.pdfExportPreference.appliedFlattenerPreset.convertAllStrokesToOutlines = true;
app.pdfExportPreference.appliedFlattenerPreset.convertAllTextToOutlines = true;
app.pdfExportPreference.appliedFlattenerPreset.gradientAndMeshResolution(600);
app.pdfExportPreference.appliedFlattenerPreset.lineArtAndTextResolution(1200);

// Marks //
app.pdfExportPreference.colorBars = false;
app.pdfExportPreference.cropMarks = false;
app.pdfExportPreference.registrationMarks = false;
app.pdfExportPreference.pageInformationMarks = false;

// Bitmap Settings //
app.pdfExportPreference.colorBitmapCompression(BitmapCompression.ZIP);
app.pdfExportPreference.colorBitmapQuality(CompressionQuality.MAXIMUM);
app.pdfExportPreference.colorBitmapSampling(Sampling.NONE);
app.pdfExportPreference.grayscaleBitmapCompression(BitmapCompression.ZIP);
app.pdfExportPreference.grayscaleBitmapQuality(CompressionQuality.MAXIMUM);
app.pdfExportPreference.grayscaleBitmapSampling(Sampling.NONE);
app.pdfExportPreference.monochromeBitmapSampling(Sampling.NONE);

// Document Elements //
app.pdfExportPreference.compressTextAndLineArt = false;
app.pdfExportPreference.exportLayers = false;
app.pdfExportPreference.exportNonprintingObjects =false;
app.pdfExportPreference.exportWhichLayers(ExportLayerOptions.EXPORT_VISIBLE_PRINTABLE_LAYERS);
app.pdfExportPreference.includeBookmarks = false;
app.pdfExportPreference.includeHyperlinks = false;
app.pdfExportPreference.interactiveElementsOption(InteractiveElementsOptions.APPEARANCE_ONLY);

[Manan Joshi]

You did not tell what exactly is the error that you are getting, in order to look at what the properties are and what the possible values they can take look at the DOM reference

https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#PDFExportPreference.html

Also you might want to use a pdf preset, look at it

https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#PDFExportPreset.html

-Manan

[n0ugh7_za]

Hi Manan,

This is the error I'm getting

[Manan Joshi · Accepted solution]

Use the following

app.pdfExportPreferences

Also i just noticed that you are setting values incorrectly. If you refer to the links i shared you would see that effectivePDFDestinationProfile is a property and not a method and hence you can't use the () syntax to assign it. For properties you use the = sign for assigning values and () are used for methods

Also if you notice then effectivePDFDestinationProfile is a readonly value so you can't set it directly.

-Manan