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Hi John,
Try this code..
The Final PDF files stored in Desktop / PDF folder
...//======================================================================================
var gScriptName = "Batch export INDD-files to PDF"; // Name of the script
var gScriptVersion = "1.0"; // Version
var gSet = GetSettings();
var flag=0,files = [];
var fileLs=[];
CreateDialog();
//===================================== FUNCTIONS ======================================
function CreateDialog() {
var pdfPresetsList =app.pdfExportPrese
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Hi John,
Try this code... 
//======================================================================================
var gScriptName = "Batch export INDD-files to PDF"; // Name of the script
var gScriptVersion = "1.0"; // Version
var gSet = GetSettings();
var flag=0,files = [];
CreateDialog();
//===================================== FUNCTIONS ======================================
function CreateDialog() {
var pdfPresetsList =app.pdfExportPresets.everyItem().name;
var win = new Window("dialog", gScriptName + " - " + gScriptVersion);
win.p = win.add("panel", undefined, "");
win.p.alignChildren = "right";
win.p.alignment = "fill";
win.p.g = win.p.add("group");
win.p.g.st = win.p.g.add("statictext", undefined, "PDF-presets:");
win.p.g.ddl = win.p.g.add("dropdownlist", undefined, pdfPresetsList);
win.p.g.ddl.selection = gSet.selectedPdfPresetIndex;
win.p.g.ddl.preferredSize.width = 220;
win.buttons = win.add("group");
win.buttons.orientation = "row";
win.buttons.alignment = "center";
win.buttons.ok = win.buttons.add("button", undefined, "OK", {name:"ok" });
win.buttons.cancel = win.buttons.add("button", undefined, "Cancel", {name:"cancel"});
var showDialog = win.show();
if (showDialog == 1) {
gSet.selectedPdfPresetIndex = win.p.g.ddl.selection.index;
app.insertLabel("Kas_" + gScriptName + gScriptVersion, gSet.toSource());
Main();
}
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------
function Main() {
var folder = Folder.selectDialog("Select a folder with InDesign files to export");
if (folder == null) exit();
var files = GetFiles(folder);
var pdfFolder = new Folder(folder.fsName + "/" + "Pdf");
VerifyFolder(pdfFolder);
if (files.length == 0) {
alert("No files to open.", gScriptName + " - " + gScriptVersion);
exit();
}
var pdfPresets =app.pdfExportPresets.everyItem().getElements();
var selectedPdfPreset = pdfPresets[gSet.selectedPdfPresetIndex];
var count = 1;
app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.INTERACT_WITH_ALL;
// Progress bar -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
var progressWin = new Window ("window", gScriptName + " - " + gScriptVersion);
var progressBar = progressWin.add ("progressbar", [12, 12, 350, 24], 0, files.length);
var progressTxt = progressWin.add("statictext", undefined, "Starting exporting files");
progressTxt.bounds = [0, 0, 340, 20];
progressTxt.alignment = "left";
progressWin.show();
// Progress bar -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
for (var i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
var currentFile = files;
try {
var doc = app.open(currentFile, false);
var docName = doc.name;
// Progress bar -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
progressBar.value = count;
progressTxt.text = String("Exporting file - " + docName + " (" + count + " of " + files.length + ")");
// Progress bar -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
var file = new File(pdfFolder + "/" + GetFileName(docName) + ".pdf");
if (file.exists) {
var increment = 1;
while (file.exists) {
file = new File(pdfFolder + "/" + GetFileName(docName) + "(" + increment++ + ").pdf");
}
}
doc.exportFile(ExportFormat.pdfType, file, false, selectedPdfPreset);
doc.close(SaveOptions.NO);
count++;
}
catch(e) {}
}
// Progress bar -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
progressWin.close();
// Progress bar -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
alert("Done.", gScriptName + " - " + gScriptVersion);
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------
function VerifyFolder(folder) {
if (!folder.exists) {
var folder = new Folder(folder.absoluteURI);
var array1 = new Array();
while (!folder.exists) {
array1.push(folder);
folder = new Folder(folder.path);
}
var array2 = new Array();
while (array1.length > 0) {
folder = array1.pop();
if (folder.create()) {
array2.push(folder);
} else {
while (array2.length > 0) {
array2.pop.remove();
}
throw "Folder creation failed";
}
}
}
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------
function GetFiles(theFolder) {
var file;
fileList = theFolder.getFiles();
for (i = 0; i < fileList.length; i++) {
file = fileList;
if(file.name==".DS_Store") continue;
if (file instanceof Folder) {
if(flag==0){
flag=1;
GetFiles(file);
}
}
else if (file instanceof File && file.name.match(/\.indd$/i)) {
files.push(file);
}
}
return files;
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------
function GetFileName(fileName) {
var string = "";
var result = fileName.lastIndexOf(".");
if (result == -1) {
string = fileName;
}
else {
string = fileName.substr(0, result);
}
return string;
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------
function GetSettings() {
var set = eval(app.extractLabel("Kas_" + gScriptName + gScriptVersion));
if (set == undefined) {
set = { selectedPdfPresetIndex : 0 };
}
return set;
}
- yajiv
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