IDML to Basic XML (Intrim XML)

[kavya02sha]

Hi all,

We have Non-XML Indesign projects to convert XML.

Defined a workflow to start with IDML --> Basic XML (Intrim XML) --> Converter Tool (will add nesting, XML hierarchy for valid XML as per DTD)

Indesign file is complex with Stub column floating elements, design boxes etc.., which was not anchored in text stream.

When we convert Indesign file to IDML.

All the floating elements used in Stub column are collected in <Spreads> folders. Main text part and inline anchor elements are collected in <Stories>

We are unable to find the floats elements belong to respective page, there were no page number information in the XML.

desginmap.xml contains the list order, but the exact floating element of the page information is missing.

Could anyone advise us, how to find the exact float elements belong to the respective pages.

Shaji

[Dirk Becker]

With few exceptions, the IDML exporter only stores the information required by the matching IDML importer to rebuild an InDesign document. If information is missing for your purposes, your export script can (before the export) add that information in several places - usually script labels or xml structure elements/attributes.

[kavya02sha]

Thanks for the response...

Through scripting we will be able to add "Script Labels or elements with attributes to the floating frames before exporting the IDML.

Since the idml rendering the floats in proper places, we thought there will be some sort of attributes to catch.

Shaji