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April 26, 2021
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InDesign Folder to JPG Folder Exporter - the Script ignores JPEG Prefrences!

  • April 26, 2021
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Hi Experts,

I'm trying to build script that convert whole InDesign Folder Contains (*.indd) Files to Folder (*.jpg) Files, the Problem here that i cannot understand that it ignores JPEG Prefrences!, no Error , the files always Exported as RGB -300 ppi only and ignoring user entry of JPEG Prefrences, i tried hard to figure the problem but maybe i miss something, please help.

 

//InDesign Folder to JPG Folder Exporter

if(app.documents.length > 0){
    // DIALOG -- UI
    // ======
    var dialog = new Window("dialog"); 
        dialog.text = "Indesign Folder to JPG folder Exporter"; 
        dialog.preferredSize.width = 300; 
        dialog.preferredSize.height = 300; 
        dialog.orientation = "column"; 
        dialog.alignChildren = ["center","top"]; 
        dialog.spacing = 10; 
        dialog.margins = 16; 

    // GROUP1
    // ======
    var group1 = dialog.add("group", undefined, {name: "group1"}); 
        group1.orientation = "row"; 
        group1.alignChildren = ["left","center"]; 
        group1.spacing = 10; 
        group1.margins = 0; 

    // PANEL1 - Export Settings
    // ======
    var panel1 = group1.add("panel", undefined, undefined, {name: "panel1"}); 
        panel1.text = "Export Settings"; 
        panel1.preferredSize.width = 300; 
        panel1.orientation = "column"; 
        panel1.alignChildren = ["left","top"]; 
        panel1.spacing = 10; 
        panel1.margins = 10; 

    // GROUP2 - Color Mode
    // ======
    var group2 = panel1.add("group", undefined, {name: "group2"}); 
        group2.orientation = "row"; 
        group2.alignChildren = ["left","center"]; 
        group2.spacing = 10; 
        group2.margins = 0;
        
    //Color Mode
   //===========
    var statictext1 = group2.add("statictext", undefined, undefined, {name: "statictext1"}); 
        statictext1.text = "Color Mode : "; 
        statictext1.preferredSize.width = 100; 

    var dropdown1_array = ["RGB","CMYK","Gray"]; 
    var dropdown1 = group2.add("dropdownlist", undefined, undefined, {name: "dropdown1", items: dropdown1_array}); 
        dropdown1.selection = 0; 
        dropdown1.preferredSize.width = 150; 
    
    // GROUP3
    // ======
    var group3 = panel1.add("group", undefined, {name: "group3"}); 
    
   //Export Quality
   //===========
    var statictext2 = group3.add("statictext", undefined, undefined, {name: "statictext2"}); 
        statictext2.text = "Export Quality : "; 
        statictext2.preferredSize.width = 100; 

    var dropdown2_array = ["Low","Medium","High","Maximum"]; 
    var dropdown2 = group3.add("dropdownlist", undefined, undefined, {name: "dropdown2", items: dropdown2_array}); 
        dropdown2.selection = 3; 
        dropdown2.preferredSize.width = 150; 

    // GROUP4 - JPEG Encoding
    // ======
    var group4 = panel1.add("group", undefined, {name: "group4"}); 
        group4.orientation = "row"; 
        group4.alignChildren = ["left","center"]; 
        group4.spacing = 10; 
        group4.margins = 0; 
    
    // JPEG Encoding
    //=============
    var statictext3 = group4.add("statictext", undefined, undefined, {name: "statictext3"}); 
        statictext3.text = "JPEG Format : "; 
        statictext3.preferredSize.width = 100; 

    var dropdown3_array = ["Baseline Encoding","Progressive"]; 
    var dropdown3 = group4.add("dropdownlist", undefined, undefined, {name: "dropdown3", items: dropdown3_array}); 
        dropdown3.selection = 0; 
        dropdown3.preferredSize.width = 150; 

    // GROUP5 - Resolution
    // ======
    var group5 = panel1.add("group", undefined, {name: "group5"}); 
        group5.orientation = "row"; 
        group5.alignChildren = ["left","center"]; 
        group5.spacing = 10; 
        group5.margins = 0; 

    var statictext4 = group5.add("statictext", undefined, undefined, {name: "statictext4"}); 
        statictext4.text = "Resolution : "; 
        statictext4.preferredSize.width = 100; 

    var dropdown4_array = ["72","150","300","600"]; 
    //var dropdown4_array = ["72","96","150","300","600","1200","2400"];
    var dropdown4 = group5.add("dropdownlist", undefined, undefined, {name: "dropdown4", items: dropdown4_array}); 
        dropdown4.selection = 3; 

    // GROUP6
    // ======
    var group6 = panel1.add("group", undefined, {name: "group6"}); 
        group6.orientation = "row"; 
        group6.alignChildren = ["left","center"]; 
        group6.spacing = 10; 
        group6.margins = 0; 

    var divider2 = panel1.add("panel", undefined, undefined, {name: "divider2"}); 
        divider2.alignment = "fill"; 

    // GROUP7
    // ======
    var group7 = panel1.add("group", undefined, {name: "group7"}); 
        group7.orientation = "column"; 
        group7.alignChildren = ["left","top"]; 
        group7.spacing = 10; 
        group7.margins = 0; 

    // ButtonsGroup
    // ======
    var myButtonGroup = dialog.add("group", undefined, {name: "group8"}); 
        myButtonGroup.preferredSize.width = 300; 
        myButtonGroup.orientation = "row"; 
        myButtonGroup.alignChildren = ["center","center"]; 
        myButtonGroup.spacing = 10; 
        myButtonGroup.margins = 0; 
        //OK and Cancel
       //Adding OK Button
       var Button1 = myButtonGroup.add ("button", undefined, "OK");
       var Button2 = myButtonGroup.add ("button", undefined, "Cancel");
       var Button3 = myButtonGroup.add ("button", undefined, "About");

//What Happened if User Hit About Button - All the OnClick Callers Must Came Before Showing Dialogs
Button3.onClick = function() {alertAbout();};
function alertAbout() {
alert("InDesign Folder to JPG Folder Export Indd's folder to JPG's folder" , "About");
}

//After Drawing Interface
//Showing the Dialog - We Will Show as Varaible So We Can Correctly Use Cancel Button (w.Show() are One time in Code)
var a = dialog.show()

//What Happened if User Hit Cancel
if(a == 2){   
  alert("Canceled by User!");
  exit(0);
}

    //Drop Down Conditions
    //JPEG Color Space
      if(dropdown1.selection == "RGB"){
            app.jpegExportPreferences.jpegColorSpace = JpegColorSpaceEnum.RGB;
            }
        else if(dropdown1.selection == "CMYK"){
            app.jpegExportPreferences.jpegColorSpace = JpegColorSpaceEnum.CMYK;
            }
        else if(dropdown1.selection == "GRAY"){
            app.jpegExportPreferences.jpegColorSpace = JpegColorSpaceEnum.GRAY;
            }
    //JPEG Quality
        if(dropdown2.selection == "Low"){
            app.jpegExportPreferences.jpegQuality =JPEGOptionsQuality.LOW;
            }
        else if(dropdown2.selection == "Medium"){
            app.jpegExportPreferences.jpegQuality = JPEGOptionsQuality.MEDIUM;
            }
        else if(dropdown2.selection == "High"){
            app.jpegExportPreferences.jpegQuality = JPEGOptionsQuality.HIGH;
            }
        else if(dropdown2.selection == "Maximum"){
            app.jpegExportPreferences.jpegQuality = JPEGOptionsQuality.MAXIMUM;
            }
        //JPEG Encoding
        if(dropdown3.selection == "Baseline Encoding"){
            app.jpegExportPreferences.jpegRenderingStyle = JPEGOptionsFormat.BASELINE_ENCODING;
            }
        else if(dropdown3.selection == "Progressive"){
            app.jpegExportPreferences.jpegRenderingStyle = JPEGOptionsFormat.PROGRESSIVE_ENCODING;
            }
         //JPEG Resolution
        if(dropdown4.selection == "72"){
            app.jpegExportPreferences.exportResolution = 72;
            }
        else if(dropdown4.selection == "150"){
            app.jpegExportPreferences.exportResolution = 150;
            }
        else if(dropdown4.selection == "300"){
            app.jpegExportPreferences.exportResolution = 300;
            }
        else if(dropdown4.selection == "600"){
            app.jpegExportPreferences.exportResolution = 600;
            }
        
        // Start the Program
        var outputToJPG = function (doc, folder) {
         //Apply JPEG Export
        var exportFile = new File(folder.fsName + "/" + doc.name.slice(0, doc.name.lastIndexOf(".")) + ".jpg");
    try {
    doc.exportFile(ExportFormat.JPG, exportFile);    
    } catch (e) {
        alert("Couldn't export " + exportFile.name + " for this reason: " + e);
    }
};

//Select Indd Docs
        var myFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Select a folder with INDD files to export");
        if (myFolder == null) exit();
        var myFilelist = [];
        var myAllFilesList = myFolder.getFiles();

        for (var f = 0; f < myAllFilesList.length; f++) {
            var myFile = myAllFilesList[f];
            if (myFile instanceof File && myFile.name.match(/\.indd$/i)) {
            myFilelist.push(myFile);
}
}

if (myFilelist.length == 0) {
    alert("No files to open.", "Export to JPG");
    exit();
}
}
   
//User Selected JPG Export Folder
var folder = Folder.selectDialog("Please select a folder to save Exported JPG's to");
var currInteractPrefs = app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel;
app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.NEVER_INTERACT;
var docs = app.open(myFilelist, false);

for (var i = 0; i < docs.length; i++) {
    for(var p = 0; p < app.documents[0].pages.length; p++) {  
         app.jpegExportPreferences.pageString = app.documents[0].pages[p].name;
         outputToJPG(docs[i], folder);
}
}
app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = currInteractPrefs;

 

So Please help to fix the problem

Thanks in Advance

Best

M.Hasanain

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Correct answer Manan Joshi

I checked your script and apart from other things that I didn't understand why you wrote it the way it is. I see that the problem is with checking the value of the dropdown. You are using it like

if(dropdown4.selection== "72")

However, if you use it as follows it starts working

if(dropdown4.selection.text == "72")

The type of dropdown selection is ListItem, so I used the property that specifically is a string value. Make this change in all the if-else clauses and it will work

-Manan

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Manan JoshiCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
April 26, 2021

I checked your script and apart from other things that I didn't understand why you wrote it the way it is. I see that the problem is with checking the value of the dropdown. You are using it like

if(dropdown4.selection== "72")

However, if you use it as follows it starts working

if(dropdown4.selection.text == "72")

The type of dropdown selection is ListItem, so I used the property that specifically is a string value. Make this change in all the if-else clauses and it will work

-Manan

-Manan
    M.Hasanin
    M.HasaninAuthor
    Inspiring
    April 26, 2021

    Thank you very much Mr. Manan, i Wrote it this way because i still learning scripting so i need to put everything as blocks! so it will be easy for me to understand, thanks a lot, it works!.

    Best

    M.Hasanain

    Mohammad Hasanin
    rob day
    Community Expert
    rob dayCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 26, 2021

    I think it is because you are not capturing the dialog results as variables, and you are not destroying the dialog window.

     

    Not sure if this helps, but InDesign has a built in dialog API, which I think is easier to use. So here I’m setting up 4 empty variables at the top to hold the dialog results, constructing the dialog,  capturing the results in the global variables, before calling the main script and destroying the dialog:

     

     

    
//dialog result variables
var colorMode, cList, imageQuality, qList, formatMethod, formList, imageRes; 

//check for a doc
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
    var doc = app.activeDocument;
    makeDialog();
} else {alert("Please open a document and try again.")}

/**
* Make the  dialog 
*/

function makeDialog(){
    //the dialog name
    var theDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"JPEG Export", canCancel:true});
    with(theDialog){
        with(dialogColumns.add()){
            //The panel name
            with(dialogRows.add()){
                    staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Export Settings", staticAlignment:StaticAlignmentOptions.LEFT_ALIGN, minWidth: 150});
            }
            with(borderPanels.add()){
                //add labels
                with(dialogColumns.add()){
                    staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Color Mode:"});
                    staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Export Quality:"});
                    staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"JPEG Format:"});
                    staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Resolution:"});
                }
                //dropdowns and combos
                with(dialogColumns.add()){
                    cList = ["RGB", "CMYK", "Gray"]
                    colorMode = dropdowns.add({stringList:cList, selectedIndex:0});
                    
                    qList = ["Maximum", "High", "Medium", "Low"]
                    imageQuality = dropdowns.add({stringList:qList, selectedIndex:0});
                    
                    formList = ["Baseline Standard", "Baseline Optimized", "Progressive"]
                    formatMethod = dropdowns.add({stringList:formList, selectedIndex:0});
                    
                    imageRes = integerComboboxes.add({stringList:["72", "96", "150", "300", "600", "1200", "2400"], editValue:72, maximumValue:2400, minimumValue:1, smallNudge:1, largeNudge:10});
                }
            }
        }
    }
	
    //the results
    var res = theDialog.show();
    if(res == true){
        
        imageQuality = qList[imageQuality.selectedIndex]
        formatMethod = formList[formatMethod.selectedIndex]
        imageRes = imageRes.editValue
        colorMode = cList[colorMode.selectedIndex]
        
        exportScript();
        
        theDialog.destroy();
	}else{
        theDialog.destroy();
    }
}



/**
* Export Script.
*/

function exportScript(){
    alert("Dialog Results:\r" + imageQuality + "\r" + formatMethod + "\r" + imageRes + "\r" + colorMode)
    
    //set JPEG Prefs
    if (colorMode == "RGB") {
        app.jpegExportPreferences.jpegColorSpace = JpegColorSpaceEnum.RGB;
    } else if (colorMode == "CMYK"){
        app.jpegExportPreferences.jpegColorSpace = JpegColorSpaceEnum.CMYK;
    } else {
        app.jpegExportPreferences.jpegColorSpace = JpegColorSpaceEnum.GRAY;
    }
    
    if (imageQuality == "Maximum") {
        app.jpegExportPreferences.jpegQuality = JPEGOptionsQuality.MAXIMUM;
    } else if (imageQuality == "High"){
        app.jpegExportPreferences.jpegQuality = JPEGOptionsQuality.HIGH;
    } else if (imageQuality == "Medium"){
        app.jpegExportPreferences.jpegQuality = JPEGOptionsQuality.MEDIUM;
    } else {
        app.jpegExportPreferences.jpegQuality = JPEGOptionsQuality.LOW;
    }

    app.jpegExportPreferences.exportResolution = imageRes;
    
    //export script...
}

     

     

    https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#Dialog.html#d1e588933

    https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#DialogColumn.html#d1e593097

    M.Hasanin
    M.HasaninAuthor
    Inspiring
    April 26, 2021

    Thank you very much mr.rob day , that's cool and i can rebuilt my scripts ui in this way, thanks a lot

    Best 

    M.Hasanain

    Mohammad Hasanin
    rob day
    Community Expert
    rob dayCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 26, 2021

    I use this as a dialog template: It covers most of the column properties—dropdowns, checkbox, radio buttons, etc.

     

    //result variables
var pdfDropdown, colorDropdown, foodDropdown, foodList, angleCombo, integerCombo, realCombo, percentCombo, measureCombo,
enablePanel, ckBox, colRadio, pageRadio, spreadRadio,
realEdit, intEdit, percentEdit, measureEdit, angleEdit, textEditField;
var pageWidth;

//check for a doc
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
var doc = app.activeDocument;
pageWidth = doc.documentPreferences.pageWidth
makeDialog();
} else {alert("Please open a document and try again.")}

/**
* Make the dialog
* @Return void
*/

function makeDialog(){
//the dialog name
var theDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"Dialog Components", canCancel:true});
with(theDialog){
with(dialogColumns.add()){
//Panel Dropdowns and Combos
with(dialogRows.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Panel 1 Dropdowns", staticAlignment:StaticAlignmentOptions.LEFT_ALIGN, minWidth: 150});
}
with(borderPanels.add()){
with(dialogColumns.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"PDF Drop Down:"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Swatches Drop Down:"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"String Drop Down:"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Angle Combo:"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Integer Combo:"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Real Combo:"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Percent Combo:"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Measurement Combo:"});
}
with(dialogColumns.add()){
pdfDropdown = dropdowns.add({stringList:getPresets(app.pdfExportPresets), selectedIndex:3, minWidth:80});
colorDropdown = dropdowns.add({stringList:getPresets(app.swatches), selectedIndex:2, minWidth:80});
foodList = ["Mustard", "Relish", "Ketchup"];
foodDropdown = dropdowns.add({stringList:foodList, selectedIndex:0, minWidth:80});
angleCombo = angleComboboxes.add({stringList:["0", "90", "180"], editValue:0, maximumValue:360, minimumValue:0, smallNudge:1, largeNudge:10, minWidth:50});
integerCombo = integerComboboxes.add({stringList:["1", "2", "3"], editValue:0, maximumValue:100, minimumValue:0, smallNudge:1, largeNudge:10, minWidth:50});
realCombo = realComboboxes.add({stringList:[".1", ".2", ".3"], editValue:0, maximumValue:1, minimumValue:0, smallNudge:.01, largeNudge:.1, minWidth:50});
percentCombo = percentComboboxes.add({stringList:["10", "15", "20"], editValue:10, maximumValue:100, minimumValue:0, smallNudge:1, largeNudge:10, minWidth:50});
measureCombo = measurementComboboxes.add({stringList:[pageWidth.toString(), "600", "800", "1200", "1800"], editUnits:MeasurementUnits.PIXELS, editValue:pageWidth});
}
}
//Panel 2 Enabling
with(dialogRows.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Panel 2 Enabling", staticAlignment:StaticAlignmentOptions.LEFT_ALIGN, minWidth: 150});
}
enablePanel = enablingGroups.add({checkedState:false, minWidth:150})
with(enablePanel){
with(dialogColumns.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Check Box"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Columns"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Pages"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Spreads"});
}
with(dialogColumns.add()){
ckBox = checkboxControls.add({checkedState:false, minWidth:150});
with(radiobuttonGroups.add()){
colRadio = radiobuttonControls.add({checkedState:true});
pageRadio = radiobuttonControls.add({checkedState:true});
spreadRadio = radiobuttonControls.add({checkedState:true});
}
}
}
//Panel 3 Editable
with(dialogRows.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Panel 3 Edit Boxes", staticAlignment:StaticAlignmentOptions.LEFT_ALIGN, minWidth: 150});
}
with(borderPanels.add()){
with(dialogColumns.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Real Edit:"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Integer Edit:"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Percent Edit:"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Measurement Edit:"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Angle Edit:"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Text Edit:"});
}
with(dialogColumns.add()){
realEdit = realEditboxes.add({editValue:0, maximumValue:10, minimumValue:0, smallNudge:.01, largeNudge:.1, minWidth:50});
intEdit = integerEditboxes.add({editValue:1, maximumValue:100, minimumValue:0, smallNudge:1, largeNudge:10, minWidth:50});
percentEdit = percentEditboxes.add({editValue:15, maximumValue:100, minimumValue:0, smallNudge:1, largeNudge:10, minWidth:50});
measureEdit = measurementEditboxes.add({editUnits:MeasurementUnits.MILLIMETERS, editValue:0, maximumValue:1000, minimumValue:0, smallNudge:1, largeNudge:10, minWidth:90});
angleEdit = angleEditboxes.add({editValue:0, maximumValue:360, minimumValue:0, smallNudge:1, largeNudge:10, minWidth:50});
textEditField = textEditboxes.add({editContents:"Hello World!", minWidth:150});
}
}
}
}

//the dialog results
var res = theDialog.show();
if(res == true){
pdfDropdown = app.pdfExportPresets.item(pdfDropdown.selectedIndex);
colorDropdown = app.swatches.item(colorDropdown.selectedIndex);
foodDropdown = foodList[foodDropdown.selectedIndex];
angleCombo = angleCombo.editValue;
integerCombo = integerCombo.editValue;
realCombo = realCombo.editValue;
percentCombo = percentCombo.editValue;
measureCombo = measureCombo.editValue;//returns points

enablePanel = enablePanel.checkedState
ckBox = ckBox.checkedState;
colRadio = colRadio.checkedState
pageRadio = pageRadio.checkedState
spreadRadio = spreadRadio.checkedState

realEdit = realEdit.editValue;
intEdit = intEdit.editValue;
percentEdit = percentEdit.editValue;
measureEdit = measureEdit.editValue;//returns points
angleEdit = angleEdit.editValue;
textEditField = textEditField.editContents

main()
}else{
theDialog.destroy();
}
}



/**
* Script.
* @Return void
*/

function main(){

$.writeln("\nPDF Preset = " + pdfDropdown.name +"\nColor = " + colorDropdown.name +"\nFood = " + foodDropdown +
"\ncombo angle= " + angleCombo + "\ncombo integer= " + integerCombo +"\ncombo real= " + realCombo +
"\ncombo percent= " + percentCombo + "\ncombo measurement= "+ measureCombo +
"\nenable panel= "+ enablePanel + "\ncheck box= "+ ckBox +"\ncolumn radio= "+ colRadio + "\npage radio= "+ pageRadio + "\nspread radio= "+ spreadRadio +
"\nreal edit = " + realEdit + "\ninteger edit = " + intEdit + "\npercent edit = " + percentEdit +"\nmeasure edit= "+ measureEdit +
"\nangle edit= "+ angleEdit +"\ntext edit= "+ textEditField)
}



/**
* Returns a list of item names from the provided collection
* @9397041 the collection
* @Return array of names
*
*/
function getPresets(p){
var a = new Array;
for(var i = 0; i < p.length; i++){
a.push(p.item(i).name);
}
return a
}
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