InDesign - ORB - Java not working

Report · Aug 10, 2012

I am trying to use InDesign using Java via ORB.

When I run following java program

package indesigntest;

import java.io.BufferedReader;

import java.io.FileReader;

import org.omg.CORBA.ORB;

import org.omg.CORBA.Object;

import com.adobe.ids.IdsException;

import com.adobe.ids.basics.Application;

import com.adobe.ids.basics.ApplicationHelper;

public class Main {

public static void main(String[] args) {

try {

ORB orb = ORB.init(args, null);

BufferedReader iorIn = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("d:\\ior.txt"));

String application_IOR = iorIn.readLine();

Object object = orb.string_to_object(application_IOR);

Application myApp = ApplicationHelper.narrow(object);

myApp.consoleerr("Error occur");

myApp.consoleout("First Hello Server");

} catch (IdsException e) {

e.printStackTrace();

} catch (Exception e) {

e.printStackTrace();

}

I got following exception:

com.adobe.ids.IdsException: IDL:com/adobe/ids/IdsException:1.0

at com.adobe.ids.IdsExceptionHelper.read(Unknown Source)

at com.adobe.ids.basics._ApplicationStub.consoleerr(Unknown Source)

at indesigntest.Main.main(Main.java:18)

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Here is InDesign server command that is running sucessfully at backend

D:\>c:

C:\>cd\

C:\>cd C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CS6 Server x64

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CS6 Server x64>InDesignServer -iorfile d:\

ior.txt -pluginpath Server\Corba

================================================================================

. InDesign CS6 Server Version 8.0 x64 Evaluation

================================================================================

08/09/12 17:41:07 INFO [server] Initializing

08/09/12 17:41:07 INFO [server] Loading the application

08/09/12 17:41:07 INFO [server] Restoring Object Model

08/09/12 17:41:07 INFO [server] Scanning for plug-ins

08/09/12 17:41:08 INFO [server] Initializing plug-ins

08/09/12 17:41:08 INFO [server] Starting up Service Registry

08/09/12 17:41:25 INFO [server] Executing startup services

08/09/12 17:41:25 INFO [server] Using configuration configuration_noport

08/09/12 17:41:28 INFO [server] Initializing Application

08/09/12 17:41:28 INFO [server] Completing Initialization

08/09/12 17:41:32 INFO [server] Image previews are off

08/09/12 17:41:32 INFO [server] Server Running

08/09/12 17:41:32 INFO [javascript] Executing File: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adob

e InDesign CS6 Server x64\Scripts\startup scripts\ConnectInstancesToESTK.js

08/09/12 17:41:32 INFO [javascript] Executing File: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adob

e InDesign CS6 Server x64\Scripts\converturltohyperlink\startup scripts\ConvertU

RLToHyperlinkMenuItemLoader.jsx

08/09/12 17:41:32 INFO [javascript] Executing File: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adob

e InDesign CS6 Server x64\Scripts\converturltohyperlink\ConvertURLToHyperlinkMen

uItem.jsxbin

08/09/12 17:41:36 INFO [server] Initializing Corba API

08/09/12 17:41:36 INFO [server] ApplicationIOR:010000002200000049444c3a636f6d2f

61646f62652f6964732f4170706c69636174696f6e3a312e30000000010000000000000068000000

010102000b00000031302e302e302e3231390000380a000013000000ff6964735f706f61fe00b023

50010008b40031000200000000000000080000000100000000545441010000001c00000001000000

010001000100000001000105090101000100000009010100

08/09/12 17:41:36 INFO [server] Writing IOR to 'd:\ior.txt'

Generated iot.txt file

IOR:010000002200000049444c3a636f6d2f61646f62652f6964732f4170706c69636174696f6e3a312e30000000010000000000000068000000010102000b00000031302e302e302e3231390000d008000013000000ff6964735f706f61fe8fa023500100130c0031000200000000000000080000000100000000545441010000001c00000001000000010001000100000001000105090101000100000009010100

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Environment:

Windows 7 64 bit

JDK 6

Adobe InDesign CS6 Server x64

Adobe InDesign CS5.5 Server SDK

Trial Activated using

"adobe_prtk --tool=StartTrial --leid=InDesignServer-CS6-Win-GM"

PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I AM MISSING.

I am also interested in Indesign purchase if it got working.

Thanks in advance.

Report · Aug 10, 2012

Hey,

unfortunately Adobe has stopped supporting their Java-API.

Read here:

http://forums.adobe.com/thread/997395?tstart=0

Nils

Report · Jun 28, 2022

Hi Nils, we are facing the same exception. what can be the solution?

IDL:com/adobe/ids/IdsException:1.0

any solution for this error???

Report · Jun 28, 2022

Hi Mohammad,

don't know if that will clarify anything for you or even help you, but have a look here:

Important Changes to InDesign Server CS6
Harbs., May 01, 2012
https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/important-changes-to-indesign-server-cs6/td-p/41...

Quoting Harbs. from that:

"There are a couple of changes that were introduced specific to InDesign Server in CS6.

1) Java APIs are no longer supported. All scripting must be done using the same scripting languages as InDesign Desktop (i.e. Javascript, VB, or Applescript). It seems that the development costs for the Java APIs were too high for continued support. If you are starting development on new projects that might be migrated to CS6 or later, you probably do not want to use Java."

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Professional )

Adobe Support Community

InDesign - ORB - Java not working