Master Pages

[Madhuri1]

How to add master pages and it apply on pages in indesign document using indesign sdk functions by programatically.

For example , creating new document and add number of pages in it by using below code :

InterfacePtr<ICommand> newDocCmd(Utils<IDocumentCommands>()->CreateNewCommand(uiflags));

InterfacePtr<INewDocCmdData> newDocCmdData(newDocCmd, UseDefaultIID());

newDocCmdData->SetCreateBasicDocument(kFalse); 

newDocCmdData->SetNumPages(numPages);

I want to know about master pages like this...

[Manan Joshi]

To create new masterspread you can use kNewMasterSpreadCmdBoss command. Within this boss class is an interface IMasterSpreadCmdData using which you can set the no. of pages, position and the base name of the master spread

Once the master spread is created then you can apply it to pages of your document. Do the following

• Get the reference to the page to which you need to apply the master
• Query its IMasterPage interface. this interface has a method SetMasterPageData that takes UID of the master page that needs to be applied

-Manan

[Dirk Becker]

There should also be some command to indirectly invoke SetMasterPageData.

[Manan Joshi]

Very rightly pointed @Dirk Becker, that would be kApplyMasterSpreadCmdBoss

-Manan