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Missing required parameter from for method open & shortcut for export not working in InDesign 2020

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January 17, 2020
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I have the message in indesign show Missing required parameter 'from' for method 'open' each time I double click on any indesign file. At the same time I use shotcut keys and would normally use apple+E for export files to pdf. I have not updated anything. Current Indesign is 15.1 and running MacOS Cataline 10.15.2. I have searched everything and find no solution

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Correct answer Atapp

I'm testing this now and the "foreign" characters looks suspicious. Same with the Swedish ä.

But what I found out is that only touching the files name will do. Doesn't matter whaich character I change but making a change will fix the problem somhow.

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Peter Allardice Graphics

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I have 2 users on one imac. User 1 has no issues at all opening the same file. User 2 has the error message. I have to opent/navagate to the file on the PC server. Does it have anything to do with multiple users accessing the same file on the same machine?

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Peter Allardice Graphics

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Solution or issue is PC server. I copy file to desktop, double click and it opens no problem. Double click file on PC server and I get the error message. I HATE using PC Servers when using a iMac.

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Sotirios234593628x4s

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One first solution is to open files only from the File menu.

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andys55932584

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As read below, if I go to "Open..." in InDesign, then navigate to the indd file, seems to work fine.

Rishabh_Tiwari

Community Manager

Hi,

Thank you for confirming it works that way. Just in case if you're unable to open the file using the double click on macOS, please ensure you have provided InDesign full disc access. To do that, please go to Apple Menu > System Settings > Privacy & Security > Full disc access. Let us know if this helps or if you need further assistance.

Thanks

Rishabh

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Eva__

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So 3,5 years later I am facing the same problem after updating to Ventura. Would be great if Adobe could give support on this issue to paying customers.

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Eva__

Participant

I think I figured it out. In my case it was the german character ("ä") in one of my main folders which has never caused any problems in the past six years. However now I changed it and that fixed it.

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AtappCorrect answer

Inspiring

I'm testing this now and the "foreign" characters looks suspicious. Same with the Swedish ä.

But what I found out is that only touching the files name will do. Doesn't matter whaich character I change but making a change will fix the problem somhow.

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itstheforce

Participant

Having same issue, files open fine from desktop but getting the error when opening files from the server.

Have not seen any 2022 or 23 issues resolved.

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daveb75792932

Known Participant

Same issue here. Just started out of nowhere

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Kathleen27126965nttr

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Recently ran into this myself. As manngroup reported below in 2021, it only occurs when I'm trying to double-click on icons of files located on network drives. Current workarounds include 1) opening the file through the File-->Open menu then navigating to the file in question OR 2) copying the file onto a local drive and working on it there. No unusual characters are present in the filenames.

This feels like an InDesign issue, and it's somewhat frustrating that this is still a problem almost three years after it was reported here by shirtfactory.

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nathana

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This issue just started for me and I am having a hard time finding any answers. What did you finally end up doing?

braml9516793

Participant

Same issue - nothing seems to resolve it - making work harder.

queerlycomplex

Participant

I'm having a similar issue. I am running InDesign 16.4. I am on a Mac running Big Sur 11.5.2.

All my files are on a Synology external drive. I didn't have any of these problems yesterday.

When I click on them in a finder window, the error message "Missing required parameter 'from' for method 'open'" pops up.

I can open them when in InDesign.

BUT I cannot export them as PNGs or JPGs.

And when I create a new file, I can save it to my Synology drive. But it will not export. And I cannot open it from the finder window.

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Laubender

Community Expert

Hi R. Sinclair,

what's your exact version of InDesign, what's your operating system?

Thanks,
Uwe Laubender

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R. Sinclair

Known Participant

I'm running the latest version of InDesign 2021 (16.1) on mac OS Big Sur 11.2.2.

I did discover I can open some problematic files by using InDesign's File > Open menu rather than my usual double-clicking the file in Finder to open it. So perhaps the problem is related to newer versions of the InDesign app installed by Creative Cloud (especially when a 'new' version of the application is installed) and mac OS having a problem with the file association.

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R. Sinclair

Known Participant

I'm having the same issue. For me it's happening when I try to open an older InDesign file (created or modified 1+ year ago).

My filenames are standard with no special characters. Very frustrating, as I can't access the important info in these documents!

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