Prompt for export location

[Guest]

Hello,

I am creating a simple script to automate exporting a document as a pdf. How can I prompt the user for the export location with a file browser dialog? (Using javascript). Here is the script:

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// choose PDF preset
var myPDFExportPreset = app.pdfExportPresets.item("PRESS");

// get document name
var myDocName = app.activeDocument.name;

// remove .indd from filename
var newDocName = myDocName.substring(0,myDocName.length-5);

// create exported filename
var myFile = File("/c/"+newDocName+" - PRESS.pdf");

// export the PDF
app.activeDocument.exportFile(ExportFormat.pdfType, myFile,false, myPDFExportPreset);

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Right now it exports the PDF to /c/ - but I'd like to be able to browse for the export location. Can this be done?

[Shonkyin-CF145T · Accepted solution]

You can select a folder with Folder.selectDialog()

Try with below code:

// choose PDF preset
var myPDFExportPreset = app.pdfExportPresets.item("PRESS");

// get document name
var myDocName = app.activeDocument.name;

// remove .indd from filename
var newDocName = myDocName.substring(0,myDocName.length-5);

//select output folder
var myOutputFolder = Folder.selectDialog( 'Select output folder');

// create exported filename
var myFile = File(myOutputFolder + "/" + newDocName + " - PRESS.pdf");

// export the PDF
app.activeDocument.exportFile(ExportFormat.pdfType, myFile,false, myPDFExportPreset);

Shonky

[Guest]

Perfect! Thank you very much.