Script to Export Multiple PDFs at Once

Report · Apr 19, 2018

Hi All

I’m trying to find out how to export two PDF's at once from Indesign CC. I'm aiming to get 1 PDFx-1a PDF (High res with crop and bleed) and 1 smallest File Size (Cropped, no marks)? Could you point me in the right direction or if anyone has a working script I could use that would be amazing. My brain is going to fall out my ears.

Many thanks

Rahul

Report · Nov 05, 2019

Anyway to add to the script so that I can identify which page numbers I would like to print? The current script runs the entire document. IE: We save all the business cards for Company X into one file. When someone submits a business card order, we export the one name to pdf.

Report · Apr 16, 2020

The script works well to generate pdf-files.
But is it possible to create a jpeg within this script?
I need to create the following several times on a day of 1 InDesign document:
1 HiresPDF
1 Lowres pdf
1 jpeg
For the PDF files, the script works perfectly. But I also want to get a Jpeg file from my InDesign in the same script.

Report · May 29, 2020

I'm no code monkey (below script is found on the interwebz), but add this to the end of the script to get a jpg:

var doc = app.activeDocument;

// Set JPEG export preferences
app.jpegExportPreferences.properties = {
   antiAlias: true,
   embedColorProfile: true,
   exportResolution: 72,
   // exportingSpread: true, // Uncomment if spreads
   jpegColorSpace: JpegColorSpaceEnum.rgb,
   jpegExportRange: ExportRangeOrAllPages.exportRange,
   jpegQuality: JPEGOptionsQuality.maximum,
   jpegRenderingStyle: JPEGOptionsFormat.baselineEncoding,
   useDocumentBleeds: false,
   simulateOverprint: false,
   pageString: "1" // Page(s) to export, must be a string
}

// Make a temporary file
var tempFile = File("E:/Dokumentexport/temp.jpg");

// Export an image of the page to disk
doc.exportFile(ExportFormat.jpg, tempFile);

Report · Apr 23, 2018

Thanks guys - Ariel your right I couldn't figure out the bit where I wanted to customise it.

Many thanks

Report · Apr 26, 2018

I hope this change in script will help you

d = app.activeDocument; preset1 = app.pdfExportPresets.itemByName("[PDF/X-1a:2001]"); preset2 = app.pdfExportPresets.itemByName("[Smallest File Size]"); if (!(preset1.isValid && preset2.isValid)) { alert("One of the presets does not exist. Please check spelling carefully."); exit(); } if (d.saved) { thePath = String(d.fullName).replace(/\..+$/, "") + ".pdf"; thePath = String(new File(thePath).saveDlg()); } else { thePath = String((new File).saveDlg()); } thePath = thePath.replace(/\.pdf$/, ""); name1 = thePath + "_LR.pdf"; name2 = thePath + "_HR.pdf" d.exportFile(ExportFormat.PDF_TYPE, new File(name1), false, preset1); d.exportFile(ExportFormat.PDF_TYPE, new File(name2), false, preset2);

Report · Apr 16, 2020

Hi Kepano70,

you say:

The script works well to generate pdf-files.
But is it possible to create a jpeg within this script?
I need to create the following several times on a day of 1 InDesign document:
1 HiresPDF
1 Lowres pdf
1 jpeg
For the PDF files, the script works perfectly. But I also want to get a Jpeg file from my InDesign in the same script.

Look into Peter Kahrel's Batch Process script where you can save settings:

Batch-process (convert/export/import) documents

https://creativepro.com/files/kahrel/indesign/batch_convert.html

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

Report · Nov 04, 2024

Hey guys,

thank you for the great script!

I tried to use it for a jobOption that generate not one PDF of the whole data, it's generating a pdf for every page.
For the first jobOption it works, it gives a folder and puts in all pages in seperate pdf.
So far, so good.

But than he stops and gives this error

But this line is already successfull done.

The following line is:

d.exportFile(ExportFormat.PDF_TYPE, new File(name2), false, preset2);

d.exportFile(ExportFormat.PDF_TYPE, new File(name3), false, preset3);

This is the full script:

// BS"D

// Free to use and modify but do not delete this copyright attribution.

// This script will export 3 pdfs of the current document

// Choose the PDF presets by altering their names below

// The second PDF gets a suffix added to its name.

// Modify the line below beginning name2 = to change the suffix.

// For more InDesign scripts: www.Id-Extras.com

d = app.activeDocument;

// Here you can choose the PDF preset

preset1 = app.pdfExportPresets.itemByName("Schaeffler_HighRes_Einzelseiten");

preset2 = app.pdfExportPresets.itemByName("Schaeffler_LowRes_Einzelseiten");

preset3 = app.pdfExportPresets.itemByName("Schaeffler_LowRes_Einzelseiten");

preset4 = app.pdfExportPresets.itemByName("Schaeffler_LowRes");

if (!(preset1.isValid && preset2.isValid && preset3.isValid && preset4.isValid)){

alert("One of the presets does not exist. Please check spelling carefully.");

exit();

}

if (d.saved){

thePath = String(d.fullName).replace(/\..+$/, "") + ".pdf";

thePath = String(new File(thePath).saveDlg());

}

else{

thePath = String((new File).saveDlg());

}

thePath = thePath.replace(/\.pdf$/, "");

// Here you can set the suffix at the end of the name

name1 = thePath+"_HighRes.pdf";

name2 = thePath+"_LowRes.pdf";

name3 = thePath+"_master.pdf";

name4 = thePath+"_master_zusammen.pdf";

d.exportFile(ExportFormat.PDF_TYPE, new File(name1), false, preset1);

d.exportFile(ExportFormat.PDF_TYPE, new File(name2), false, preset2);

d.exportFile(ExportFormat.PDF_TYPE, new File(name3), false, preset3);

d.exportFile(ExportFormat.PDF_TYPE, new File(name4), false, preset4);

I can't find the mistake 😕

Thank you for your help!

Kind Regards,

Toni

Report · Nov 04, 2024

@ToniGl

What platform, OS and InDesign versions?

Report · Nov 04, 2024

Windows 11 and InDesign CC