Scripting FAQ as Wiki

[_Dave_Saunders_]

Mark Niemann-Ross of Adobe has generously allowed us to use the scripting section of his developers' wiki as a scripting FAQ. So, I've seeded a few pages (in the JavaScript section, of course) but wikis are communal efforts, so everyone is invited. But please don't use the wiki pages to ask questions; that's what these forums are for.

The discussion pages on the wiki can be used to asked for clarification of a page, but even then, you'll probably get a faster response and a bigger audience by asking here.

The FAQ address is listed in the Useful Resources space of the forum main page, as well as here:

http://www.niemannross.com/developer/wiki/index.php?title=InDesign_Scripting

To contribute to the FAQ (as opposed to just reading its contents), you'll need an OpenID. Took me a while to work out how to do that. What I did was go to:

http://getopenid.com/

and create an account. If you want more background information, click the 'What is OpenID' link on the left panel of the wiki.

I look forward to seeing people at the wiki and hope the content proves to be useful to everybody.

[_Luke_Meehan_]

Whoevers site is: http://www.niemannross.com/developer/wiki/index.php?title=InDesign_Scripting

Needs to take it offline VERY quickly!

Something has gone wrong with their php installation and their source code is getting served and not being proceesed by php. This means all there passwords are now comprised.

[_Dave_Saunders_]

Luke,

Thanks for the head's up. I've e-mailed Mark Niemann-Ross. The problem is affecting more than just the InDesign Scripting part of the Wiki.

Dave

[Guest]

Yesterday evening they decided to move my account to a new server - looks like they messed up on the php.ini file.

Since I don't store any passwords on the account, I'm not sure how they would be compromised. Are you seeing something that I'm not?

Feel free to write directly to mnr at adobe.com

[_Luke_Meehan_]

Hi Mark,

Well I can tell what your mysql username and password are.

This also gives me a a good start to brute force your cpanel account.

These are things you usally want to keep secret.

Obvuosly this is not something I'm going to do.

[Guest]

Interesting - I'll take a look, and thanks for the heads up.

There was a change in the server config. I've repaired it, and changed passwords.

Thanks again.

MNR

[_Kevin_Amsler_]

Hello, I work with complex maps in InDesign CS3 on mac. Is there a script or automation that I can use which would change a number placed on the map when I change that number below the actual map in the map legend text feild? For example, if I change the number I've assigned to Mr. Jones restaurant in the map directory from number 2 to number 3, can the number on the map itself next to that restaurant automatically update from a 2 to a 3? This would save me hours and eliminate many errors that occur when done by hand.

Thank you!

KMA

[_vkramji_]

I am new to scripting, but i am eager to learn scripting. but the documents which adobe provides does not give me more idea. if you could help me by providing some more useful documents it would be great. so i can learn scripting. please help me. thanks

[_Schedule_Boy_]

Kevin,

If you have a look at the videos of CS4 on tv.adobe.com you can see that they have added this feature to CS4.

No help for you now, but it gives you some hope for the future!!

Matthew.

[_Thaj_]

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[Andreas Jansson]

Schedule Boy: Do you know the name of the video, showing that feature?