Add an image and text into a indesign template

[_Venkateswara_Rao_]

Hi,<br /><br />I have a xml like this<br /><br /><property><br /> <name>testing-1</name><br /> <image>c:\test\1.jpg</image><br /><property><br /><br /><property><br /> <name>testing-2</name><br /> <image>c:\test\2.jpg</image><br /><property><br /><br />I have created a indesign template with two placeholders name and image under root.<br /><br />So now I want to import the xml and merge the data with indesign template<br />and generate a PDF file.<br /><br />Can you please tell me how to do this in javascript.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Venkatesh

[Loic.Aigon]

Hi,
Both topics have been discussed many times. Have a look on the archives by search, then you will find code snippets dealing with xml and exporting to PDF.
Loic

[_KennethHanson_]

I need to use scripting to automatically populate several 2-page InDesign templates, each containing several frames for graphics and several frames for text. Each template has a varying number of frames and the frames are in different locations. I need to name the frames so they can be referenced and populated by name. I gave tags to the frames in hopes that this could serve my purpose. I found a scripting reference but still cannot figure out how to get my graphics/text into the specific frames that I want. I would like to use VBScript if possible. Is there a way to do this?

[_Venkateswara_Rao_]

Hi,

Use this

myDocument.importXML(File(inputXmlFile));

1) Get the indesign document xml using

myDocument.exportFile(ExportFormat.xml, File("indesignDocumentXmlStructure.xml"));

This will be exact structure of document structure in the form XML.

2) Now manually or by code you will fill the data in XML.

3) Use myDocument.importXML(File(inputXmlFile));

Whatever it may be graphic or text the data will be merged.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Venky