Applescript: How do I attach a script to an event??

[rickg76305781]

I have an applescript that creates PDF and uploads it to a specific destination. (see below)

I want to invoke this script every time the user "saves" the doc.

I am a novice when it comes InDesign applescripting...I don't know if its possible to attach a script to the "save" function??

I am guessing I need to incorporate an event listener?? again i am guessing. perhaps there is a better way? attach the script to key combo Command-s??

the objective is to give the user the option to send a PDF every time they save a document.

Here is the script thus far:

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set _ExportPDF to (display dialog "Send Proof?" with icon caution buttons {"Cancel", "PDF"} default button 2)

tell application "Adobe InDesign CS6"

  if button returned of _ExportPDF is "PDF" then

  set myFolder to "PDFProofs:"

  set _dest to myFolder as Unicode text

  set screenSettings to PDF export preset "[High Quality Print]"

  set page range of PDF export preferences to all pages

  set docName to name of document 1

  if docName ends with ".indd" then

  set docName to text 1 thru -6 of docName

  end if

  tell application "Adobe InDesign CS6"

  export document 1 format PDF type to (_dest & docName & ".pdf") using screenSettings without options

  if modified of active document is true then

  tell active document to save

  close document 1

  end if

  (*

           tell PDF export preferences

               set view PDF to true

           end tell

           *)

  end tell

  end if

end tell

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[rickg76305781]

ok i see now where i can save the script as a "start-up" script (i.e. applications>adobe indesign>scripts>startup scripts) but how do i make the script run on "save" the doc??

anyone?? bueller? anyone??

[greenrookie]

The easiest way is to set keyboard shortcut Command-S to your script.

I also set various save/package scripts to common keyboard shortcuts.

gr

[rickg76305781 · Accepted solution]

i figured it out.

an event listener needs to be placed in the InDesign startup scripts folder

that script listens for the Save events... specifically: afterSave, afterSaveAs, afterSaveACopy

(it could listen for other events as well but i am only interested in the after save functions)

i wanted to trigger my PDF upload script after any of those events...so the script was very simple

tell application "Adobe InDesign CS6"

  set myEventNames to {"afterSave", "afterSaveAs", "afterSaveACopy"}

  repeat with myEventName in myEventNames

  make event listener with properties {event type:myEventName, handler:"Macintosh HD:Applications:Adobe InDesign CS6:Scripts:Scripts Panel:Samples:AppleScript:PDFUpload.scpt"}

  end repeat

end tell

handler = the path to my PDFUpload applescript

done and done

thank you everyone for your help!! R