Is it possible to upload a indd to publish online using Extendscript?

[thomass32486032]

I have an Indesign Document and want to publish this as e-Paper using InDesigns Publish Online Feature.

This should be done by a Javascript, not with manual actions using the GUI.

I found the possibility to define some preferences using the PublishExportPreference

(https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#PublishExportPreference.html)

But I found no Method to start the upload?

Is there a possibility to upload the file and to get the URL of the published file?

[rob day · Accepted solution]

There doesn’t seem to be an export command for publish online. You could set the prefs and invoke the menu item:

var menuItem =  app.menuActions.itemByID(113414)
if(menuItem.enabled){  
    menuItem.invoke();  
};  

But you would have to somehow Publish after invoking the menu. You can do it with AppleScript using Stystem Events, but I’m not sure if there is a JS equivalent.

tell application "Adobe InDesign 2020"
	activate
	set c to item 1 of every menu action whose id is 113414
	tell active document
		invoke c
	end tell
	delay 0.5
	tell application "System Events" to keystroke return
end tell

[thomass32486032]

This sounds like an possible and clever approach when using InDesign as a desktop version. The problem is, i forgot to mention, that I am looking fpr a posssibility to invoke the script on InDesign Server without the GUI.