Hi Manan, I've experienced lots of problems with XP, VC70 and SDK 4.0.2. One of these is the format of the ouput of the source files and of the CustomerBuildStep at the fr-file. The reason for using CS2 etc. was. that I've CS2 running at my system. To get a better maintained implementetion environment I should use CC etc. Do you know, if there is a way, to get an Adobe deleloper account with the installation key for CC only for development purposes? A friend of mine told me that he has got such an acount from EBay. ... View more

Hi Bartek, I've a question concerning merge_res-tool. I could build and load my plug-in although it does not have all the required functionality. Therefor I've never used merge_res.cmd at a customer build step. Is  it really required to use that tool. The merge_res-tool is showing strange messages and functionlity. I've tryed th setup the customer build step at my UIE.fr-file. But now I get a lot of errors, because a lot of  inludes were not found. Do you have any advice, how to overcome that problem? Kind regards Jochen Seliger ... View more

Hi Dirk, I've now inspected the build logg of my UIE.pln. There is logged twice the error PRJ0019. Once from prebuild event and once from postbuild event. That seems to be the reason for the resulting invalid status. At Microsoft I've found the recommendation to display what my custom build steps ar doing by adding 'add @echo' at the very first beginning. May you please let me know, where to place that line. I've tryed several classes/headers, but none worked. Regards Jochen ... View more

Hi Dirk, I've some success. After installing VS7.1sp1-KB918007-X86 the XMLCatalogHandler.pln from SDK samples may be build and load, allthough the plug-in still containes the line _CxxThrowExceptionÅ _purecall ??0exception@@QAE@ABV0@@Z ??1exception@@UAE@XZ ??0exception@@QAE@XZMSVCR71.dll My own UIE.pln is still rejected as invalid. Now I would like to know, where to find information, causing the 'invalid' status of it. Could you please send me some hint, where to find information about launching InDesign from IDE. Regards Jochen ... View more

Hi Dirk, where global setting can be found. At the project properties I see only 'global optomization' aaat C++ ... View more

Hi Dirk, I've answered Markus some minutes ago. The SDK and the VS Compiler plus ID CS2 I've used for several months and could load the plug-ins, I've build. The SDK 4.0.2 I've repaired and at the MS VS .NET 2003 IDE I've renewed the 2. Visual Studio part without any success. There seems a bug at the building-procedure. If an Complier-exception will be thrown, the building shoud be scipped. At all the rejected invalid plug-ins I find the lines: ??0bad_cast@@QAE@PBD@ZD_CxxThrowExceptionMSVCR71.dll ??3@YAXPAX@Z ??1type_info@@UAE@XZ¬ free? _inittermß malloc»_adjust_fdivL__CppXcptFilterñ_except_handler3.?terminate@@YAXXZk__dllonexit¸ _onexit„DisableThreadLibraryCallsKERNEL32.dll That is indicating on my oppinion that the reason for that exception is based outside the plug-in-implementations. I'll search for global settings first. I'v never launched InDesign from the IDE. If you haave some information, how to do that, please let me know. Regards Jochen ... View more

Hi Markus, the library MSVCR71.dll is present at my C:\WINDOWS\System32 -folder. Meanwhile I've, following Manans recomendations, reinstalled the 4.0.2 SDK -> no cchanges                                                                                                    the MS VS 2003-> no changes I'm quite lost. The only information I found at the invald plug-ins is the statement '??0bad_cast@@QAE@PBD@ZD_CxxThrowExceptionMSVCR71.dll' nearly the end of the plug-in, followed by '? _inittermß malloc»_adjust_fdivL__CppXcptFilterñ_except_handler3.?terminate@@YAXXZk__dllonexit¸ _onexit„DisableThreadLibraryCallsKERNEL32.dll On my oppinion that is causing the invalid error message of the plug-in validating/loading procedure ad ID startup. The _CxxThrowException-method belongs to the MS Complier. As the same information is contained in all the rejected Plug-In's, the reason seems not to be at my implementation. But if the compiler is throwing an exception, the building of the plug-in's should not be succeed. Do you have any suggestion, where to look at for further informations, or for the fixing of that failure? Regards Jochen ... View more

Hi Manan, I've now deinstalled the 4.0.2 SDK and istalled it again. Afterwards I'v build my plug-in again. But no success. I'ts still invalid. The Plug-In stll contains the String _CxxThrowExceptionMSVCR71.dll. What could I do? Jochen ... View more

Hi Manan, many thanks for your reply. 1. A newly build XMLCatalogHandler.pln is also rejected as invalid. so 2. is the case. I'll reinstall the SDK and will let yo know the result. My failure was, that I've tryed only former build pln's (sucessfully). I only want to mention that the failing plug-ins all are containing: ?_Xlen@_String_base@std@@QBEXXZMSVCP71.dllQ__CxxFrameHandlerD_CxxThrowException But that may be due to the broken SDK. The reason for adapting the loadable plug-in, is the still missing solution, to get signaled from selecting the menus Main:&File;&Save and Main:&File:&Save As. The formerly existing way th retrieve the ApplicationMenuManager from the AplicationWorkspace is no more available. I'm not shure if IDocument with its Save-Methods will help me to solve that problem. If you have any advices, please let me know. Jochen ... View more

Hi Markus, I use the 4.0.2 SDK and the MS VS .NET 2003 IDE to build the plug-in and CS2 to load it. Further more I could successfully biild and run that plug-in for several months. After installing the XP SP3 wihtout any changes., I've inspected the build plug-in and found a ThrowException statemenent. Here the snipped: ??0bad_cast@@QAE@ABV0@@Z ??1bad_cast@@UAE@XZ ??0bad_cast@@QAE@PBD@ZD_CxxThrowExceptionMSVCR71.dll ??3@YAXPAX@Z ??1typ May you give me a hint where to search for the causing code line? It seems to me, that that is the reason for the invalid error. Regards Jochen ... View more

Hi Dirk, I only relyed to that thraed, because heere you stated, that you have you hands on XP. As I know so fare, the Line comes frm a failure in XP. I hope that SP3 will fix that problem. I is due to 'compabtibilitiy mode'. ... View more

Hi Markus, I suggest that the Plug-in is generated by the SDK. So that code is setting the text 'This programm cannot be run in DOS mode' to the plug-in. May you connect me to the right persones for the SDK (in my case 4.0.2)? Regards Jochen ... View more

Hi Dirk, we've had some conversations prior. We are so fare with our plug-in development at XP too. There I've met an strange error. The plug-in, which is not yet finally finished, could be build and loaded for severel months. Since last week InDesign is claiming, that the plug-in is invalid and does not load it at all. After a while of searching for a solution, I've opened the plug-in with an editor and have recogniced, that it containes the line 'This programm cannot be run in DOS mode'. It seems that the building tool of VS7 is setting that property. But I did not change(and do not find) any respective compatibility mode setting there. Do you have an advice, how to fix that problem? Jochen ... View more

Hi Bernd, it seems to me now, that the 'invalid' error ID is reporting, is comming from the plug-in itself. It containes the line 'This programm cannot be run in DOS mode'. Obviusely this property is inherited fro the build tool of VS7. Do you have any idea, what may intend VS7 to set that property to the plug-in? ... View more

Hi winterm, is there a functionality or file to find out the reason for the invalid error? ... View more

Hi Loic, is there a functionality or file to find out the reason for the invalid error? ... View more

Hi Loic, I've not updated InDesign ... View more

Hi winterm, we use, as start point Windows XP. ... View more

Hi Loic, the Plug-In I'm implementing shall handle the interaction between our ad production work flow solution (its work items) and the InDesign application and backwards. As we've had have implemented such a plug-in about 10 years ago (which was unfortunately lost), we started again at Window XP with SDK 4.0.2 and ID CS2. The implemenetation is C++ code. After having al the needed functionality at CS2, we will port the plug-in to the Versions, our customers will use. ... View more

Hi Markus, I've deleted the whole 4.0-folder, holding the cache-data, but nothing changed. Should I create and use for Plug-In-building another user. But that seems to be not necessary after deleting the cached data. Do you have an idea, how to go further? May I use my existing VC++-project-file when copying my sources to another folder, or shold I start from scratch? But that will be the worst case. At my Plug-In I find several namings of 'Invalid'. e.g. Problem with delimiter.Invalid dirID.Invalid path or filename.FSMakeFSSpec() failed.SDKFileHelperInvalid filename or volume name.UntitledOpen a File@§  Ш  PubFileFamily@­  Save As ±  @³  𺠠Choose a folder. I use the standart SDKFileHelper, May that failure lead to the invalid result? ... View more

ou mayHi Markus, after doing all that the result is unchanged. May you let me know, what is causing InDesign to throw that error. The question is, if something at the plug-in is wrong orr the logik at ID plug-in validation is buggy. The error shown before is definitly not right handeled You may reach via jochen.seliger@flowcontrol.org or mobile +49 173 3294373 ... View more

Hi Markus, here I'm lost. I do not know what the version number is. But these never touched/changed parameters should not lead to that desaster. The only action I've taken last time, was the implementation of my UIEIObserver-class. When I tryed to get an instance of that class at my XCatSAXConteentHandler::EndElement I incuded the UIEIObserver.cpp into that class. Further I tryed different versions to create the cass instance. Therefor I was forced to comment out serveral functionlality from the UIEIObserver-class. After having that code clear I coul buil the plug-In again. After that build I got first the 'conflicting' error and afterwards the 'invalid' error. On my opinion that activity was causing the slightlyy confused errors. But all of these implementations I'v commented out and have even excluded the UIEIObseerver.cpp from my project. ... View more

Hi Markus, my Major number is set to 1 and the Minor one to 0. I'v a question concerning the build tool setting at the properties of my project files. My header-files aaare set to 'user defined build tool' and the cpp-files to 'C/C++ compilertool'. Is that right, or should I use other settings to overcome the given error? ... View more

Hi Markus, the duplicated keys should lead to avoid the building of the plug-in, if they are crusial. What chance I will have to get clear with the given error and the signaling, I'm looking for? ... View more

Hi Markus, I've further checked my file for duplication. First I've set my MajorFormatNumber to 1 and the Minor-one to 0. Is that right/possible? Further I'v found two declarations at my UIEID.h-file with either duplicated keys or duplicated values. I've canged it all and build my plug-in -> nothing changed. Than I've deleted my preferences-> nothing changed. Is there any chance to get information what is caausing InDesign to throw the invalid error. The key duplication errors (if reuired) should lead to the fact, thaat the plug-in can't be build. But it is build and fails to be loaded. ... View more

The only changes I've made last time was concerning the UIEIObserver-class and its instanciation at the XCatSAXContentHadler-class. But the UIEIObserver I excluded/outcommented out. As two or three day ago the first error 'UIE.pln is conflicting with UIE.pln' was shown, it looked as as it was due to the today found number duplication failure, but the wording of the error was missleading. Only some building attempts later the curreent 'invalid' error was shown. That looked to me as an internal decission progress (allthough in the worng direction). I did not change and codeline, working before, except my UIEIObserver releted issues. ... View more

Hi Markus, as I wrote you, I've found two boss-PMID-declaration lines at my UIEID.h file. But that line I've tested with the unique number aand when outcommenting that line. None of that changes lead to different results. Other duplication I did not find more duplicates for my bosses at UIE.fr , at my UIEID.h and at my translation fr files. But even if such duplications would exist, the invalid error should be replaced with a more detailed one. How may I go further to fix the current error, aand how to get signaled from 'Main:&File Save' and 'Main:&File Save As'' menues? ... View more