CAlert::InformationAlert

Hi all,
I m new to Indesign Programming.
(InDesign CS3 on Win XP)
I m trying to test "BasicMenu" (a sample file in SDK)
I found some codes:
/* DoAlwaysOn
void BscMnuActionComponent::DoAlwaysOn()
CAlert::InformationAlert(kBscMnuAlwaysOnStringKey);
/* DoOnIfFrontDoc
void BscMnuActionComponent::DoOnIfFrontDoc()
CAlert::InformationAlert(kBscMnuOnIfFrontDocStringKey);
/* DoNeedsSelection
void BscMnuActionComponent::DoNeedsSelection()
CAlert::InformationAlert(kBscMnuNeedsSelectionStringKey);
When I click the plug-in menu, it display respectively:
"Activation of the 'Always enabled' menu item.[US]"
"Activation of the 'Needs front doc' menu item.[US]"
"Activation of the 'Needs layout selection' menu item.[US]"
I am very puzzled with it, I just only found the "Other StringKeys" in
"BscMnuID.h",
// Other StringKeys:
#define kBscMnuAboutBoxStringKey kBscMnuStringPrefix
"kBscMnuAboutBoxStringKey"
#define kBscMnuAlwaysOnStringKey kBscMnuStringPrefix
"kBscMnuAlwaysOnStringKey"
#define kBscMnuOnIfFrontDocStringKey kBscMnuStringPrefix
"kBscMnuOnIfFrontDocStringKey"
#define kBscMnuNeedsSelectionStringKey kBscMnuStringPrefix
"kBscMnuNeedsSelectionStringKey_"
Where are the displayed messages are defined? Can anybody help~~~
Thanks!
Carl

/* DoAlwaysOn
/ void BscMnuActionComponent::DoAlwaysOn()
PMString YourString("Your Message");
YourString.SetTranslatable(kFalse);
CAlert::InformationAlert(YourString);
u can define it like this...
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Is there a way to get the application version in which the document was first created?
Eg: I have a CS6 plugin in which I want to know wether the current document was originally created in CS3 or CS5 or so on.
Any help will be highly appreciated.

I hope that's what you're looking for
        const char* szFileName = "path_to_indd_file";
        FILE* pFile = fopen(szFileName, "rb");
        fseek(pFile, 0x1D, SEEK_CUR);
        int32 ver_maj, ver_min;
        fread(&ver_maj, sizeof(int32), 1, pFile);
        fread(&ver_min, sizeof(int32), 1, pFile);
        switch (ver_maj)
            case 5:
                CAlert::InformationAlert("CS3");
                break;
            case 6:
                CAlert::InformationAlert("CS4");
            case 7:
                ver_min == 5? CAlert::InformationAlert("CS5.5"): CAlert::InformationAlert("CS5") ;
                break;
            case 8:
                CAlert::InformationAlert("CS6");
                break;
            case 9:
                CAlert::InformationAlert("CC");
                break;
            default:
                CAlert::InformationAlert("Unknown version");
                break;
        fclose(pFile);
Regards
Bartek

[Mac/CC 2014] modal dialogs can't be displayed

Hi everybody,
I have ported a plugin from CS6 to CC2014, which works fine for almost everything, except one. Modal dialogs seems not to work anymore. For example, this code:
CAlert::InformationAlert(PMString("Hey, display me!"));
makes InDesign freezing. More precisely, InDesign displays a while rectangle, which seems to be the modal dialog. But there is nothing more, juste this white rectangle. I can move it, but can't interact with it. As it is a modal dialog, the application refuses all further interaction, and I can't close that modal.
I have noticed this behavior was the same with, for example, a Yes/No modal dialog. I suppose this happens on every modal dialog types.
Is there anything that can cause a modal dialog not to be able to display correctly?
Some pieces of informations on versions :
OS : Mac OS 10.9.4
InDesign : 10.1.0.71
Thanks to anybody providing any piece of advice.
Rémi

Must have opened my eyes after waking up...
I think I guessed what happens. This modal dialog is called from a model plugin, which works in CS6. I guess Adobe has removed support on anything that is UI-related in model plugin. But instead of generating an error, it makes some mess. I'll try to move the piece of code surrounding the modal dialog call to my UI plugin and see what happens.

Does IObserver required while I have my own observer interfaceID / implementation?

Hi All
I have created a class for a button as below and not used IID_IOBSERVER. It didn't work for me. But the same thing works with sdk sample 'snippetrunner' for 'GoButton'. Do I need to define my own Interface while I use my own IID?
 Class
 kMSRDoButtonBoss,
 kRollOverIconButtonBoss,
 IID_IMSRDOBUTTONOBSERVER, kMSRDoButtonObserverImpl,
---- MSRDoButtonObserver.cpp ---
class MSRDoButtonObserver : public CObserver
 public:
 MSRDoButtonObserver( IPMUnknown* boss );
 virtual ~MSRDoButtonObserver();
 virtual void AutoAttach();
 virtual void AutoDetach();
 virtual void Update( const ClassID& theChange, ISubject* theSubject, const PMIID& protocol, void* changedBy ) ;
 private:
 const PMIID fObserverIID;
CREATE_PMINTERFACE(MSRDoButtonObserver, kMSRDoButtonObserverImpl)
MSRDoButtonObserver::MSRDoButtonObserver( IPMUnknown* boss ) :
CObserver( boss ), fObserverIID(IID_IMSRDOBUTTONOBSERVER)
MSRDoButtonObserver::~MSRDoButtonObserver(){}
void MSRDoButtonObserver::AutoAttach()
 do {
 InterfacePtr<ISubject> subject(this, UseDefaultIID());
 ASSERT(subject);
 if (!subject) {
 break;
 subject->AttachObserver(this, ITriStateControlData::kDefaultIID, fObserverIID);
 } while(false);
void MSRDoButtonObserver::AutoDetach()
 do {
 InterfacePtr<ISubject> subject(this, UseDefaultIID());
 ASSERT(subject);
 if (!subject) {
 break;
 subject->DetachObserver(this, ITriStateControlData::kDefaultIID, fObserverIID);
 } while(false);
void MSRDoButtonObserver::Update(const ClassID& theChange, ISubject* theSubject, const PMIID& protocol, void* changedBy )
 //if(theChange == kTrueStateMessage)
 CAlert::InformationAlert("Hi");
thanks
Hakkim.Ays

Hi Dirk
Thanks for ur reply.
Yes I have added 'kMSRDoButtonBoss' in class def & type of .fr file.
type MSRDoButton (kViewRsrcType) : RollOverIconButtonWidget (ClassID = kMSRDoButtonBoss)
And panel edit mode, shows classId as 'kMSRDoButtonBoss'.
When I click the button nothing happens!?
Hakkim.Ays

DispatchScriptRunner()

How to pass Java script parameters into DispatchScriptRunner() Function.
Tried Code:
WideString scriptPath("InDesign\\CS5\\scripting\\indesign\\samplescripts\\JavaScript\\AddGuides.jsx" );
 IDFile scriptFile(scriptPath);
 InterfacePtr<IScriptRunner>scriptRunner(Utils<IScriptUtils>()->QueryScriptRunner(scr iptFile));
 if(scriptRunner)
 ScriptRecordData arguments;
 ScriptIDValuePair arg;
 ScriptID aID;
 ScriptData script(scriptFile);
 ScriptData resultData;
 PMString errorString;
 //To add pair into KeyValuePair
 KeyValuePair<ScriptID,ScriptData> ScriptIDValuePair(aID,script);
 arguments.push_back(ScriptIDValuePair);
 int length=arguments.size();
 PMString str;
 str.AppendNumber(length);
 //CAlert::InformationAlert(str);
 Utils<IScriptUtils>()->DispatchScriptRunner(scriptRunner,script,arguments,resultData,erro rString,kFalse);
Value of ScriptId is cuming null or (0);
Please provide a solution to get a scriptId
Qn 2. How to pass a particular Java script methd's parameters into DispatchScriptRunner() Function in c++ code.

IScriptArgs is aggregated on the Utils boss, so you would use it as follows:
In your C++ code:
Utils<IScriptArgs>()->Save(); // Saves the current set of scripting parameters on the context stack and creates a new current context, that has no parameters set.
// Now set up the parameters that you want to access from within your JavaScript as key-value pairs
Utils<IScriptArgs>()->Set(PMString("paramkeyname1"),PMString("ParamValueAsString1") );
Utils<IScriptArgs>()->Set(PMString("paramkeyname2"),PMString("ParamValueAsString2") );
// Call your script
Utils<IScriptArgs>()->Restore(); // Replaces the current existing context with the top context on the stack of saved contexts. In other words, returns the parameter stack to the Save() position.
In your JavaScript code:
if(app.scriptArgs.isDefined("paramkeyname1")) {
var yourvalueStr = app.scriptArgs.get("paramkeyname1")
HTH

How to trap Duplicate command executed successfully.

Hi,
I have attaced observer to document for listening protocol IID_ICOMMANDMGR for trapping command kDuplicateCmdBoss. When I perform duplicate from "Option + Drag" the kDuplicateCmdBoss command gets executed before duplicating the item.
The documentation for kDuplicateCmdBoss says that "The page items in the command's item list are duplicated if the command is prepared successfully." But How to find the command is executed successfully.
Please help me.
Thanks,
Praveen

For tracing drag action on layout, I have used following
Class
        kBscDNDLayoutSourceHelperBoss,
        kInvalidClass,
            IID_IK2SERVICEPROVIDER,        kLayoutDDSrcHelperProviderImpl,
            IID_IDRAGDROPSOURCECONTENTHELPER,    kBscDNDLayoutDragSourceImpl,
and the implementation class BscDNDLayoutDragSource id derived from CDragDropSource, In which currently I am overriding only WillDrag method as below.
bool16 BscDNDLayoutDragSource::WillDrag(IEvent* e) const
    CAlert::InformationAlert("drag started");
    return kFalse;
The alert is displayed but after that InDesign got crashed. Thus I checked it by returning false still InDesign get crash.
Any hint might solve my problem .
Please help.
Regards,
Praveen

InDesign CC 2014.1 Error When Export PDF

I am using the following script to generate a pdf, but to execute the command sends me the message "Error Export to PDF".
Please help me identify what I'm doing wrong.
 InterfacePtr<ICommand> pdfExportCmd(CmdUtils::CreateCommand(kPDFExportCmdBoss));
if(pdfExportCmd==nil)
CAlert::InformationAlert("CheckInOutDialogController::crearPDF pdfExportCmd is invalid");
break;
 CAlert::InformationAlert("A2");
 InterfacePtr<IPDFExportPrefs> exportPrefs((IPDFExportPrefs*)::QuerySessionPreferences(IID_IPDFEXPORTPREFS));
// set export prefs
InterfacePtr<IPDFExportPrefs> pdfExportPrefsToExp(pdfExportCmd, UseDefaultIID());
 if(pdfExportPrefsToExp==nil)
 CAlert::InformationAlert("CheckInOutDialogController::crearPDF pdfExportPrefs is invalid");
 break;
pdfExportPrefsToExp->CopyPrefs(exportPrefs);
 CAlert::InformationAlert("A3");
 IDocument* theDoc = Utils<ILayoutUIUtils>()->GetFrontDocument();
 UIDList pageUIDs = UIDList(::GetDataBase(theDoc));
 InterfacePtr<IPageRange> myPageRange((IPageRange*)::QuerySessionPreferences(IID_IPAGERANGE));
 IPageRange::RangeFormat pageRangeFormat = myPageRange->GetPageRangeFormat();
 CAlert::InformationAlert("A4");
 // Assume theDoc is a valid IDocument* for export.UIDList pageUIDs = UIDList(::GetDataBase(theDoc));
 InterfacePtr<IPageList> iPageList((IPMUnknown*)theDoc, IID_IPAGELIST);
 if (pageRangeFormat != IPageRange::kAllPages){
 PMString pageRange;
 pageRange = myPageRange->GetPageRange();
 pageRange.SetTranslatable(kFalse);
 iPageList->PageRangeStringToUIDList(pageRange, &pageUIDs);}else{
 int32 cPages = iPageList->GetPageCount();
 for (int32 iPage = 0; iPage < cPages; iPage++ )
 CAlert::InformationAlert("Pagina");
 UID uidPage = iPageList->GetNthPageUID(iPage);
 pageUIDs.Append( uidPage );
 CAlert::InformationAlert("A15");
 // Assume pdfExportCmd is the valid ICommand* from kPDFExportCmdBoss.
 InterfacePtr<IOutputPages> iExportPages(pdfExportCmd, IID_IOUTPUTPAGES);
 // Assume exportPrefs is the previously set IPDFExportPrefs from kPDFExportCmdBoss.
 iExportPages->InitializeFrom(pageUIDs, (exportPrefs->GetPDFExReaderSpreads() == IPDFExportPrefs::kExportReaderSpreadsON));
 PMString name;
 theDoc->GetName(name);
 iExportPages->SetName(name);
retval = CmdUtils::ProcessCommand(pdfExportCmd);

I am using the following script to generate a pdf, but to execute the command sends me the message "Error Export to PDF".
Please help me identify what I'm doing wrong.
 InterfacePtr<ICommand> pdfExportCmd(CmdUtils::CreateCommand(kPDFExportCmdBoss));
if(pdfExportCmd==nil)
CAlert::InformationAlert("CheckInOutDialogController::crearPDF pdfExportCmd is invalid");
break;
 CAlert::InformationAlert("A2");
 InterfacePtr<IPDFExportPrefs> exportPrefs((IPDFExportPrefs*)::QuerySessionPreferences(IID_IPDFEXPORTPREFS));
// set export prefs
InterfacePtr<IPDFExportPrefs> pdfExportPrefsToExp(pdfExportCmd, UseDefaultIID());
 if(pdfExportPrefsToExp==nil)
 CAlert::InformationAlert("CheckInOutDialogController::crearPDF pdfExportPrefs is invalid");
 break;
pdfExportPrefsToExp->CopyPrefs(exportPrefs);
 CAlert::InformationAlert("A3");
 IDocument* theDoc = Utils<ILayoutUIUtils>()->GetFrontDocument();
 UIDList pageUIDs = UIDList(::GetDataBase(theDoc));
 InterfacePtr<IPageRange> myPageRange((IPageRange*)::QuerySessionPreferences(IID_IPAGERANGE));
 IPageRange::RangeFormat pageRangeFormat = myPageRange->GetPageRangeFormat();
 CAlert::InformationAlert("A4");
 // Assume theDoc is a valid IDocument* for export.UIDList pageUIDs = UIDList(::GetDataBase(theDoc));
 InterfacePtr<IPageList> iPageList((IPMUnknown*)theDoc, IID_IPAGELIST);
 if (pageRangeFormat != IPageRange::kAllPages){
 PMString pageRange;
 pageRange = myPageRange->GetPageRange();
 pageRange.SetTranslatable(kFalse);
 iPageList->PageRangeStringToUIDList(pageRange, &pageUIDs);}else{
 int32 cPages = iPageList->GetPageCount();
 for (int32 iPage = 0; iPage < cPages; iPage++ )
 CAlert::InformationAlert("Pagina");
 UID uidPage = iPageList->GetNthPageUID(iPage);
 pageUIDs.Append( uidPage );
 CAlert::InformationAlert("A15");
 // Assume pdfExportCmd is the valid ICommand* from kPDFExportCmdBoss.
 InterfacePtr<IOutputPages> iExportPages(pdfExportCmd, IID_IOUTPUTPAGES);
 // Assume exportPrefs is the previously set IPDFExportPrefs from kPDFExportCmdBoss.
 iExportPages->InitializeFrom(pageUIDs, (exportPrefs->GetPDFExReaderSpreads() == IPDFExportPrefs::kExportReaderSpreadsON));
 PMString name;
 theDoc->GetName(name);
 iExportPages->SetName(name);
retval = CmdUtils::ProcessCommand(pdfExportCmd);

Problem with FileUtils::CopyFile() CS4 Mac

Hi all,
I'm trying to copy some files from within my plugin into the Script Folder but the files don't get copied. I can create files within the folder and I also reach the files within the plugin (I think). Where is my mistake?
// The code
 const int MAXITEMS = 12;
 PMString scriptfiles[MAXITEMS] = {
 "scriptfile01.jsx",
 "scriptfile02.jsx",
 "scriptfile03.jsx",
 "scriptfile04.jsx",
 "scriptfile05.jsx",
 "scriptfile06.jsx",
 "scriptfile07.jsx",
 "scriptfile08.jsx",
 "scriptfile09.jsx",
 "scriptfile10.jsx",
 "scriptfile11.jsx",
 "scriptfile12.jsx"};
 PMString newscriptfiles[MAXITEMS] = {
 "newscriptfile01.jsx",
 "newscriptfile02.jsx",
 "newscriptfile03.jsx",
 "newscriptfile04.jsx",
 "newscriptfile05.jsx",
 "newscriptfile06.jsx",
 "newscriptfile07.jsx",
 "newscriptfile08.jsx",
 "newscriptfile09.jsx",
 "newscriptfile10.jsx",
 "newscriptfile11.jsx",
 "newscriptfile12.jsx"};
for (int i = 0; i < MAXITEMS ; i++) {
// go to the the source files
 IDFile theSource;//scriptfiles[i];
 FileUtils::GetPackageFolder(&theSource);
 FileUtils::AppendPath(&theSource, PMString("Versions"));
 FileUtils::AppendPath(&theSource, PMString("A"));
 FileUtils::AppendPath(&theSource, PMString("Resources"));
 FileUtils::AppendPath(&theSource, PMString(scriptfiles[i]));
// if i call the files within the package
// he seems to find them
 //PMString filename = theSource.GetFileName();
 //CAlert::InformationAlert(filename);
// go to the the target files
 IDFile theTarget;
 FileUtils::GetAppInstallationFolder(&theTarget);
 FileUtils::AppendPath(&theTarget, PMString("Scripts"));
 FileUtils::AppendPath(&theTarget, PMString("Scripts Panel"));
 FileUtils::AppendPath(&theTarget, PMString("MPO Launcher"));
//if the folder doesn't exist
 FileUtils::CreateFolderIfNeeded(theTarget,kTrue);
// get the new names
 PMString fn( newscriptfiles[i]);
 FileUtils::AppendPath(&theTarget, fn);
// if i use OpenFile it creates the files
//FileUtils::OpenFile(theTarget, "w");
// and this doesnt work. Why?
FileUtils::CopyFile(theSource, theTarget);

Found my error.
 FileUtils::GetPackageFolder(&theSource);
doesn't return the folder of the plugin.

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