COMBINE 3 INDESIGN PAGES INTO I

Question

Hi, I'm looking to resize and place 2 indesign CS3 pages (front and back of post cards-can be sized at 5.625" x 3.625" or 6.125" x 4.375") onto a 3rd 8.5" x 11" indesign page that contains the front and the back of the cards with additional copy. It is the way we currently submit proofs to our clients for approval as a single page that they in turn fax back to us. Thanks for any help on this.

Answer 1

Hi I tried something. Let me know if it helped.
Loic
if(app.documents.length!=0)
try
//Get Postcard doc attributes
var doc= app.documents[0].getElements()[0];
var docFile = File(doc.fullName);
var docName = doc.name.split(".indd")[0];
var docFolder = Folder(docFile.parent);
//Add a temporary document & set dimensions
var tempdoc = app.documents.add();
with(tempdoc)
documentPreferences.pageWidth="8.5";
documentPreferences.pageHeight="11";
//Create the imported document first's recipient & place the page 1 of the postcard document
var r1 = tempdoc.rectangles.add({geometricBounds:[0.75,1.1875,5.125,7.3125]});
app.importedPageAttributes.pageNumber = 1;
r1.place(docFile,false);
fitMe(r1);
//Create the imported document second's recipient & place the page 2 of the postcard document
var r2 = tempdoc.rectangles.add({geometricBounds:[5.2525,1.1875,9.6345,7.3125]});
app.importedPageAttributes.pageNumber = 2;
r2.place(docFile,false);
fitMe(r2);
//Create a text frame for other infos
var r3 = tempdoc.textFrames.add({contents:"Please Fax us back your approval as soon as possible at 555-8000-210",geometricBounds:[9.8325,1.1875,10.5,7.3125]});
//Export to PDF and display the created file
var myPDFfile = docFolder+"/"+docName+".pdf";
app.pdfExportPreferences.viewPDF = true;
exportPDF(myPDFfile,"[PDF/X-1a:2001]",tempdoc);
//Close the temporary document without saving it.
tempdoc.close (SaveOptions.NO, undefined, undefined, false);
catch(e)
//In case of a error...
alert(e);
else
alert("You don't have any Indesign documents open !");
//Quite obvious function
function exportPDF(myPdfFile,myPdfPreset,doc)
doc.exportFile (ExportFormat.PDF_TYPE, myPdfFile, false, myPdfPreset, undefined, undefined, false);
//Fit placed documents into the recipients
function fitMe(monObjet)
monObjet.fit(FitOptions.PROPORTIONALLY);
monObjet.fit(FitOptions.CENTER_CONTENT);
monObjet.fit(FitOptions.FRAME_TO_CONTENT);