Create a Indesign Plugin - Urgent please

Hi,
I need to create a plugin for indesign. Can anyone please help me out in this issue.
I am having eclipse 3.3 and indesign CS3 and CS4.
I am following the sdk steps. But i am getting erroe while using dollyxs. I couldnot click OK button as it is throwing java exception. Please correct me if i am doing any thing wrong.
Thanks,

Yes i have visual studio 2005. When i run the dollyxs.bat and specify the i
nput, i am getting the exception. Please find the image

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Hi,
I need to create a plugin for indesign. Can anyone please help me out in this issue.
I am having eclipse 3.3 and indesign CS3 and CS4.
Thanks,

Yes i have visual studio 2005. When i run the dollyxs.bat and specify the i
nput, i am getting the exception. Please find the image

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Sure. (Didn't Google find anything?)
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/indesign/sdk.html
But you don't "use" InDesign to write plugins. You need a C++ compiler and a lot of programming knowledge and experience with C++. If this means nothing to you, don't look any further -- it's way too complicated to "go and get started" at random. Adobe's documentation is not intended for learners, starters, and people who shrink back at the thought of having to read multiple help documents that are each a couple of megabytes large.
Using the SDK is so complicated there's even a part of the forum dedicated to it, aptly (and obviously) called InDesign SDK. If you browse the messages in there, you can get an idea of the most common pitfalls and problems.
If the above scares you off, well, that was fully intentional (sorry, but it is). It's by far easier to write scripts. Scripts have several advantages over plugins:
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Compile indesign plugin with Panel

Hi!
I make a new question with a tittle more explicit, because i didn't have answer to my last question.
I have :
- Xcode 3.2.1
- SDK CS 5.5
And i don't know how to do to have an Indesign plugin file.
Can you help me ?
I tried to do what they say to do in the "GETTING STARTED WITH ADOBE INDESIGN CS5.5 PLUG-IN DEVELOPMENT" PDF file but :
- I tried to use DollyXs.sh : i don't know what to do !
- i tried with the "SDK project template" but after they say that : "Open WFPID.h in your IDE and find the widget definitions for the dialog, as shown here:"
But where is "WFPID.h" ? Is it in finder ? in xcode project ?
Please help me.
Thanks

Hi
'Getting started' has enough details to create and build projects. It would be better to read again 'Build the plug-in' section.
1. run application->terminal
2. cd dollyxs path and run dollyxs.sh
3. a tabbed window opens, with default values for dollyxTest project. if u want a project with different name change it
4. next tabs are mac, win. set paths for mac and skip win.
5. in final tab, select 'indesign product' and check panel/dialog and now Ok.
Now a message will show that project is successfuly created.
open project file in xcode, and build. now plugin file .pln will be created. copy it to the 'application/adobe indesign/plugins' folder. start/restart indesign.
Unless u can start with sample plugins provided in sdk. Project files will be available in "D:\H\SDK\Adobe InDesign CS5 SDK\build\mac\prj".
1. open basicdialog / basicmenu prj.
2. build
3. 'application/adobe indesign/plugins' folder. start/restart indesign.
regards
Ays. Hakkim

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Make an Indesign plugin

Hi !
I need help to make a indesign plugin with panel. It's doesn't work for me !
I have :
- Xcode 3.2.1
- SDK CS 5.5
When i open a exemple project that is working (many exemple project make error when i build them) and when i build it, it create many files in the folder "Release.build". Some .dat, .dep, .sh, etc.
What can i do with these files ? Why i don't have a .InDesignPlugin file ?
And a second question, how can i make panel interface (with buttons, champ, etc.) ?
Thank you for help !!

Yes i started with "getting-started.pdf" and i have take a fast look to "plugin-programming-guide-vol1" and "plugin-programming-guide-vol2" but i can't open the first exemple and i can't do the same things.
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