Downsave Indesign cs3 plugin to Indesign Cs2 plugin

Hi,
     I have developed a plugin for Adobe Indesign CS3 using XCode in MAC.I need to downsave the same plugin to Indesign CS2.how should i go about this.Any help would be appreciated.
Rgds,
Oviya

There is no quick solution to converting a CS3 plugin into CS2 - especially on Mac.  You will have to get CodeWarrior (the supported version, search the forums for the version(s) and how to configure), add your code and 'reverse the porting guide/fix compile errors.
Ian

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