ExportFile with linked pdf ... Is it a bug ?

Hi,
I'm facing a very strange behaviour with exportFile and linked PDF in inDesign cs 5.5 and 5 on mac and pc.
I have a script simply doing an exportFile to png on all images contained in a inDesign file.
Everything works well, except if user click in inDesign during process : if user click in inDesign all images linked with a .pdf or .ai file are rendered as transparent images (but with correct dimensions).
Is this a known bug?
Thanks!

See this thread: http://forums.adobe.com/message/3876223#3876223 .
I reported the bug around the time of that thread. I haven't checked if the latest 5.5 update fixed it, but there wasn't anything about it in the release notes...
Jeff

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