Import configuration presets...

Question

When importing office documents in the client application InDesign CS3 you can select presets that have been previously saved. Where can I find those presets in the InDesign Server CS3 JavaScript API?
Thanks!

Answer 1

Those presets are located in Windows:
C:\Documents and settings\All Users\Application Data\Adobe\Adobe PDF\Settings
In Mac:
Library > Application Support > Adobe > Adobe PDF > Settings
Now in javascript define a variable to hold the preset value
var pdfPresets = app.pdfExportPresets.item(4);
**This is how I pick the preset using the corresponding item number because I have had problems in the past doing it other ways.
Then pass this variable as an argument during the export call like so:
myDocument.exportFile(ExportFormat.pdfType, new File("new.pdf"),pdfPresets);
This will make InDesign Server use those presets when it does the export. You can create new presets using InDesign then copy the joboptions file to the Setting directory and the new presets are now ready to use in InDesign Server.
-cheers