Importing XML using AppleScript in CS5.
Hi, totally new to inDesign but do programming and database work. I am looking to import an XML file created from our database. I can do a basic import manually after creating document and importing xml to load tags then creating text box element and tagging it and placeholder text. Now trying to automate using AppleScript. Found some samples from inDesign but not sure how to tie all the pieces together. Does anyone have a simple example that takes a small XML file and loads a few records automatcally into indesign. Maybe, create new document, create textbox element and create text placeholders and tags then import xml file?
Thanks,
Joe
I don't work in applescript, but:
Does anyone have a simple example that takes a small XML file and loads a few records automatcally into indesign. Maybe, create new document, create textbox element and create text placeholders and tags then import xml file?
Err, when you say "records," you have me slightly concerned.
Because it is quite difficult to get Data Merge -like functoinality with XML.
Have you tested (and validated!) this workflow withoutscripting?
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EOF"
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Dafolo A/S
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PS: During the various projects I am working on I keep running into problems...however I am totally new to LiveCycle so I consider this very informative learning steps and appreciate all your help :-)Hi again,<br /><br />I have been experimenting a little with both the renderPDFForm and importData services. However I don't seem to be ble to make them work as I need them to.<br /><br />My scenario is simple, I have one (call it a template xdp/PDF form) and lots of data in xml files (around 1000), that I need to import into the template. Therefore I have set up a "Watched Folder" to take the xml as a document (I guess this is a requirement) and then I need either the renderPDF or importData services to import the xml data into the template.<br /><br />I would like to know how I should setup the services to make this work.<br /><br />When I try to use importdata I setup the following:<br /><br />PDF document: set to be the template i need to import the xml to)<br /><br />Input data: the document variable (an xml file) that is passed to the Watched Folder<br /><br />Data merged PDF: set to an out xfaform<br /><br />When I do this I get an Coercion error in the server log:<br /><br />2007-11-15 13:27:05,324 ERROR [com.adobe.workflow.AWS] stalling action-instance: 1506 with message: ALC-DSC-000-000: com.adobe.idp.dsc.DSCRuntimeException: Internal error.<br /> at com.adobe.idp.dsc.util.CoercionUtil.toDOMDocument(CoercionUtil.java:656)<br /> at com.adobe.idp.dsc.util.CoercionUtil.toType(CoercionUtil.java:878)<br /> at com.adobe.idp.dsc.util.CoercionUtil.toType(CoercionUtil.java:803)<br /> at com.adobe.workflow.datatype.runtime.support.AbstractDataTypeRuntimeHandler.coerceFrom(Abs tractDataTypeRuntimeHandler.java:64)<br /> at com.adobe.workflow.datatype.runtime.support.AbstractComplexDataTypeRuntimeHandler.getNode (AbstractComplexDataTypeRuntimeHandler.java:47)<br /> at com.adobe.workflow.dom.VariableElement.setBoundValue(VariableElement.java:93)<br /> at com.adobe.workflow.pat.service.PATExecutionContextImpl.setProcessDataValue(PATExecutionCo ntextImpl.java:729)<br /> at com.adobe.workflow.pat.service.PATExecutionContextImpl.setProcessDataWithExpression(PATEx ecutionContextImpl.java:335)<br /> at com.adobe.idp.workflow.dsc.service.SetValueService.execute(SetValueService.java:46)<br />...<br />Caused by: ALC-DSC-119-000: com.adobe.idp.dsc.util.InvalidCoercionException: Cannot coerce object: <document state="passive" senderVersion="3" persistent="false" senderPersistent="true" passivated="true" senderPassivated="true" deserialized="true" senderHostId="127.0.0.1/172.16.10.125" callbackId="0" senderCallbackId="7" callbackRef="null" isLocalizable="true" isTransactionBound="false" defaultDisposalTimeout="600" disposalTimeout="600" maxInlineSize="65536" defaultMaxInlineSize="65536" inlineSize="8039" contentType="application/xml" length="-1"><cacheId/><localBackendId/><globalBackendId/><senderLocalBackendId/><senderGl obalBackendId/><inline><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><br /><form1><br /> <sub_BlanketTop /><br /> <sub_SubjectTop><br /> <f...</inline><senderPullServantJndiName>adobe/idp/DocumentPullServant/adobejb_server1</s enderPullServantJndiName><attributes file="c:\NCRConvert\ProcessForm\stage\Wx450d4b32843a0b0bcb8ef99e\NCR-00564_dXAE3soH.xml"/ ></document> of type: com.adobe.idp.Document to type: interface org.w3c.dom.Document<br /> at org.apache.xerces.parsers.DOMParser.parse(Unknown Source)<br /> at org.apache.xerces.jaxp.DocumentBuilderImpl.parse(Unknown Source)<br /><br />However it is possible to manually import the xml data in Acrobat Professional without any problems.<br /><br />When I use the renderPDFForm with the following settings:<br /><br />Form to render: literal value that points to the template<br /><br />Form data: document variable from watched folder (xml)<br /><br />Content Root URI: repository://<br /><br />With these settings I also get a coercion error, however it does not seem to be exactly the same.<br /><br />Sincerely<br />Kim
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How to set xml tag to nothing in indesign using applescript?
Hi guys,
I need set xml tag to nothing(for tables) in indesign using applescript.
Please help me.Hi,
tell application "Adobe InDesign CC 2014"
tell active document
if (count of story) > 0 then
tell story 1
if (count of tables) > 0 then
tell table 1
set tag_name to associated XML element ----------------> i can't get xml tag, i am receiving the xml tag is nothing.
if (tag_name = nothing) then
display dialog ("This table has no tag")
else
set markup_tag to markup tag of tag_name
set n to name of markup_tag
display dialog ("Tag name is " & n)
end if
end tell
end if
end tell
end if
end tell
end tell
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Importing xml page changed the language used
hi,
i am having an issue on my customized oaf page which is an advanced search page.
We are using french in OA. Evrything in the page is in French
including the results table page
i exported an oaf xml page (using xmlexporter without specifing the language). the xmlexporter only works when the -translation and -language are not specified...
i made a few changes in the xml page (add new search criteria)
and imported it using xmlimporter.
there is only one problem, the result table column headers are all in the english.
Before it was in french...
any idea ?
thanks
Dan
Message was edited by:
user535835i have found in the xmlexporter section how to export the language in the xlf format.
I just exported it successfully.
now i have my xml file and my xlf file.
i did not found in the dev guide how to make the xlf work correctly.
I am connected in OA in french
and i still have part of my page in english and part in french.
I want the page to be full in french.
i did not found any option in the xmlimporter where i could specify the xlf file ...
and i did not found anywhere in the dev guide where i should place this xlf file so that the OA would translate the page correctly
thanks :)
any idea ?
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user535835 -
SSMS 2012:XML File Query: Importing XML data using a CTE-Incorrect syntax near 'BLOB'?
Hi all,
From https://www.simple-talk.com/content/print.aspx?article=1756, I mimicked to create the following sql code to do Importing XML data using a CTE:
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USE OPENXMLtesting1
GO
With XmlFile (Contents) AS (
SELECT CONVERT (XML, BulkColumn)
FROM OPENROWSET (BULK 'C:\XML FilesMicrosoft-Samples\books.xml', SINGLE BLOB) AS XmlData
SELECT
FROM XmlFile
GO
I got the following message:
Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Line 4
Incorrect syntax near 'BLOB'.
I have no ideas why it is incorrect in that code statment. Please kindly help, advise and respond.
Thanks in advance,
Scott Chang
P. S. The books.xml file was copied from the Microsoft samples:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<catalog>
<book id="bk101">
<author>Gambardella, Matthew</author>
<title>XML Developer's Guide</title>
<genre>Computer</genre>
<price>44.95</price>
<publish_date>2000-10-01</publish_date>
<description>An in-depth look at creating applications
with XML.</description>
</book>
<book id="bk102">
<author>Ralls, Kim</author>
<title>Midnight Rain</title>
<genre>Fantasy</genre>
<price>5.95</price>
<publish_date>2000-12-16</publish_date>
<description>A former architect battles corporate zombies,
an evil sorceress, and her own childhood to become queen
of the world.</description>
</book>
<book id="bk103">
<author>Corets, Eva</author>
<title>Maeve Ascendant</title>
<genre>Fantasy</genre>
<price>5.95</price>
<publish_date>2000-11-17</publish_date>
<description>After the collapse of a nanotechnology
society in England, the young survivors lay the
foundation for a new society.</description>
</book>
<book id="bk104">
<author>Corets, Eva</author>
<title>Oberon's Legacy</title>
<genre>Fantasy</genre>
<price>5.95</price>
<publish_date>2001-03-10</publish_date>
<description>In post-apocalypse England, the mysterious
agent known only as Oberon helps to create a new life
for the inhabitants of London. Sequel to Maeve
Ascendant.</description>
</book>
<book id="bk105">
<author>Corets, Eva</author>
<title>The Sundered Grail</title>
<genre>Fantasy</genre>
<price>5.95</price>
<publish_date>2001-09-10</publish_date>
<description>The two daughters of Maeve, half-sisters,
battle one another for control of England. Sequel to
Oberon's Legacy.</description>
</book>
<book id="bk106">
<author>Randall, Cynthia</author>
<title>Lover Birds</title>
<genre>Romance</genre>
<price>4.95</price>
<publish_date>2000-09-02</publish_date>
<description>When Carla meets Paul at an ornithology
conference, tempers fly as feathers get ruffled.</description>
</book>
<book id="bk107">
<author>Thurman, Paula</author>
<title>Splish Splash</title>
<genre>Romance</genre>
<price>4.95</price>
<publish_date>2000-11-02</publish_date>
<description>A deep sea diver finds true love twenty
thousand leagues beneath the sea.</description>
</book>
<book id="bk108">
<author>Knorr, Stefan</author>
<title>Creepy Crawlies</title>
<genre>Horror</genre>
<price>4.95</price>
<publish_date>2000-12-06</publish_date>
<description>An anthology of horror stories about roaches,
centipedes, scorpions and other insects.</description>
</book>
<book id="bk109">
<author>Kress, Peter</author>
<title>Paradox Lost</title>
<genre>Science Fiction</genre>
<price>6.95</price>
<publish_date>2000-11-02</publish_date>
<description>After an inadvertant trip through a Heisenberg
Uncertainty Device, James Salway discovers the problems
of being quantum.</description>
</book>
<book id="bk110">
<author>O'Brien, Tim</author>
<title>Microsoft .NET: The Programming Bible</title>
<genre>Computer</genre>
<price>36.95</price>
<publish_date>2000-12-09</publish_date>
<description>Microsoft's .NET initiative is explored in
detail in this deep programmer's reference.</description>
</book>
<book id="bk111">
<author>O'Brien, Tim</author>
<title>MSXML3: A Comprehensive Guide</title>
<genre>Computer</genre>
<price>36.95</price>
<publish_date>2000-12-01</publish_date>
<description>The Microsoft MSXML3 parser is covered in
detail, with attention to XML DOM interfaces, XSLT processing,
SAX and more.</description>
</book>
<book id="bk112">
<author>Galos, Mike</author>
<title>Visual Studio 7: A Comprehensive Guide</title>
<genre>Computer</genre>
<price>49.95</price>
<publish_date>2001-04-16</publish_date>
<description>Microsoft Visual Studio 7 is explored in depth,
looking at how Visual Basic, Visual C++, C#, and ASP+ are
integrated into a comprehensive development
environment.</description>
</book>
</catalog>I found the mistakes I made and I corrected them. The newly revised/corrected code is:
USE OPENXMLtesting1
GO
With XmlFile (Contents) AS (
SELECT CONVERT (XML, BulkColumn)
FROM OPENROWSET (BULK 'C:\Temp\books.xml', SINGLE_BLOB) AS XmlData
SELECT *
FROM XmlFile
GO
It worked: Results
Contents
1 <catalog><book.id="bk101"><author>Gambardella.M...
If I clicked on this, I got a listing of the whole book.xml!! I don't know what it means. Please comment and respond.
Thanks,
Scott Chang -
Unabel to Import XML file in Internet Explorer 9 Using PHP
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Export/Import xml from dynamic pdf form using java
Hi,
I have been searching for the last 2-3 days on the internet for this. Some posts do talk about it, but none have provided the answer I was looking for. Hopefully this is the correct forum to post the question in.
I am working on a desktop swing application that works on extracting and changing data in a XFA form, I would like to export the form's content modify it and import it back using java. This is so easy with the Adobe Reader, where it nicley exports the form content as an XML document, you can change it manually and the import the data back. I am searching for a way of doing this in java. I found XPAAJ.jar mentioned in some forums, that may make this easy. I havent been able to use it, since I cant find it anywhere.
I found a blog from Mike Potter
http://blogs.adobe.com/mikepotter/2006/07/download_xpaaj.html
This says that XPAAJ is free as long as I use it on forms developed using livecycle. I dont own livecycle, but the forms that I am working has been built using livecycle. So my questions are:
1. Is XPAAJ the correct library to use, to export and import XML data from a dynamic pdf form?
2. Is XPAAJ free to use and distribute as long as it works on pdf forms developed by livecycle?
3. Where can I download XPAAJ from?
4. If XPAAj is no longer available, is there any other free library that does this?
5. If there isn't any free library, how much would cost me to use and distribute the library along with my desktop application?
Thanks
SethuHi Sethu;
First, its important to know that xpaaj never was a supported piece of software. It was supplied "as is" with no support from Adobe. It has been pulled and is no longer available from the Adobe web site. Mike's blog is from 2006, so its really old information.
1. Is XPAAJ the correct library to use, to export and import XML data from a dynamic pdf form?
While the xpaaj library will import and export data to/from a form on the client, Adobe now recommends using the LiveCycle ES Forms server.
2. Is XPAAJ free to use and distribute as long as it works on pdf forms developed by livecycle?
The license stated that you need to own one of Adobe's server side products (not LiveCycle Designer, but one of the server side LiveCycle products).
3. Where can I download XPAAJ from?
XPAAJ was pulled by Adobe. They found a few bugs and since it was unsupported software they just pulled it from the web site.
4. If XPAAj is no longer available, is there any other free library that does this?
Not from Adobe. Adobe recommends using the LiveCycle ES Forms software for merging data and forms.
5. If there isn't any free library, how much would cost me to use and distribute the library along with my desktop application?
As far as I know there Adobe doesn't have a client side library available for this (merging dynamic XDP based forms with data). -
[JS CS5] Resizing graphics after importing XML, but before placing on page
I've been looking for an answer for this for a long time, and judging by the other posts here, many others are also.
Given an XML file consisting of:
<root>
<products>
<product>
<image href="file:///filepathhere"/>
<description>
<product>
<image href="file:///filepathhere"/>
<description>
I can import this into a layout, and drag the products element to a text frame. All the images appear inline, and then I run a script that uses XML Rules to locate the images, resize the image frames, and apply an object style. The trouble is, that once in a while the images references by the XML are so enormous that they simply exceed the bounds of the pasteboard, and things blow up.
So what I want to do instead, is to somehow resize the images to a manageable size BEFORE I drag the products element into a text frame.
Ole posted a possible solution here: http://forums.adobe.com/message/1108974#1108974
In that post, he says that "If you're using CS4, can use the resize method to resize graphics that have not yet been placed in a layout." I've been trying to implement his "rough" script, and I can't work it out.
This is what I have:
var myRuleSet = new Array (new processImage);
with (myDoc) {
var elements = xmlElements;
__processRuleSet(elements.item(0), myRuleSet);
function ProcessImage(){
this.name = "ProcessImage";
this.xpath = "/root/products/product/image";
this.apply = function(myElement, myRuleProcessor){
var myImage = myElement.graphics.item();
myImage.resize(CoordinateSpaces.innerCoordinates, AnchorPoint.centerAnchor, ResizeMethods.multiplyingCurrentDimensionsBy,[.1,.1]);
myImage.parent.fit(FitOptions.frameToContent);
return true;
"myImage" isn't valid in the script above. Does anyone know if this is possible, and if so, what I'm doing wrong? Thanks for any light anyone can shed on this!After spending some more time with this today, I've realized that what Ole was talking about here: http://forums.adobe.com/message/1108974#1108974. He said that "If you're using CS4, you can use the resize method to resize graphics that have not yet been placed in a layout."
What he was referring to was graphics that are in overset text, not graphics in XML that have been imported but not placed.
So, there is no way that I know of to process images and image frames in imported XML that hasn't been placed in the layout yet.
But, a good workaround to my problem that I developed was to first place the imported XML into a very tiny temporary text frame, so that all images are immediately overset. Then I process the images to a manageable size using the resize method, per Ole's suggestion. Then, and only then, do I move the content onto my layout. This avoids problems with graphics being pointed to in the XML that may be too large for the pasteboard.
I hope this obscure technique is useful for someone!
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