Is it possible to script Fixed Layout EPUBs export?

For example using Javascript:
var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
myDocument.exportFile(ExportFormat.EPUB, File("PathToBook.epub"), false);
Gives a version 2 EPUB which is not what i'm after... i'm after an EPUB3.
Maybe an epubExportPreferences parameter.. or something?
Is there an API for CC 2014?

There is some docuemntation for InDesign CC-2014 v10.0 (explicitly NOT for v10.1):
InDesign ExtendScript API (10.0)
Do your own documentation, if you like to:
grefel/extendscriptApiDoc · GitHub
Uwe

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Monica,
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I tried again as you suggested.
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I understand that you need the newest version (InDesign CC 2014.1) to accomplish what you want with EPUB.
But if you have a Creative Cloud subscription, you can download BOTH that version (the current one) AND also install InDesign CC (which came out in 2013), as well as InDesign CS6. All can be installed simultaneously!
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Another Blank Page in Fixed Layout Epub

Having trouble with a blank page in this epub (link to epub file on acrobat.com).
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Hi,
The file is missing here: (link to epub file on acrobat.com). Could you post it again?
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Fixed layout Epubs versus PDF!

I have this niggling thought that I can't seem to shake off, so I'll air
it out here:
What is the difference between a fixed-layout ePub and a PDF? I mean,
what is the intrinsic difference? Isn't a PDF precisely a fixed-layout
ePub, only better?
A PDF has searchable text. It can be enlarged or reduced at will on the
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EPUB allows access to new distribution options and new tooling and integration options (ex: HTML animation/interactivity) also become possible because EPUB is based on web technologies.
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I'm fascinated with the prospects of the Fixed Layout EPUBs.   In the few video tutorials that are more current, Adobe host shows the ability to PREVIEW the EPUBs using the menu item OBJECT > INTERACTIVE > Epub Previewer. But no go.
So, I've now installed from Creative Cloud, the Extend Script tool kit as well as Extension Manager.   I also installed Edge Inspect CC.
Am I on the right track to find or install the Interactive > Fixed Layout EPUB Previewer?    I need your guidance and have not found anything through my searches online.
I exported my Fixed Layout EPUB yesterday and the slider I created by following one of the few tutorials caused some sort of problem because that entire SPREAD was blank, although all other pages were present.
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mary

Hi Steve, I am a regular subscriber to Creative Cloud and have updated all apps. My version of Adobe InDesign does show 2014.1 under About InDesign.
Believe it or not, one of the more helpful videos out in Adobe TV land showed interactive under the Object menu:
See 5:30 on this page: https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/how-to/interactivity-fixed-layout-epub.html?set=indesign- -key-techniques--epub-fixed-layout I finally found the answer here at Adobe forums (monica).   Now I have it installed in the panel on the right.
I'm on an iMac and use all Apple products.   I've tossed Windows to the wind.
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Is Apple fixed layout epub supporting two languages in one ebook

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it's possible to create drag and drop elements and scrollable text? Can I use the overlay creator panel?
I'm sorry, I'm new in the forum.
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Animations that can be included are those created with the Animation and Timing panels, buttons created with the Buttons and Forms panel, multi-state objects created with the Object States panel. Also, audio and video, cross-references, tables of contents and hyperlinks.
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