[JS][IDSRV5] Generate Index from Book

Hello,
I'm trying to generate an index from a book file with InDesign Server. With the following script nothing happens, I get an empty index page:
var myIndex = myDocument.indexes[0];
myDocument.indexGenerationOptions.includeBookDocuments = true;
myIndex.generate();
With the desktop version you have to open the book file first. How to approach the book file when generating a full index from all documents within a book?
Regards, Sjoerd

love_all wrote:
Hi Sjoerd,
Try with instead of myDocument assign your var as book
like this:
var myBook= app.activeBook;
Regards,
love_all
var myIndex = myBook.indexes[0] is not supported.
How could I generate an index from all documents collected in a book?

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