Script - Export Layers to Individual PDF's?

Is there a script to export each InDesign layer to its own PDF? I posted about this in the general InDesign forum, and was referred here. Someone found a Mac version, but I need something for Windows XP, CS3. Thank you!

Hi,
telling a story:
hide all layers, start loop in all of them, show one by one, export doc
writing a script:
myDoc = app.documents[0];
myFolder = myDoc.filePath + "/";                              // assuming doc isn't untitled
myDoc.layers.everyItem().visible = false;
for (k=0; k<myDoc.layers.length; k++) {
     file = new File(myFolder + myDoc.name + "_" + myDoc.layers[k].name + ",pdf");
     myDoc.layers[k].visible = true;
     doc.exportFile(ExportFormat.pdfType, file, false, app.pdfExportPresets[0]);         // choose preset id
     myDoc.layers[k].visible = false;
myDoc.layers.everyItem().visible = true;
pdfs should be in doc folder,
hope...

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In Photoshop CS, there is a script that exports Layers to individual Files.
Go to File>Scripts>Export Layers to Files.

Hi Arien,
If your animation program supports paste open it and select each layer,
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Adapting that Script might be somewhat difficult as it is pretty bulky.
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You might try this, but I havent tested it extensively:
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http://forums.adobe.com/thread/708719?tstart=0
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--=====
--[/SCRIPT]
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) mardi 17 août 2010 18:16:27

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