Some confusing issues and their solution while working with InCopy stories.

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Hi All,<br />Last few months I have been working on InDesign/InCopy workFlow.I faced lot many problems and able to find solutions for some of them.I am putting down some of  the problems I haved faced and the approaches I followed to get the solutions.<br />So here I go...<br />First I will put the issues I faced and then their common solution.<br /><br />Issue 1)A text frame exported as a InCopy file.<br />InterfacePtr<IDataLinkReference> dataLinkReference(frameUIDRef, UseDefaultIID());<br />if(dataLinkReference == nil)<br />break;<br />UID linkUID = dataLinkReference->GetUID();<br />If(linkUID == kInvlaidID)<br />Break;<br /><br />The linkUID is always equal to kInvalidUID.<br /><br />Issue 2)A graphics frame with image placed inside it and exported as an InCopy file.<br />In this case the linkUID will have a valid UID.<br />So the code ahead is<br /><br />UIDRef linkRef(frameUIDRef.GetDataBase(), linkUID); <br />InterfacePtr<IDataLink> dataLink(linkRef, UseDefaultIID()); <br />if(dataLink != nil)<br />{<br />  PMString linkedFilePath = *(dataLink->GetFullName());<br />}<br /><br />so here the linkedFilePath will be the file path of the linked incopy file and not of that image file.<br /><br />Issue 3)A graphics frame with image placed inside it but without any associated InCopy file.<br />The linkedFilePath is that of filePath of an image.<br /><br />The solution I found was..<br />The reason for this confusing behaviour is, InCopy frame has one more UIDRef associated with the InCopy story.<br />So to get the incopy related UIDRef we have to use the following code.<br /><br />UIDRef incopyStoryUIDRef = Utils<IInCopyWorkFlowUtils>()->GetContainingInCopyStory(itemUIDRef);<br /><br />The problem with above api is in case of the graphic frame the itemUIDRef should be the UIDRef of the frame and in case of text frame the itemUIDRef should be the UIDRef of the text story i.e the text model.<br />To get the proper UIDRef use following code<br />//code start<br />UIDRef storyUIDRef(frameUIDRef.GetDataBase());<br />InterfacePtr<IPMUnknown> unknown(frameUIDRef,IID_IUNKNOWN);<br />if(unknown == nil)<br />{<br />break;<br />}<br />UID textFrameUID = Utils<IFrameUtils>()->GetTextFrameUID(unknown);<br />if(textFrameUID != kInvalidUID)<br />{<br />isTextFrame = kTrue;<br />UIDRef textFrameUIDRef(frameUIDRef.GetDataBase(),textFrameUID);<br />InterfacePtr<ITextFrame> textFrame(textFrameUIDRef,UseDefaultIID());<br />if(textFrame == nil)<br />{<br />break;<br />}<br />ITextModel * txtMdl = textFrame->QueryTextModel();<br />if(txtMdl == nil)<br />{<br />break;<br />}<br /><br />storyUIDRef = GetUIDRef(txtMdl);<br />result =  Utils<IInCopyBridgeUtils>()->IsInCopyStory(storyUIDRef);<br />               <br />}<br />else<br />{<br />isTextFrame = kFalse;<br />result = Utils<IInCopyWorkFlowUtils>()->IsInCopyStory(frameUIDRef);<br />storyUIDRef = frameUIDRef;               <br />}<br />//code end.<br /><br />Then use<br />UIDRef incopyStoryUIDRef = Utils<IInCopyWorkFlowUtils>()->GetContainingInCopyStory(storyUIDRef );<br /><br />Once you have the proper incopyStoryUIDRef, the following code works uniformely and you will always get the incopy file irrespective of the type of frame.<br /><br />IDataLink * dLink = Utils<IInCopyBridgeUtils>()->QueryDataLink(incopyStoryUIDRef);<br />if(dLink == nil)<br />{                                   <br />break;<br />}<br />so dLink->GetFullName() will always give you the incopy file path associated with the frame.<br /><br />Hope this helps somebody working on InCopy stories.<br /><br />But I still could not find the way to find the image file path associated with the graphic incopy story.(refer issue 2 above.).Using above approach I always get the file path of associated incopy file.<br /><br />I will keep this thread updated as and when I encounter with some more issues and find their solutions.<br /><br />Thanks and Regards,<br />Yopangjo.

Answer 1

I cannot explain why your iMac worked ok.  I too have seen situations where "lower cost" WiFi routers like Belkin and LInksys have "sort of" worked but had problems.
Back in 2004 after buying a fairly large house I purchased an off-brand WiFi gateway that featured high power output so I could mount it centrally in the house and be able to use WiFi everywhere.  Even though this thing was rated well and had the high-power everyone said would help it gave me continuous problems.
One day a buddy gave me an Apple Airport (the one that looks like a apple power adapter).  I plugged it in where I had the high power unit in place and suddenly I had amazing WiFi speed and coverage EVERYWHERE. I could not believe it!  That day I ordered an Airport Extreme and it has been fantastic.
I then recommended this solution to a friend of mine that had an Apple MacBook and he had nothing but trouble and went back to his linksys.  So it is a mixed bag.
Currently I have three WiFi devices:  A TimeCapsule downstairs, an Airport Extreme upstairs and a LInkSys in a utility closet.  The LinkSys is needed because my son's GF's Windows computer will not connect to anything else.
Anyway glad you figured something out.