XML import vs other solutions

Been away from Adobe products for years but for one own personal project digging into Indesing CS6 now, trying to learn it again (I've been involved in launching first version ages ago into Finnish market), in relatively terms as never really used it. Anyway, enough blah-blah-blah
I'm having a project where I have texts coming out from database, nothing really structured. Basically ID's Tagged Text is enough for creating a nice looking document automatically. Only problem are images..
I need to use icons and images randomly, some outside the body text (in a margin), some inside a text. Some images are used multiple times in different places, some just once. And unfortunately Tagged Text does not support images (as I think I could manage the placing quite nicely with Object Styles. But those damn images cannot be automatically placed onto a page via Tagged Text..
So, been wondering if XML workflow would be the solution but how well location of images can be managed via XML/XLS/XLTS/DDT/ATLAs? (ATLA = another three letter acronym)
Or is there any other solutions? I guess something like EM's XTag would work quite nicely but for this (my personal) project I am not willing to shell out 400 especially as DB guys can do it for me "free"..
Anyone having any pointers to where to look for a solution? Beers on me ..

I completely agree. Lightroom needs much more robust and efficient Import and Export features for Metadata. Especailly if Adobe wants people who are currently working with programs such as Extensis Portfolio and MS Expressions. Portfolio offers the best options for Import and Export. Expressions is a far second and LR is nonexistent in this area.

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las_123456 wrote:
Thank you for your posts. 2 of them requested more information about the features I am losing by saving an OpenOffice document in rtf or doc format and placing that into an InDesign document. With this approach th
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Thank you for your help.
-Leigh (las_123456)
Jim Maivald's book has been praised on these InDesign forums:
A Designer's Guide to Adobe Indesign and XML: Harness the Power of XML to Automate Your Print and Web Workflows (ISBN: 0321503554)
Look it up at your local public library, read the description and reviews at Amazon.com, compare prices at allbookstores.com.
HTH
Regards,
Peter
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Eventually, the second file also does load with no external file links indicated.
Again, I'm just looking for anything that might be a clue to the long Project Server load times.
Thanks in advance,
LP

Slow performance can come from a number of different things. Without knowing more detailed information about your setup or workflow, it's difficult to accurately troubleshoot.
-What kind of Mac are you using?
-What is your source format?
-Where is your source footage located?

XML import only creates one record at a time

Hi All,
I have an XML import map that automatically imports data into main product table. It's working fine when the XML file has only one main record. When it has more than one record, the import manager and import server can only import the last record in the file and skip the rest.
I already checked the record matching tab. It correctly shows that all records will be created and 0 will be skipped. Even the log file indicates all records are created after I execute the map. Yet, when I try to look for them in the data manager, I can only find the last one. If I execute the map with the exact same file again, it will create one more record again and skip the rest.
Someone else posted the same question a while back: Import map issue one record at a time. But it was never answered. Does anyone else have this issue? Is this a MDM bug?
Thanks,
Kenny

Hi Kenny,
Please refer to the note below:
Note 1575981
Regards,
Neethu Joy

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