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Hello,
After trying to figure this out for days, and getting more and more frustrated, I decided that I need some help with my problem.
My problem is this, I'm rying to create a webservice that allows me to run Java scripts in an Adobe InDesign instance. I've got sample code of how someone else created it in Visual Basic, but I've only got visual c++ v7.1 (bought it for an InDesign plugin Project, wich we're not going to do because it's just to complicated, and the Javascript seems to be enough for our needs)
Seeing that the only code that he needed to insert himself is about 8 lines, and the rest was automaticly generated by starting a new webservice project, I foolishly thought that it shouldn't be that hard to recreate that functionality into c++.
Creating the webservice was that easy indeed, you even got a "hello world" without even coding a single line .
The VB I want to recreate is:
Public Function DoScript(ByVal script As String) As String<br />
Try<br />
Dim ind As InDesign.Application<br />
ind = CreateObject("InDesign.Application.CS2", "localhost")<br />
Dim x As String = ind.DoScript(script, InDesign.idScriptLanguage.idJavascript)<br />
Return x<br />
Catch ex As Exception<br />
Return "An error occurred: " & ex.Message<br />
End Try<br />
End Function
I found this article on this site and used it as a lead.
http://www.codeproject.com/Purgatory/Adobe_InDesign_COM_object.asp[^]
So I started by adding a reference to the InDesign com object to my project, and as far as I can see that was succesful.
But when I want to compile the following code, I get the following error message:
<br />
#include "stdafx.h"<br />
#include "InDesignCS2Class.h"<br />
#include "Global.asax.h"<br />
<br />
namespace InDesignCS2<br />
{<br />
String* InDesignCS2Class::RunScript(String* script)<br />
{<br />
// create an InDesign instance
InDesign.Application app = (InDesign.Application) COMCreateObject("InDesign.Application");<br />
// get a reference to the current active document
//InDesign.Document doc = app.ActiveDocument;
// get the first page
//InDesign.Page page = (InDesign.Page) doc.Pages[1]; //1e pagina
// get the first textframe
//InDesign.TextFrame frame = (InDesign.TextFrame) page.TextFrames[1];
// write contents of textframe
//Console.WriteLine(frame.Contents.ToString());
// set contents of textframe
//frame.Contents = "Andere content";
<br />
return script;<br />
}<br />
};<br />
error C2065: 'InDesign' : undeclared identifier
Can anyone please tell me what I'm doing wrong, or what I've forgotten to do.
TIA,
Erik Bruinsma
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You are working in C++ right ?
The code of the article is for managed (I suppose because I'm not familiar with the syntax). Or at least, this isn't C++.
That's why you get errors.
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Hi Cedric,
Yes, I'm working in Microsoft Visual C++ .NET version 2003 Standard.
That will be the problem then, but can you tell me what is the correct way to use a/the InDesign com object, because I'm completely lost.
Erik
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ebruinsma wrote: I'm working in Microsoft Visual C++ .NET version 2003 Standard.
this doesn't mean in which language you code (i leave in france, but could be speaking english, german or chinese).
Cedric's question is : "do you program in Native C++, Managed C++, C#, VB.NET..." ?
TOXCCT >>> GEII power
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Sorry, I don't know what the diference is between those languages , I thought that when I use MicroSoft's visual C++ that I was using c++, with their compiler.
How can I see what I'm using.
What I did to create the project, was:
Choose new project from the file menu, and choose: visual c++ project/.net/ ASP.NET web service.
So, my question still is what do I need to do, to get a webservice that allows me to call runscrip in InDesign.
TIA Erik.
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ebruinsma wrote: I thought that when I use MicroSoft's visual C++ that I was using c++, with their compiler.
yes, that is an obvious thought. unfortunately, MS Visual C++ .NET 2003 (and later) compiler understands 2 different kind of C++ :
Native (pure console, Win32, MFC/ATL/WTL projects)
Managed (the one compiled for .net framework).
it seems that you created a managed C++ project, so you code in Managed C++ (also called C++/CLI in newer version of the language).
unfortunately, this is not the right forum to ask such a question (most people here don't know MC++), so, i suggest you to ask it here[^] to get better answers 
TOXCCT >>> GEII power
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Ok, I'll try it there.
Thanx
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i am working with VS2005, MFC application
the dialog resource editor works in Dialog Units.
Is there a way to tell the resource editor to work in pixels rather that DLU?
thanks
Yaron
Interface basics click here :
http://www.codeproject.com/com/COMBasics.asp
don't forget to vote 
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DLUs are DLUs no matter what machine you are on. Pixels, on the other hand, are specific to the machine. For example, if control A and control B are 15 pixels apart on your machine, they most likely will not be 15 pixels apart on my machine (different font, resolution, size). However, if those two controls are 15 DLUs apart on your machine, they will also be 15 DLUs apart on my machine. Make sense?
"Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed." - Mark Twain
"We will be known forever by the tracks we leave." - Native American Proverb
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Why? DLUs are a great idea, as they are based on the size of the dialog font - then if the font size changes, then all the controls would be resized/repositioned accordingly. Not all versions of Windows will be using the same font as you, so this is quite important.
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I have one exe file,when the first exe is running,it should ask one question as "Do u want to run two.exe",if i choose yes then the two.exe sholud run and also the one.exe also should run with out any interuption.
How can i do this.
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Hey toxcct,
Don't get angry, as it's forum problem that i have faced from last half an hour
see the time that we have posted the same answer on same time as well the question posted by anu_bala was also on same time
may it's due to overload on the server.
Knock out 'T' from CAN'T
You 'CAN' if you think you 'CAN'
-- modified at 9:27 Thursday 4th May, 2006
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but it's not to late to delete the posts doubled, isn't it ?
i do face the problems also, but when the board doubles my posts, i delete them
TOXCCT >>> GEII power
[VisualCalc 3.0 updated ][Flags Beginner's Guide new! ]
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Hey really im very sorry,I got some problem in server,so my messages are not saved properly. so i post once again...
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I have one exe file,when the first exe is running,it should ask one question as "Do u want to run two.exe",if i choose yes then the two.exe sholud run and also the one.exe also should run with out any interuption.
How can i do this.
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Hi, i have one exe, once i entered in to that i have to select to run another exe.
In detail,After running A.exe i have the dialog box that states that"do u want to run b.exe" if yes means it should run b.exe.
At the same time the a.exe also should run.
I dont how to do this...Pls help me.
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<a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/reference/functions/shellexecute.asp" rel="nofollow">::ShellExecute(NULL, "open", "b.exe", NULL, NULL, SW_SHOW);</a>[<a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/reference/functions/shellexecute.asp" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="New Window">^</a>]
TOXCCT >>> GEII power
[VisualCalc 3.0 updated ][Flags Beginner's Guide new! ]
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Simply use the ShellExecute(..) API for same
Knock out 'T' from CAN'T
You 'CAN' if you think you 'CAN'
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Friends,
I've downloaded some icons available from the internet. These are 32x32 icons while i need 16x16 icons or vice versa. Sometimes i need to convert these icons to bitmaps of my desired size and colors and sometimes i need to convert bitmaps to icons.
Can you please suggest me some good tool(s) fot these kind of job. I know that google is my friend and there are many tools available, but i need the suggestion of CPians in this regard.
Imtiaz
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Friends,
I've downloaded some icons available from the internet. These are 32x32 icons while i need 16x16 icons or vice versa. Sometimes i need to convert these icons to bitmaps of my desired size and colors and sometimes i need to convert bitmaps to icons.
Can you please suggest me some good tool(s) fot these kind of job. I know that google is my friend and there are many tools available, but i need the suggestion of CPians in this regard.
Imtiaz
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