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Revision: 17129
at August 24, 2009 11:24 by myhd
Updated Code 
#!/opt/local/bin/perl -w
# ^^^ your hashbang may vary

use strict;
use warnings;


`/usr/bin/osascript <<-HereDoc

tell application "Adobe InDesign CS4"
do script "

	// start your javascript code controlling InDesign here
	
	var myObject = app.selection[0]; // grabs selected object in INDD
	alert(myObject); // show object kind
	
	// javascript code ends here

" language javascript
end tell
	
HereDoc`;

Revision: 17128
at August 24, 2009 11:21 by myhd
Updated Code 
#!/opt/local/bin/perl -w

use strict;
use warnings;


`/usr/bin/osascript <<-HereDoc

tell application "Adobe InDesign CS4"
do script "

	// start your javascript code controlling InDesign here
	
	var myObject = app.selection[0]; // grabs selected object in INDD
	alert(myObject); // show object kind
	
	// javascript code ends here

" language javascript
end tell
	
HereDoc`;

Revision: 17127
at August 24, 2009 11:18 by myhd
Updated Code 
#!/opt/local/bin/perl -w

use strict;
use warnings;


`/usr/bin/osascript <<-HereDoc

tell application "Adobe InDesign CS4"
do script "

	// start your javascript code cintrolling InDesign here
	
	var myObject = app.selection[0]; // grabs selected object in INDD
	alert(myObject); // show object kind
	
	// javascript code ends here

" language javascript
end tell
	
HereDoc`;

Revision: 17126
at August 24, 2009 11:17 by myhd
Updated Code 
#!/opt/local/bin/perl -w

use strict;
use warnings;



`/usr/bin/osascript <<-HereDoc


tell application "Adobe InDesign CS4"
do script "

	// start your javascript code cintrolling InDesign here
	
	var myObject = app.selection[0]; // grabs selected object in INDD
	alert(myObject); // show object kind
	
	// javascript code ends here

" language javascript
end tell
	
	
HereDoc`;

Revision: 17125
at August 24, 2009 11:12 by myhd
Initial Code 
#!/opt/local/bin/perl -w

use strict;
use warnings;


`/usr/bin/osascript <<-HereDoc


tell application "Adobe InDesign CS4"
do script "

	var myObject = app.selection[0];
	alert(myObject);

" language javascript
end tell
	
	
HereDoc`;
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                                        Initial Description
                                        

                                    

                                    
This example demonstrates a way to control Adobe InDesign from Perl. Tested on MacOS X 10.5.7 and INDD.

                                

                                                            

                                    

                                        

                                        Initial Title
                                        

                                    

                                    
Perl to InDesign CS4 example (OS X)

                                

                                                            

                                    

                                        

                                        Initial Tags
                                        

                                    

                                    
javascript, mac, osx, perl, design

                                

                                                            

                                    

                                        

                                        Initial Language
                                        

                                    

                                    
Perl