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Perl to InDesign CS4 example (OS X)

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

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#!/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`;

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