Scripts and XML

NOTE: Scripting in InDesign can be done via the Mac-only AppleScript, via the Windows-only VBA, or via the cross-platform JavaScript.

InDesign XML Information

• Adobe InDesign XML technical reference (5MB PDF)
• Adobe InDesign XML tutorial (254MB Zip)

InDesign Scripting Information

• Chapter 37 of the InDesign CS Bible: Using Scripts (PDF)
• Adobe InDesign CS2 Scripting Reference (20MB PDF)
• Adobe's Sample InDesign CS2 scripts (Zip)
• Adobe's Sample InCopy CS2 scripts (Zip)
• Adobe User Forums on Scripting

AppleScript Information

• Apple's official information.
• Apple's full-featured AppleScript editor.
• AppleScript in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference, by Bruce W. Perry.
• AppleScript: The Missing Manual, by Adam Goldstein.
• Danny Goodman's AppleScript Handbook, 2nd Edition, by Danny Goodman.
• AppleScript 1-2-3, by Sal Soghoian.
• Script Debugger: From Late Night Software ($189, ), this utility is an interface development tool that lets you quickly create AppleScript-based applications that have the standard Mac look and feel.

VBA Information

• Microsoft's official information.
• Programming in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, by Julia Case Bradley and Anita Millspaugh.
• Microsoft VBScript: Step by Step, by Ed Wilson.
• Visual Basic 6 For Dummies, by Wallace Wang.
• VBScript in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition, by Paul Lomax and Ron Petrusha.

JavaScript Information

• Updated: Chapter 37 of the InDesign CS Bible: Using Scripts (PDF) including JavaScript examples
• Sun's official information.
• O'Reilly & Associates scripting pages.
• Adobe InDesign CS2 Official JavaScript Reference, by Adobe Systems.
• JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, by David Flanagan.
• Beginning JavaScript, 2nd Edition, by Paul Wilton.
• JavaScript Bible, 5th Edition, by Danny Goodman and Michael Morrison.

REMEMBER:
Adobe Creative Suite does not come with a printed manual for InDesign!

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