I am looking for assistance on a project involving InDesign CS2, Applescript, and XML.
We currently have an InDesign template that imports an xml file and displays the information. Now we need a few routines to automate the process. Unfortunately none of us know Applescript well enough to pull this off.
We need a routine that can generate an InDesign file based on two variables; number of pages and dataset-name. If an array contains 50 names, we need InDesign to display 50 pages one for each name. Each page would use the same InDesign template but the information being displayed would be based on that particular name.
We then need to create a PDF file and move on to the next array of names. (We don’t necessarily need Applescript to generate the PDF.)
We are also looking for a routine that can style some InDesign elements based on what data is being passed into that element.
For example:
If element=Sam then style:black,ital
Else style:white,bold
Please contact me if you are interested and have experience working on similar issues. Include a description of the work you’ve done and pay rate information.
Thanks.