1. Locate Resources for Visual Basic.tlb in C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Application Data\\Adobe\\InDesign\\Version 5.0\\Scripting Support\\5.0 folder.<\/p>\n
2. Open command prompt and execute:<\/p>\n
TlbImp.exe \"Resources for Visual Basic.tlb\" \/out:Interop.InDesign.dll<\/code><\/pre>\nTlbImp.exe is located in C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\\SDK\\v2.0\\Bin folder on my machine. This will generate Interop.InDesign.dll file. This is an interop assembly.<\/p>\n
3. Add reference to Interop.InDesign.dll to your project.<\/p>\n
4. Use this code:<\/p>\n
using System;\r\nusing InDesign;\r\n\r\nnamespace HelloInDesign\r\n{\r\n class Program\r\n {\r\n static void Main(string[] args)\r\n {\r\n object missing = Type.Missing;\r\n Type type = Type.GetTypeFromProgID(\"InDesign.Application.CS3\");\r\n if (type == null)\r\n {\r\n throw new Exception(\"Adobe InDesign CS3 is not installed\");\r\n }\r\n _Application app = (_Application)Activator.CreateInstance(type);\r\n Document document = (Document)app.Documents.Add(true, missing);\r\n Page page = (Page)document.Pages[1];\r\n TextFrame textFrame = page.TextFrames.Add(missing,\r\n idLocationOptions.idUnknown, missing);\r\n textFrame.GeometricBounds = new string[] { \"6p\", \"6p\", \"24p\", \"24p\" };\r\n textFrame.Contents = \"Hello from .Net!\";\r\n }\r\n }\r\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1. Locate Resources for Visual Basic.tlb in C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Application Data\\Adobe\\InDesign\\Version 5.0\\Scripting Support\\5.0 folder. 2. Open command prompt and execute: TlbImp.exe “Resources for Visual Basic.tlb” \/out:Interop.InDesign.dll TlbImp.exe is located in C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\\SDK\\v2.0\\Bin folder on my machine. This will generate Interop.InDesign.dll file. This is an interop assembly. 3. Add reference to Interop.InDesign.dll … Continue reading How to automate Adobe InDesign CS3<\/span>