I'm using SimpleIDML with InDesign Server 2020 on MacOS, and when attempting to export my IDML file to PDF export.jsx InDesign Server rejects the job. Removing properties one by one I tracked it down to a few different properties that cause issues.
colorBitmapQuality and grayscaleBitmapQuality cause Error: The property is not applicable in the current state. for my use case
pageMarksOffset causes Error: Invalid value for set property 'pageMarksOffset'. Expected Unit (0 - 72 points), but received 144.0.
pdfDestinationProfile causes Error: The property's value is locked and cannot be changed.
I have a PR incoming that wraps each of these properties in a try, such as were already found for ignoreSpreadOverrides on line 144 and simulateOverprint on line 211 of export.jsx. I also added an alert to the catch; for my instance of InDesign Server this causes the exception message to be logged, so that users will know which properties failed to be set.
kylehodgson
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I'm using SimpleIDML with InDesign Server 2020 on MacOS, and when attempting to export my IDML file to PDF
export.jsxInDesign Server rejects the job. Removing properties one by one I tracked it down to a few different properties that cause issues.colorBitmapQualityandgrayscaleBitmapQualitycauseError: The property is not applicable in the current state.for my use casepageMarksOffsetcausesError: Invalid value for set property 'pageMarksOffset'. Expected Unit (0 - 72 points), but received 144.0.pdfDestinationProfilecausesError: The property's value is locked and cannot be changed.I have a PR incoming that wraps each of these properties in a try, such as were already found for
ignoreSpreadOverrideson line 144 andsimulateOverprinton line 211 ofexport.jsx. I also added analertto thecatch; for my instance of InDesign Server this causes the exception message to be logged, so that users will know which properties failed to be set.