SimpleIDML How to convert IDML to PDF?

Question

I am new to INDD CC Server. I have Implemented Indesign server running on Windows. I need to convert IDML to PDF but having issues.

I have used SimpleIDML Python library to manipulate Adobe(r) IDML(r) files.

My sample script is I2P.py

from simple_idml.indesign import indesign


idml_file = "/home/user/Project/EPS/media/test/2-idml/test001.idml"
indd_file = "/home/user/Project/EPS/media/test/InDesigndocument/test001.indd"
url_path = "http://192.168.1.1:12345/"
client_dir = "/home/user/Project/EPS/media/source"
server_dir = "/home/user/Project/EPS/media/server"

response = indesign.save_as(indd_file, [{
                                "fmt": "pdf",
                                "params": {"colorSpace": "CMYK"},
                            }],
                            url_path,
                            client_dir,
                            server_dir)[0]
with open("my_file.pdf", "w+") as f:
    f.write(response)

In documentation :

response = indesign.save_as("/path_to_file.indd", [{
                                "fmt": "pdf",
                                "params": {"colorSpace": "CMYK"},
                            }],
                            "http://url-to-indesign-server:port",
                            "/path/to/client/workdir",
                            "/path/to/indesign-server/workdir")[0]

When i run I2P script throws me error as :

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "ItoP.py", line 12, in <module>
    server_path)[0]
  File "/home/user/eps2_env/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/simple_idml/indesign/indesign.py", line 71, in new_func
    logger, logger_extra)
  File "/home/user/eps2_env/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/simple_idml/indesign/indesign.py", line 180, in save_as
    responses = map(lambda fmt: _save_as(fmt), dst_formats_params)
  File "/home/user/eps2_env/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/simple_idml/indesign/indesign.py", line 180, in <lambda>
    responses = map(lambda fmt: _save_as(fmt), dst_formats_params)
  File "/home/user/eps2_env/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/simple_idml/indesign/indesign.py", line 149, in _save_as
    response = cl.service.RunScript(params)
  File "/home/user/eps2_env/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/suds/client.py", line 542, in __call__
    return client.invoke(args, kwargs)
  File "/home/user/eps2_env/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/suds/client.py", line 602, in invoke
    result = self.send(soapenv)
  File "/home/user/eps2_env/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/suds/client.py", line 649, in send
    result = self.failed(binding, e)
  File "/home/user/eps2_env/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/suds/client.py", line 702, in failed
    r, p = binding.get_fault(reply)
  File "/home/user/eps2_env/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/suds/bindings/binding.py", line 265, in get_fault
    raise WebFault(p, faultroot)
suds.WebFault: Server raised fault: 'The specified script file can not be found: /home/user/Project/EPS/media/server/tmp9LVUWj/save_as.jsx'

Manually i can see dynamically created dir tmp9LVUWj inside server dir. Server path expecting on same time.

Not able to figure out how to set indesign-server/workdir and access in code and how to solve ? I have spend much time on this and not able find help or example code.

Or is there other python package to convert from IDML to PDF.

Thanks in advance

Any reason why are you using python library instead of built -in InDesign Server functionality? — Nicolai Kant, Jun 20 '16 at 16:22

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered May 27 '16 at 16:00

You wrote,

Manually I can see dynamically created dir tmp9LVUWj inside server dir.

That is true, but that is not the error. It is stating that it cannot find a JSX file named save_as.jsx within that directory. Is that in fact the name of the JSX file that you were intending to place there, or the file that is residing there now?

SimpleIDML How to convert IDML to PDF?

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