Create InDesign Document (v26)

Create InDesign document (cxml-to-indd)

{
  // name: Input
  // usage: relative path to CXML file (.cxml)
  // example: 'input.cxml'
  "name": "input",
  "value": "string"
},
{
  // name: Output
  // usage: relative path for generated INDD file (.indd)
  // example: 'output-1.indd'
  "name": "output",
  "value": "string"
},
{
  // name: InDesign template
  // usage: relative path of source INDD template (.indd)
  // example: '/path/to/folder/Template-US.indd'
  "name": "template",
  "value": "string"
},
{
  // name: Start page numbering at
  // usage: specify a starting page number in a booked document
  // example: '1'
  "name": "firstPageNumber",
  "value": "integer"
},
{
  // name: InDesign Server
  // usage: name of an InDesign Server instance or queue
  // example: '2018a'
  "name": "engine",
  "value": "string"
}

// usage: run InDesign scripts (comma-delimited) at the specified event
// example: 'path/to/project/scripts/spillend/script-1.jsxbin,
            path/to/project/scripts/spillend/script-2.jsxbin'
{
  // name: Document start
  "name": "documentstart",
  "value": "string"
},
{
  // name: Section start
  "name": "sectionstart",
  "value": "string"
},
{
  // name: Spread start
  "name": "spreadstart",
  "value": "string"
},
{
  // name: Page start
  "name": "pagestart",
  "value": "string"
},
{
  // name: Spill end
  "name": "spillend",
  "value": "string"
},
{
  // name: Page end
  "name": "pageend",
  "value": "string"
},
{
  // name: Spread end
  "name": "spreadend",
  "value": "string"
},
{
  // name: Section end
  "name": "sectionend",
  "value": "string"
},
{
  // name: Index start
  "name": "indexstart",
  "value": "string"
},
{
  // name: Index end
  "name": "indexend",
  "value": "string"
},
{
  // name: Document end
  "name": "documentend",
  "value": "string"
},
{
  // name: Parameters
  "name": "scriptArgs",
  "value": "string"
}

{
  // name: Preserve original links
  // usage: disable relative file path rewriting
  // default: false
  "name": "preserveImageLinks",
  "value": "boolean"
},
{
  // name: Search for missing links
  // usage: specify an alternate relative path to search for any missing links
  // default: (null)
  "name": "searchMissingLinks",
  "value": "string"
},
{
  // name: Crop PDFs to
  // usage: specify which portion of a PDF page to place
  // values: 'Bounding Box (Visible Layers)', 'Bounding Box (All Layers)',
  //         'Art', 'Crop', 'Trim', 'Bleed', 'Media'
  // default: 'Bounding Box (Visible Layers)'
  "name": "pdfCrop",
  "value": "string"
}

For more information on PDF crop options, see https://indesignsecrets.com/understanding-indesigns-place-pdf-options.php.

{
  // name: Soft styles
  // usage: specify which local character style formatting is applied via 
            an 8-digit binary string; each position toggles a <tps:style>: 
            (1) bold, (2) italic, (3) underline, (4) strikethrough, 
            (5) superscript, (6) subscript, (7) all-caps, and (8) small-caps
  // example: '11101100' enables bold + italic + underline + super/subscript
  // default: '00111111'
  "name": "softStyle",
  "value": "string"
},
{
  // name: Binding direction
  // usage: for Arabic and Hebrew composition use 'Right to Left'
            otherwise use 'Left to Right'
  // values: 'Left to Right', 'Right to Left'
  // default: 'Left to Right'
  "name": "firstPageSide",
  "value": "string"
},
{
  // name: Cross-references - Update at section end
  // usage: toggle whether cross-references are resolved at each section end
  // default: false
  "name": "updateXrefsAtSectionEnd",
  "value": "boolean"
},
{
  // name: Cross-references - Update at job end
  // usage: toggle whether cross-references are resolved again at job end
            (required when cross-references point to future sections)
  "name": "updateXrefsAtJobEnd",
  "value": "boolean"
},
{
  // name: Use tighter float placement
  // usage: allow floating elements to be placed out of order 
            (when space is available)
  // default: false
  "name": "tighterFloats",
  "value": "boolean"
},
{
  // name: Use multi-column float placement
  // usage: use column height to evaluate distance between a floating 
            element and its anchor
  // default: false
  "name": "newFloatOrder",
  "value": "boolean"
},
{
  // name: Maximum runtime (min)
  // usage: limit the maximum composition time to __ minutes
  // default: (null)
  "name": "maximumRunTime",
  "value": "integer"
}