Adobe 0046100128056 - InDesign - Mac - Adding XMP Metadata

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columnGutter = "1p";
bottom = "6p"
//"left" means inside; "right" means outside.
left = "6p"
right = "4p"
top = "4p"
}
//Add a simple footer with a section number and page number.
with(textFrames.add()){
geometricBounds = ["61p", "6p", "62p", "47p"];
insertionPoints.item(0).contents = SpecialCharacters.autoPageNumber;
insertionPoints.item(0).contents = SpecialCharacters.emSpace;
insertionPoints.item(0).contents = SpecialCharacters.sectionMarker;
paragraphs.item(0).justification = Justification.rightAlign;
}
}
}
To apply a master spread to a document page, use the appliedMaster property of the document page, as
shown in the following script fragment (from the ApplyMaster tutorial script):
//Assumes that the active document has a master page named "B-Master"
//and at least three pages--page 3 is pages.item(2) because JavaScript arrays are
zero-based.
app.activeDocument.pages.item(2).appliedMaster =
app.activeDocument.masterSpreads.item("B-Master");
Use the same property to apply a master spread to a master spread page, as shown in the following script
fragment (from the ApplyMasterToMaster tutorial script):
//Assumes that the active document has master spread named "B-Master"
//that is not the same as the first master spread in the document.
app.activeDocument.masterSpreads.item(0).pages.item(0).appliedMaster =
app.activeDocument.masterSpreads.item("B-Master");
Adding XMP metadata
Metadata is information that describes the content, origin, or other attributes of a file. In the InDesign user
interface, you enter, edit, and view metadata using the File Info dialog (choose File > File Info). This
metadata includes the document’s creation and modification dates, author, copyright status, and other
information. All this information is stored using XMP (Adobe Extensible Metadata Platform), an open
standard for embedding metadata in a document.
To learn more about XMP, see the XMP specification at
http://partners.adobe.com/asn/developer/pdf/MetadataFramework.pdf
.
You also can add XMP information to a document using InDesign scripting. All XMP properties for a
document are in the document’s
metadataPreferences object. The example below fills in the standard
XMP data for a document.
This example also shows that XMP information is extensible. If you need to attach metadata to a document
and the data does not fall into a category provided by the metadata preferences object, you can create
your own metadata container (
email, in this example). (For the complete script, see MetadataExample.)