Re: [xmpie-users] Toggle multiple InDesign layers with GetEnv("Job_Type") and a variable

[Guillaume Besnier]

Why do you say "Of course, this isn't working": your code looks nice :-) .

One thing, however: your code looks to be ok for the "Visibility++" method in InDesign, while you wrote "each are controlled with visibility adors".

"Visibility++" = your InDesign layers are named according to the values returned by your code (e.g. "RightAlignPreprint", etc.); your code must return a string (as it currently does); one single Visibility ADOR can control as many InDesign layers as needed; only one of these layers will be visible at a given time (all others will be hidden).
"Visibility" = your InDesign layers are named regardless of your code; your code must return a boolean value (or 0/1), not a string; one single Visibility ADOR "usually" controls one single InDesign layers; should the same Visibility be applied to several layers, these layers will all be visible at a given time.

Else, should you still suspect your code is wrong (I don't), you could move it into a variable (instead of directly coding it in the Visibility ADOR), use this variable in your Visibility ADOR, but also use it in an extra Text ADOR, which you would then tag into an InDesign text frame (located on a static layer), just so you see in plain text what's the actual value returned by your code (for debugging purpose).

You could do the same for your varLayout variable (= dumping its value in a Text ADOR), to double check that your uStore dial returns the expected value.

Or add some "ReportMessage("@{varLayout} = " & @{varLayout})" etc. QLingo calls at the begining of your existing ADORs, then have a look at the uProduce job messages.

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Sujet: [xmpie-users] Toggle multiple InDesign layers with GetEnv("Job_Type") and a variable
De : le...@waysideco.ca
Pour : xmpie...@googlegroups.com
Date : 17/05/2013 01:04

Hi,

I have a product for uStore which has the option of 4 different layouts, each are controlled with visibility adors and a single variable (varLayout). Each layout requires it's own preprint layer. For proofing purposes, I wan't to display the correct layout's preprint layer and hide the layer for print output.

I'm using a visibility ador called Proof with the following expression:

If (GetEnv("Job_Type") = "PROOF")

{

switch (@{varLayout})

{

case "Right":

"RightAlignPreprint"

case "Left":

"LeftAlignPreprint"

case "Center":

"CenterAlignPreprint"

case "Top":

"TopAlignPreprint"

default:

""

}

}

else

{

""

}

My though process behind this was if it's a proof job type and varLayout = Right, Left, Center, or Top display the corresponding layer: "RightAlignPreprint", "LeftAlignPreprint", "CenterAlignPreprint", "TopAlignPreprint"

Of course, this isn't working. Is there a better method to achieve this or is there an error in the expression (I haven't used a nested switch statement before).

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[le...@waysideco.ca]

Thank you for your reply. It helped me find a great solution. I ended up creating a variable:

If (GetEnv("Job_Type") = "PROOF")

{

True

}

else

{

False

}

And created individual visibility ADORS for each layout.