A lot of our process involves scripting using a VB6 app that places columns of eps in a document using Indesign CS6 desktop.
What we would like to do is the same but with Indesign Server CC which is achievable.
However what we would also like to do is prior to placing the EPS is to have its text modified. We do this when we reuse the EPS as no change is required in the artwork except for some text that may have conditions or date changed. Each EPS is unique so there is no standard text positioned.
Initially I thought we could just replace Illustrator and have our team use Indesign to create the artwork from scratch however they refuse to do that so Illustrator must be used and since placing EPS in Indesign doesn’t allow you to make changes such as text I was wondering if it’s feasible and practical to create an Indesign plugin that calls Illustrator makes the change in EPS then continue with the rest in placing the EPS in the column.
I have created a standalone VB app that manipulates the EPS text within Illustrator so that is achievable. It’s unfortunate that Adobe has not created a server version of Illustrator. The desktop version is not ideal for server environment plus Adobe recommends not opening & closing more than 500 files without restarting Illustrator. At any given cycle we could potentially be placing 1000 modified EPSs.
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