Overview

Purpose Of This Interface

This is the priint:cometserver extension of the InDesign® Server Scripting DOM.

It is intended for use with priint:cometserver, so usually you wont address this interface directly. Anyway, if for any reason you cannot use priint:cometserver or intend to build scripting based applications, this information will be useful.

The InDesign® Server Scripting DOM is exposed in JavaScript, VBScript, AppleScript and (via a generated CORBA client) Java. The priint:comet extensions can also be addresses via a SOAP WebService interface.

General Information About Parameters

Some notes concerning the parameters

• scope, parentId
  Most methods have a scope and parentId Parameter.
  scope is a enum type with the following values (In comet_pdf omit the trailing enum name Scope..)
  • Scope.DOCUMENT
  • Scope.SPREAD
  • Scope.PAGE
  • Scope.COMETGROUP
  • Scope.ELEMENT
  Depending on the scope, parentId is
  • unused (Scope.DOCUMENT)
  • the 0-based spread index (Scope.SPREAD)
  • the 0-based page index (Scope.PAGE)
  • the Comet Group ID (Scope.COMETGROUP)
  • the UID of a frame (Scope.ELEMENT)
  
  
• reorganize
  reorganize is a enum type with the following values (In comet_pdf omit the trailing enum name ReorganizeLevel..)
  • ReorganizeLevel.NONE
  • ReorganizeLevel.PAGE
  • ReorganizeLevel.SPREAD
  • ReorganizeLevel.SUBSEQUENT
  • ReorganizeLevel.FULL
  
  
• recordID
  recordID is a string with a complete definition of a Comet object ID. Format is
  int, int, int, string
  Example : "1, 0, 0, \"116007\""
  
  
• tmpFile
  Results larger than 32kB and binary results are dumped to the given file. Use threshold=your_value (or -1) to increase the 32kB limit for a single call. Use commandline option -cometthreshold your_value (or -1) to increase the 32 kB limit for all calls.
  
  Please note that larger thresholds may crash InDesign if the function was called via CORBA interface.
  
  With trailing ! (e.g. "!/Users/paul/Desktop/abc.xml") the function exports the result to the given filen always.
  
  
• options
  Most methods have a (as implied by the name: optional, but yet very powerful) parameter named options.
  This parameter allows to control the method behaviour or output in various ways, e.g. you can set the JPEG quality, image output format, Color Space etc. with this parameter. See the Options Reference for details
  If the options parameter is non-empty, it must start with the Connect Identifier prologue, this is simply the timestamp, when this InDesign® Server has been started, followed by a semicolon and the interval in milliseconds, when documents should be saved automatically (or -1 to disable autosave). See example below, how to setup this string.

Simple JavaScript Example

• Start the ExtendScript Toolkit Application. ATTENTION: With InDesign^® 2020 Adobe has discontinued thesupport for ESTK. Here is a description of how Javascript can be executed as of ID 2020. The javascripts listed below remain valid of course.
• Start InDesign® Server. Here's an examnple. More information about the Program Options of InDesign Server can be found here.

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  ./InDesignServer -configuration testconfig -previews \
  -cometlog ~/Desktop/comet.log -cometapilog ~/Desktop/api.log - cometcache ~/Desktop/cometcache \
  -cometdrawidle on -cometparanoidredraw on -cometxmlparser fast

  
  
• Type in a script, e.g.

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  var documentName   = "test.indd";
  var documentPath   = "/Volumes/Users/me/Desktop/jsxtest/";
  var connectId      = app.comet.pingint ping() throws IdsException ping() + ";-1;";
  
  // open the test document
  app.comet.documentOpenboolean documentOpen(String path, boolean openOriginal, String options) throws(documentPath + documentName, true, connectId);
  
  // get preview of the first SPREAD
  app.comet.getPreviewboolean getPreview(String path, int scope, int parent, double resolution,  (
      documentPath + documentName, 
      Scope.SPREAD, 0,                       // first Spread 
      200,                                   // resolution
      documentPath + "preview.png",          // output file 
      connectId + "layers:+*;format:png;");  // include all layers, create a PNG
                        
  // close the document
  app.comet.documentCloseboolean documentClose(String path, String options) throws IdsException Close a document(documentPath + documentName, connectId);
  

• For a complete description on how to connect to a datapool, see here. Here's an example showing how to connect to any priint:comet data pool. Connection is done in two steps : At first you set the environment by calling app.comet.setEnvironment. The environment must my a valid XML data folder. An empty valid priint:comet XML folder you will find here (CometEnvironment.zip). The XML folder must contain a file named connections.xml. In the second step you can connect to your data pool by calling app.comet.use. The function needs the name of an entry in connections.xml and this entry defines your connection.
  
  Hint: To get valid connections.xml entries please manually log in into the requested data pool using InDesign® Desktop and store the login from the Login dialog before. You will find the stored login in the file werkii/xloginhistory.xml inside your local preferences folder .

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  // *******************************************
  
  // 
  // Connection data
  // Fill in YOUR DATA here
  //
  var gEnvironment = "_xmldata_";  // valid XML folder containing connections.xml
  var gConnectionName = "xxx";     // Entry in connections.xml
  var gInstanceID = 2;             // InDesign® instance ID
  
  // *******************************************
  
  // 
  // Document and script
  // Fill in YOUR DATA here 
  //
  var gDocumentundefined  = "test.indd";
  var gScriptID = 2006;
  var gScript = "\
  \
  #include \"internal/types.h\"\
  #include \"internal/text.h\"\
  #include \"internal/products.h\"\
  \
  int main() \
  {\
   	// Do what ever you want.\
   	return 0;\
  }\
  ";
  
  // *******************************************
  
  //
  // Connect
  //
  var gOptions = app.comet.pingint ping() throws IdsException ping () + ";-1;";
  app.comet.setEnvironmentboolean setEnvironment(String initRoot, int instanceID, String pathResolvePattern) throws (gEnvironment, gInstanceID, ""); 	// XML folder containing connections.xml
  app.comet.useboolean use(String service, String user, String password, boolean forceReconnect, (gConnectionName, "", "", false, "");       	// name of entry in connections.xml
  
  //
  // Work
  //
  
  // Open a document
  app.comet.documentOpenboolean documentOpen(String path, boolean openOriginal, String options) throws (gDocumentundefined, true, gOptions);    
  
  // Some examples
  app.comet.evalString eval(String cscript, String argument, String resultPath, /* comet_pdf only */ (gScript, '', '');			// exec script given by text
  app.comet.execThe sent command parts are sent as one instruction to the database. All value placeholders in the command are thereafter replaced by the defined input value and the command is executed. After the command is executed, the command buffer is emptied and all connections to the input values are ... (gScriptID, "", gOptions);	// exec script defined in data pool
  app.comet.placeTemplateint placeTemplate(String path, int scope, int parent, int templateID, (					// place product
   	gDocumentundefined,                    			// document path
   	Scope.SPREAD, 0,              			// spread 0
  	1,                            			// templlate id
   	"1, 0, 0, \"109007\"",  				// product id
   	10.0, 10.0,                   			// position
   	ReorganizeLevel.NONE, gOptions); 
  app.comet.placeholderLoadboolean placeholderLoad(String path, int scope, int parent, int[] placeholderID, ( 
   	gDocumentundefined,
   	Scope.DOCUMENT,
   	0,
   	new Array (0),               			// placeholder IDs, empty array = all
   	"0,0,0,\"\"",							// RecordIDs, empty (0,0, ...) = all
   	gOptions);
  
  // Save and close document
  app.comet.documentSaveboolean documentSave(String path, String options) throws IdsException Save a document (gDocumentundefined, gOptions);
  app.comet.documentCloseboolean documentClose(String path, String options) throws IdsException Close a document (gDocumentundefined, gOptions)

• Choose the InDesign® Server instance you just started as script target and click the run button

Using in comet_pdf

In comet_pdf of course there is no JavaScript interpreter available. To support Comet API calls here, please use option -j (--comet-api) instead. The option needs the path (absolut or relative to the renderer itself) to a XML file containing the definition of the Comet API calls. Files must follow this rules:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<js>
    <j method="methodName" ignoreError="1" activated="1">
        <paramter1>value1</paramter1>
        <paramter2>value2</paramter2>
     <!-- ... -->
    </j>
    <!-- next method call -->
</js>

where:

• methodName is the (case insensitive) name of the method, for instance "elementTransform".
• ignoreError is 0 or 1. 0 will stop executing further calls if one call fails. Optional, default 0.
• activated is 0 or 1. 0 will silently suppress execution of call. Good for test reasons. Optional, default 1.
• parameter1, parameter2, ... are the (case insensitive) names of the parameters in any order. You will find this names in the detailed descriptions of the methods.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<js>
    <j method="elementTransform" ignoreError="1">
        <path></path>
        <elementID>222</elementID>
        <options>width:123.0;height:456.0;x:46.0;y:46.0;rotate:30.0</options>
    </j>
</js>

Attention I: Methods are working on the current document given by option -i always. The parameter path is ignored (but must be given!).

Attention II: Only a selected list of API calls are implemtented. See below for more informations, implemented methods are marked as available for comet_pdf.

Attention III: Only a sub set of API calls are implemented for now. Implemented functions are marked by a ★ at the left side bar. More functions will follow.

Please contact support@priint.com for more information, though only limited support for this API can be provided.

AppleScript

Here's a simple example on how to use the priint:comet Scripting DOM with AppleScripts (which in turn executes cScript):

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tell application "Adobe InDesign CC 2019"
set visible of panel "Product Pool" to 1

set CT to comet 1 -- The 1 is important!!
tell CT
set sc to ""
set sc to sc & "int main () {"
set sc to sc & "    datapool::login (1, \"demo\", \"demo\", \"werk2demo\", \"comet_config_comic\", \"\", 1);"
set sc to sc & "    list::reload (3, 1);"
set sc to sc & "return 0;}"

eval cscript sc argument "" options ""
end tell
end tell

Methods

Method Summary

Method Detail

getScriptIO

String getScriptIO()
		 throws IdsException

setScriptIO

void setScriptIO(String property)
throws IdsException

about

String about()
   throws IdsException

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<j method="about" ignoreError="1">
</j>

license

String license()
	 throws IdsException

eval

String eval(String cscript,
  String argument,
  String resultPath, /* comet_pdf only */
  String options)
  throws IdsException

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<j method="eval" ignoreError="1">
  <path></path>
  <cscript>
int main ()
{
  printf ("argument : '%s'\n", gArgument);
  strcpy (gOutput, gArgument);
  strcat (gOutput, "\n");
  strcat (gOutput, gDocumentPath);
  strcat (gOutput, "\n");
  strcat (gOutput, gDocumentID);
  
  return 0;
}
  </cscript>
  <argument>Hello world!</argument>
  <options></options>
  <resultPath>$DESKTOP/aaa/aaa.h</resultPath>
</j>

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var gOptions 	= app.comet.pingint ping() throws IdsException ping() + ";-1;";
var myScript 	="\
int main ()\
{\
	showmessage (gArgument);\n\
    \
    return 0;\
}\
";

// Connect to data pool (xml offline in this case)
//
app.comet.useboolean use(String service, String user, String password, boolean forceReconnect, ("##type:xmlfolder;folder:$DESKTOP/fifo/priint 5.5/xmldata", "", "", false, gOptions);

app.comet.evalString eval(String cscript, String argument, String resultPath, /* comet_pdf only */ (myScript, 'Hello World', gOptions);

exec

String exec(int actionID,
  String argument,
  String resultPath, /* comet_pdf only */
  String options)
  throws IdsException

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<j method="exec" ignoreError="1">
  <path></path>
  <actionID>1011173</actionID>
  <argument>Hello world!</argument>
  <options></options>
  <resultPath>$DESKTOP/aaa/aaa.h</resultPath>
</j>

getDocumentCount

int getDocumentCount()
 throws IdsException

getDocumentList

String[] getDocumentList()
 throws IdsException

documentOpen

boolean documentOpen(String path,
 boolean openOriginal,
 String options)
 throws IdsException

documentClose

boolean documentClose(String path,
  String options)
  throws IdsException

getSpreads

String getSpreads(String path,
		int scope,
		int parent,
		String tmpFile,
		String options)
		throws IdsException

documentGeneratePDF

boolean documentGeneratePDF(String path,
		String pdfProfile,
		String pdfPath,
		String options)
		throws IdsException

documentCreate

boolean documentCreate(String path,
   String options)
   throws IdsException

documentSetup

boolean documentSetup(String path, boolean applyAdaption, String options) throws IdsException

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<j method="documentSetup" ignoreError="1">
  <path></path>
  <applyAdaption>0</applyAdaption>
  <options>width:1000.0;height:1000.0;</options>
</j>

documentDuplicate

boolean documentDuplicate(String path,
	  String newPath,
	  String options)
	  throws IdsException

documentSave

boolean documentSave(String path,
 String options)
 throws IdsException

documentSaveAs

boolean documentSaveAs(String path,
   String newPath,
   String options)
   throws IdsException

documentGetLayers

String[] documentGetLayers(String path,
				 String resultPath, /* comet_pdf only */
				 String options)
				 throws IdsException

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<j method="documentGetLayers" ignoreError="1">
  <path></path>
  <options>visible:false;</options>
  <resultPath>$DESKTOP/aaa/aaa.h</resultPath>
</j>

documentGetSpreadCount

int documentGetSpreadCount(String path,
	   String options)
	   throws IdsException

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<j method="documentGetSpreadCount" ignoreError="1">
  <path></path>
  <options></options>
  <resultPath>$DESKTOP/aaa.txt</resultPath>
</j>

documentGetPageCount

int documentGetPageCount(String path,
	 String options)
	 throws IdsException

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<j method="documentGetPageCount" ignoreError="1">
  <path></path>
  <resultPath>$DESKTOP/aaa.txt</resultPath>
</j>

documentGetSpreadIDs

DEPRECATED

int[] documentGetSpreadIDs(String path,
	   String options)
	   throws IdsException

documentGetPageIDs

DEPRECATED

int[] documentGetPageIDs(String path,
	 String options)
	 throws IdsException

spreadGetPages

DEPRECATED

int[] spreadGetPages(String path,
 int spreadUID,
 String options)
 throws IdsException

spreadGetPageIDs

DEPRECATED

int[] spreadGetPageIDs(String path,
   int spreadUID,
   String options)
   throws IdsException

getGroupUIDs

DEPRECATED

int[] getGroupUIDs(String path,
int scope,
int parent,
String options)
throws IdsException

getPlaceholders

String getPlaceholders(String path,
			 int scope,
			 int parent,
			 boolean evalSyncStatus,
			 boolean markChanges,
			 String tmpFile,
			 String options)
			 throws IdsException

getCometGroups

String getCometGroups(String path,
			int scope,
			int parent,
			String tmpFile,
			String options)
			throws IdsException

getElementsXML

String getElementsXML(String path,
		 int scope,
		 int parent,
		 String tmpFile,
		 String options)
		 throws IdsException

getNotes

String getNotes(String path,
	  int scope,
	  int parent,
	  String tmpFile,
	  String options)
	  throws IdsException

setNotes

boolean setNotes(String path,
int scope,
int parent,
String notes,
String tmpFile,
String options)
throws IdsException

getTemplate

String getTemplate(int parent,
		 String tmpFile,
		 String options)
		 throws IdsException

getTemplateID

int getTemplateID(String path,
int scope,
int parent,
String resultPath, /* comet_pdf only */
String options)
throws IdsException

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<j method="getTemplateID" ignoreError="1">
  <path></path>
  <scope>PAGE</scope>
  <parent>3</parent>
  <resultPath>$DESKTOP/aaa/aaa.txt</resultPath>
  <options></options>
</j>

setTemplateID

boolean setTemplateID(String path,
  int scope,
  int parent,
  int templateID,
  String options)
  throws IdsException

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<j method="setTemplateID" ignoreError="1">
  <path></path>
  <scope>PAGE</scope>
  <parent>3g</parent>
  <templateID>24</templateID>
  <options>apply-master:true;apply-following:empty;</options>
</j>

getNextGridPosition

DEPRECATED

double[] getNextGridPosition(String path,
		 int scope,
		 int parent,
		 int groupUID,
		 double directionX,
		 double directionY,
		 String options)
		 throws IdsException

getPreview

boolean getPreview(String path,
int scope,
int parent,
double resolution,
String tmpFile,
String options)
throws IdsException

getPreviewOfClipping

boolean getPreviewOfClipping(String path,
		 int scope,
		 int parent,
		 double resolution,
		 double x,
		 double y,
		 double width,
		 double height,
		 String tmpFile,
		 String options)
		 throws IdsException

placeTemplate

int placeTemplate(String path,
int scope,
int parent,
int templateID,
String recordID,
double x,
double y,
int reorganize,
String resultPath, /* comet_pdf only */
                  String options)
throws IdsException

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<j method="placeTemplate" ignoreError="1">
  <path></path>
  <scope>SPREAD</scope>
  <parent>2</parent>
  <templateID>5</templateID>
  <recordID>2, 0, 0, ""</recordID>
  <x>36.0</x>
  <y>36.0</y>
  <reorganize>NONE</reorganize>
  <resultPath>$DESKTOP/abc.txt</resultPath>
  <options>snap-to-template:false;layer:Ebene 6;build-prescript:0;build-pageitem:0;</options>
</j>

build

int build(String path,
int scope,
int parent,
String itemsXML,
double x,
double y,
String resultPath, /* comet_pdf only */
String options)
throws IdsException

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<j method="build" ignoreError="1">
  <path></path>
  <scope>SPREAD</scope>
  <parent>1</parent>
  <itemsXML>%DESKTOP/items.xml</itemsXML>
  <x>700.0</x>
  <y>0.0</y>
  <options></options>
  <resultPath>$DESKTOP/aaa/aaa.h</resultPath>
</j>

cometGroupDeleteGroup

boolean cometGroupDeleteGroup(String path,
		  int groupUID,
		  int reorganize,
		  String options)
		  throws IdsException

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<j method="cometGroupDeleteGroup" ignoreError="1">
  <path></path>
  <groupUID>237</groupUID>
  <reorganize>NONE</reorganize>
  <options></options>
</j>

cometGroupGetPreviews

String[] cometGroupGetPreviews(String path,
					 int groupUID,
					 double resolution,
					 String tmpFile,
					 String resultPath, /* comet_pdf only */
					 String options)
					 throws IdsException

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<j method="cometGroupGetPreviews" ignoreError="1">
  <path></path>
  <groupUID>237</groupUID>
  <resolution>360</resolution>
  <tmpFile>/Users/paul/Desktop/myPreviews/aaa.jpg</tmpFile>
  <options></options>
</j>

cometGroupInsertAfter

int cometGroupInsertAfter(String path,
	  int groupUID,
	  int templateID,
	  String recordID,
	  int reorganize,
	  String resultPath, /* comet_pdf only */
	  String options)
	  throws IdsException

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<j method="cometGroupInsertAfter" ignoreError="1">
  <path></path>
  <groupUID>574</groupUID>
  <templateID>1</templateID>
  <recordID>1, 0, 0, "116007"</recordID>
  <reorganize>FULL</reorganize>
  <resultPath>$DESKTOP/abcd.txt</resultPath>
  <options>layer:de;</options>
</j>

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var gOptions = app.comet.ping() + ";-1;";


app.comet.setEnvironment ("/Users/paul/Desktop/fifo/priint 5.5/xmldata", 1401, "");
app.comet.use ("demo", "", "", false, "");


app.comet.documentOpen ("/Users/paul/Desktop/bbb.indd", true, gOptions);


app.comet.cometGroupInsertAfter (
    "/Users/paul/Desktop/bbb.indd", 
    574, 1, "1, 0, 0, \"116007\"", 
    ReorganizeLevel.FULL, 
    gOptions+"layer:Ebene 1;");

cometGroupInsertBefore

int cometGroupInsertBefore(String path,
	   int groupUID,
	   int templateID,
	   String recordID,
	   int reorganize,
	   String resultPath, /* comet_pdf only */
	   String options)
	   throws IdsException

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<j method="cometGroupInsertBefore" ignoreError="1">
  <path></path>
  <groupUID>574</groupUID>
  <templateID>1</templateID>
  <recordID>1, 0, 0, "116007"</recordID>
  <reorganize>FULL</reorganize>
  <resultPath>$DESKTOP/abcd.txt</resultPath>
  <options>layer:de;</options>
</j>

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var gOptions = app.comet.pingint ping() throws IdsException ping() + ";-1;";

app.comet.setEnvironmentboolean setEnvironment(String initRoot, int instanceID, String pathResolvePattern) throws ("/Users/paul/Desktop/fifo/priint 5.5/xmldata", 1401, "");
app.comet.useboolean use(String service, String user, String password, boolean forceReconnect, ("demo", "", "", false, "");

app.comet.documentOpenboolean documentOpen(String path, boolean openOriginal, String options) throws ("/Users/paul/Desktop/bbb.indd", true, gOptions);

app.comet.cometGroupInsertBeforeint cometGroupInsertBefore(String path, int groupUID, int templateID, String recordID (
    "/Users/paul/Desktop/bbb.indd", 
    574, 1, "1, 0, 0, \"116007\"", 
    ReorganizeLevel.FULL, 
    gOptions+"layer:Ebene 1;");

cometGroupReplaceGroup

int cometGroupReplaceGroup(String path,
	   int groupUID,
	   int templateID,
	   String recordID,
	   int reorganize,
	   String resultPath, /* comet_pdf only */
	   String options)
	   throws IdsException

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<j method="cometGroupReplaceGroup" ignoreError="1">
  <path></path>
  <groupUID>574</groupUID>
  <templateID>188</templateID>
  <recordID>0, 0, 0, ""</recordID>
  <reorganize>FULL</reorganize>
  <resultPath>$DESKTOP/abcd.txt</resultPath>
  <options>layer:de;</options>
</j>

cometGroupMoveBy

boolean cometGroupMoveBy(String path,
	 int groupUID,
	 double offsetX,
	 double offsetY,
	 String options)
	 throws IdsException

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<js>
  <j method="cometGroupMoveBy" ignoreError="1">
    <path></path>
    <groupUID>237</groupUID>
    <offsetX>20</offsetX>
    <offsetY>20.0</offsetY>
    <options></options>
  </j>
</js>

cometGroupMoveTo

boolean cometGroupMoveTo(String path,
	 int scope,
	 int parent,
	 int groupUID,
	 double left,
	 double top,
	 String options)
	 throws IdsException

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<js>
  <j method="cometGroupMoveBy" ignoreError="1">
    <path></path>
    <scope>PAGE</scope>
    <groupUID>237</groupUID>
    <left>20</left>
    <top>20.0</top>
    <options></options>
  </j>
</js>

importGroup

int importGroup(String path,
  String source,
  int scope,
  int parent,
  int groupUID,
  double left,
  double top,
  String options)
  throws IdsException

execTemplate

boolean execTemplate(int templateID,
 String recordID,
 String outPath,
 String options)
 throws IdsException

documentReorganize

boolean documentReorganize(String path,
	   int pageIndex,
	   int reorganize,
	   String options)
	   throws IdsException

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<j method="documentReorganize" ignoreError="1">
  <path></path>
  <pageIndex>0</pageIndex>
  <reorganize>FULL</reorganize>
  <options></options>
</j>

pageApplyGrid

boolean pageApplyGrid(String path,
  int scope,
  int parent,
  int gridid,
  int reorganize,
  String options)
  throws IdsException

applyMasterpage

boolean applyMasterpage(String path,
	int scope,
	int parent,
	String masterPageName,
	String options)
	throws IdsException

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<j method="applyMasterpage" ignoreError="1">
 <path></path>
 <scope>SPREAD</scope>
 <parent>1</parent>
 <masterPageName>B-KUGEL</masterPageName>
 <options></options>
</j>

adapt

short adapt(double width,
	double height)
	throws IdsException

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<j method="adapt" ignoreError="1">
  <width>1000.0</width>
  <height>1000.0</height>
</j>

modifyCometGroup

boolean modifyCometGroup(String path,  // ignored by comet_pdf
	 int scope,
	 int parent,
	 int[] targetElements,
	 String command,
	 String options)
	 throws IdsException

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<j method="modifyCometGroup" ignoreError="1">
  <path></path>
  <scope>ELEMENT</scope>
  <parent>261</parent>
  <targetElements>
    <i>284</i>
    <i>289</i>
  </targetElements>
  <command>add</command>
  <options></options>
</j>

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<j method="modifyCometGroup" ignoreError="1">
  <path></path>
  <scope>DOCUMENT</scope>
  <parent></parent>
  <targetElements>
    <i>284</i>
  </targetElements>
  <command>show</command>
  <options></options>
</j>

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<j method="modifyCometGroup" ignoreError="1">
  <path></path>
  <scope>DOCUMENT</scope>
  <parent></parent>
  <targetElements>
    <i>284</i>
  </targetElements>
  <command>hide</command>
  <options></options>
</j>

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<j method="modifyCometGroup" ignoreError="1">
  <path></path>
  <scope>ELEMENT</scope>
  <parent>231</parent>
  <targetElements></targetElements>
  <command>resolve</command>
  <options>subgroups:true;</options>
</j>

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<j method="modifyCometGroup" ignoreError="1">
  <path></path>
  <scope>ELEMENT</scope>
  <parent>231</parent>
  <targetElements>
    <i>284</i>
    <i>254</i>
  </targetElements>
  <command>remove</command>
  <options></options>
</j>

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<j method="modifyCometGroup" ignoreError="1">
  <path></path>
  <scope>DOCUMENT</scope>
  <parent></parent>
  <targetElements>
    <i>372</i>
    <i>308</i>
    <i>343</i>
  </targetElements>
  <command>join</command>
  <options></options>
</j>

placeholderLoad

boolean placeholderLoad(String path,
	int scope,
	int parent,
	int[] placeholderID,
	String recordID,
	String options)
	throws IdsException

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<j method="placeholderLoad" ignoreError="1">
  <path></path>
  <scope>SPREAD</scope>
  <parent>2</parent>
  <placeholderID>
    <i>10</i>
    <i>40</i>
  </placeholderID>
  <recordID>0,0,0,""</recordID>
  <options></options>
</j>

placeholderSync

boolean placeholderSync(String path,
	int scope,
	int parent,
	int[] placeholderIDs,
	String recordID,
	String options)
	throws IdsException

placeholderSetValue

boolean placeholderSetValue(String path,
		int scope,
		int parent,
		int placeholderID,
		String recordID,
		String value,
		boolean execSaveMethod, // ignored by comet_pdf
		String options)
		throws IdsException

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<j method="placeholderSetValue" ignoreError="1">
  <path></path>
  <scope>PAGE</scope>
  <parent>0</parent>
  <placeholderID>3</placeholderID>
  <recordID>1,0,0,"1010097"</recordID>
 <value>%!TT&lt;cColor:Red&gt;Hall&ouml;chen&lt;cColor:&gt; and Hi!</value>
 <execSaveMethod>0</execSaveMethod>
  <options></options>
</j>

placeholderSetImage

boolean placeholderSetImage(String path,
		int scope,
		int parent,
		int placeholderID,
		String recordID,
		String imagePath,
		boolean execSaveMethod, // ignored by comet_pdf
		String options)
		throws IdsException

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<j method="placeholderSetImage" ignoreError="1">
  <path></path>
  <scope>SPREAD</scope>
  <parent>2</parent>
  <placeholderID>70</placeholderID>
  <recordID>2,0,0,""</recordID>
 <imagePath>$DESKTOP/Bilder/here_we_are.png</imagePath>
 <execSaveMethod>0</execSaveMethod>
  <options></options>
</j>

placeholderUpdate

boolean placeholderUpdate(String path,
	  int scope,
	  int parent,
	  String options)
	  throws IdsException