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Article:
 Adobe's InDesign and XML
Subject: Table Data Import
Date: 2005-01-03 04:31:01
From: JoachimKarl
Response to: Table Data Import

Hello Bernd,


yes, I agree, InDesign's XML Table Features are weak.


If you really need a solution for this, you can use scripting (visual Basic or applescript).
you can define your own xml-format, apply an xsl-t transformation and build a new or change an existing indesign table while walking throut the resulting DOM-Object.


I've done this for some customers on a windows platform using visual basic. It's not an easy solution, but if you need the actuality of the indesign documents (for example with new data from a database system) it migth be worth the efforts.


Jo


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