Work in progress
I am currently updating all my plugins from version 1 to version 2. In the process, I am updating the relevant Web pages.
Welcome
Welcome to Michèle’s DocData plugin, designed to run three tasks: DocStats, UserData and ImagesList.
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General information
Plugin name: DocData
Version: 2.0.0 – 10/28/26
Fee: Free
Availability: Available in Adobe Marketplace
Source code in book: Adobe InDesign Automation of Nonfiction Books via JavaScript
Requirements
There are no specific requirements for this plugin to do its job. It cycles through the document to gather data which it reports via a dialog box and via a DocStats.txt file in the plugins directory: C:/Users/<user>/…/External/XXXX/PluginData where XXXX is the plugin’s ID, a unique Adobe attributed number.
What it does
DocData (2.0.0) runs three tasks: DocStats, UserData and ImagesList. The provide an HTML-based user interface and enable opening their corresponding readme files by clicking on their respective ReadMe buttons.
DocStats
DocStats (2.0.0) skims through an InDesign document to provide metrics such as number of characters, paragraphs, tags, etc. You will find the complete list below. Please note that DocStats should be run before and after processing the document, and just before sending in to the printers to ensure that there are no stray automation-related tags left behind.
ImagesList
Most nonfiction books contain images to illustrate concepts. The ImagesList task lists the documents ismages, their name, page #, size, resolution, width and height.
UserData
Some of the automation plugins require predefined data such as text wrapping around images, maximum automation tag sizes, top-of-page dimensions and more. These are hard coded as defaults and registered in the userData.json file located in plugin’s Plugin’s data folder. The UserData task enables customizing these hard coded user data settings.
Please note that all tasks provide a button which enables opening their respective ReadMe content.
For more information
You will find source code in my InDesign automation book so that you could roll your own DocStats plugin.
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