Running INDD scripts from Autohotkey

[Drako]

HI!

I'm working a lot with InDesign and I always wanted to be able to run an InDesign script directly from Autohotkey however I never managed to. I ended up assigning a shortcut to a script and then have Autohotkey to modify its content, select InDesign and send the shortcut. This was working however it was not what I wanted.
Yesterday a friend figured out how to do it and here it is, in case anyone needs it:

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Enabled := ComObjError(false) ; this is to avoid getting an error in case the script fails and so tha tthe script continues after the INDD script rans (same as run instead of ranwait) use true to make it like run.

ID := ComObjCreate("InDesign.Application")

if script not contains .jsx,.js
	ID.doScript(script `, 1447185511) ; this code is to run visual basic scripts or any exe file
else
	ID.doScript(script `, 1246973031) ; this is for javascript

The variable script contains the full path of the script to be run. The only problem i have with this is that the Autohotkey script does not continue until the InDesign script is fully executed, if anyone knows how to avoid that, please let me know!

[S1eepy]

I made an account just to reply to this 4 year old post, as it saved my day. God I love the internet.

For those in the future trying to automate Indisgn using COM, AHK & JSX and running into;
Error: 0x80020006 - Unknown name.
Specifically: DoJavaScriptFile

Use;

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ID.doScript(script `, 1246973031) ; this is for javascript

Maybe someone in the future will run across this when they need it. So heres some more keywords to help find it
I tried searching for;

• ComObjCreate Indesign adobe error
  com DoJavaScriptFile Indesign
  com DoJavaScriptFile Syntax
  comobjactive "indesign" -illustrator
  comobjactive indesign error 0x80020006 - Unknown name

[swagfag]

the Autohotkey script does not continue until the InDesign script is fully executed

if the method is a blocking call, u cant avoid it. launch a separate AHK instance and invoke the method there.

[zuzu_kuc]

can I somehow specify which indesign the script should execute? I have versions 20 and 21 installed and by default I have 20. but when I run the script according to your instructions, version 21 will start.