importing XHTML files as XML files

[Josh_Carr@adobeforums.com]

Hello,

I would like to be able to import a well-formed XHTML file (with an XHTML 1.0 Strict or Transitional DTD) into an InDesign document as if it were an XML file. I would then like to apply styles so that the content of (p) tags within (div id="one") will look different from that of (p) tags within (div id="two").

Has anyone tried this? Is it a possibility?

I've tried changing the file extension from HTML to XML and InDesign will allow me to import the file (after some confusion with my DTD). But I am having trouble distinguishing content from one (div) tag to another.

[pjredman@adobeforums.com]

Josh,

InDesign's built-in tag-to-style mapping is a simple one-to one conversion process that wouldn't support the scenario you describe above. It's likely you could do this with a script however.

Phil Redman

[Josh_Carr@adobeforums.com]

Phil,

Thanks for the reply. Do you have any suggestions for where I could find information on such a script? Are you speaking of an internal InDesign script/macro OR are you talking about a PHP-like script that will change the tags into something that InDesign can deal with?

Thanks again!

[pjredman@adobeforums.com]

Josh,

I don't know of anyone who's written such a script but it may be possible via InDesign's internal scripting mechanism. All of the XML and style components are open to the scripting interface.

Phil