Beta release: InData 8.1.9 beta 1 for InDesign CS6
We’re happy to announce the immediate availability of InData 8.1.9 beta 1 for Adobe InDesign CS6. We’re looking forward to seeing the layouts folks come up with by combining InData with CS6′s new Liquid Layout and Alternate Layout features.
You can download the beta from the sidebar on the right or from the beta sidebar on the main product page . When you download and expand the linked .zip file, you’ll find a folder InData 8.1.9b1 for InDesign CS6, containing the Adobe Extension Manager CS6 installation files for InData 8.1.9b1 and InFlow 8.2.2b1 for your selected OS (indata819b1_installer_win.zxp and inflow822b1_installer_win.zxp for Windows, and indata819b1_installer_mac.zxp and inflow822b1_installer_mac.zxp for Mac OS). Double-click on each .zxp file to install InData 8 and, optionally, InFlow 8 (which you may no longer need, given CS6′s new Primary Text Frame feature).
If you already own a license for InData 7 (beginning “ED-N-7″) for CS5/CS5.5, then this same license will also activate InData 8 during its beta phase. If you’ve an older license or are in need of a new license, please contact our sales department to purchase a license for InData 8. As always, you’re welcome to try InData 8 for free as a Demo, which limits imports to 50 records.
We expect InData 8.1.9b1 to be stable and usable right out of the gate. We hope to have a final release available fairly soon.
Please note that this beta plug-in will expire on July 1, 2012.
Thanks for giving this beta a try! We value your feedback, so please contact us with any questions or concerns while you use this, or any other, Em product.
Release: InData 6/7.1.9 for InDesign CS4/5/5.5
This minor release adds ExtendScript access to InData’s import methods on Mac OS as well as full scripting access to InData’s prototype story and story names.
Release: InData 6/7.1.8.2 for InDesign CS4/5/5.5
This patch release addresses issues with scripting, indent-to-here characters, the format() function and CJK systems.
Release: Xdata 8/9.4.3.2 for QuarkXPress 8/9
This patch release of Xdata addresses problems with the format() function and adds pass-thru of the indent-to-here character.
Release: Xdata 8/9.4.3.1 for QuarkXPress 8/9
This minor release of Xdata fixes some long-standing data format issues.
Release: InData 6/7.1.8.1 for InDesign CS4/5/5.5
This release simply adds compatibility for Adobe’s 7.5.1 update to InDesign CS5.5.
Xdata samples featured on Quark’s web site
Quark has recently featured a couple of Xdata samples on their web site.
The first, at Directories and Yearbooks: Automate the Publishing of Directory-style Documents, has the caption John Catt Educational‘s 2011 publications were created using Em Software’s Xdata XTension for QuarkXPress in conjunction with databases created by consultant Roger Fuller. (John Catt Educational is UK-based, and Roger Fuller can be reached at roger@data2page.co.uk; Roger is a long-term Em associate, and we can recommend him highly.)
The second, at Catalogs and Circulars: Limitless Design Flexibility, has the caption Mike Docker, Deputy Production Editor at Caterer & Hotelkeeper Magazine, said these guides involved a lot of coding at first but using Em Software’s Xdata XTension for QuarkXPress paid dividends for years afterwards.
(In both cases, you have to click on the embedded picture to see the samples.)
Three Trick Pony’s EmData showcase
Mike Docker of Three Trick Pony (UK) is now showcasing EmData on his web site.
These are beautiful applications of EmData, and should give you a good idea about what you can accomplish with the same set of tools.
Mike is available for consulting, and can be contacted via email from the footer of his site.
Release: Xdata 8/9.4.3 for QuarkXPress 8/9
This release of Xdata adds support for QuarkXPress 9 to that for QuarkXPress 8, drops support for both QuarkXPress 6 and 7 and includes a couple of minor fixes.
