InDesign Import XML

indesign-import-xml.js

main ()  
  
function main () {      
    // create a path for a file object   
    var curFile = File ( "~/Desktop/myTemplate.indt" );  
    // check if the file exists  
    if (!curFile.exists) {  
        alert ( "no template!" );  
        exit();  
    }  
    // open the file  
    var curDoc = app.open( curFile );  
    // create a new file object  
    var inddFile = new File ( curFile.parent + "/myName.indd" );  
    // save the file  
    curDoc.save( inddFile );  
      
    //XML import  
    curDoc.importXML( File("~/Desktop/myName.xml") );  
    // root-element  
    var root = curDoc.xmlElements[0];  
    // do your xml stuff, e.g.  
    var category = root.xmlElements[0]; // for more categories it needs a loop  
    var product1 = category.xmlElements.itemByName('productname');  
    product1.placeXML ( curTextFrame1 ); // there must be a textFrame!  
      
    // create a new file object  
    var pdfFile = new File ( curFile.parent + "/myName.pdf" );  
    // export to pdf  
    curDoc.exportFile( ExportFormat.PDF_TYPE, pdfFile );  
}