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I am using XML as input for indesign,

I can format paragraph styles and character styles using XSLT, but I do not know how to link a server image that should load inside indesign when flowing XML in indesign.

Can anyone please give a suggestion in this.

I tried : 

<xlink href="file://209.11.157.44:803/Images/2/aec030af5c7a4011ac017e948baa84d7.jpg"/>

Kindly note this is a server image, I want to load this image in indesign.

Thanks in advance !

Elambarathi Vimal Kannan
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You cannot load images from an external server with InDesign/XML workflows. Images have to be local.

Only possible solution yet not tried, may consist in EmeraSoft plugin : eLink allowing to links files from external locations such as a server. However it seems like the plugin is no longer avaialble. http://www.emerasoft.com/

Other solution may consist in using 65bit EasyCatalog software both allowing XML import and external images import.

Eventually have a routine to download files prior to use them.

Loic
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