How do I run a script in CS?

[doodler22]

I found and downloaded a script from the Adobe Exchange site that allows me to run a script to make a pie chart.
These are the instructions:
Place the script in your InDesign scripts directory. Create a template for your InDesign pie graphs in InDesign or just draw a circle and select it. Click the name of the script, enter requested information and — voilà — your circle is split into slices according to the values you provided (clockwise starting on the hour 1200). Graph values need to be percentages.

My questions:
1. How do I place the script into the script directory? Is that the scripts folder in my plug-in folder?
2. How do I click the name of the script? Where do I find that?

Thanks!

 

[eugenetyson]

Yes it is in the Scripts Folder of your plug in folder.

And you can go to Windows>Automate>Scripts from InDesign to navigate to the script and run it from inside InDesign.

 

[doodler22]

It could be that I'm still running CS (I'm trying to get upgraded!), but it's not working.

I thought I copied the download into the correct folder. I restarted ID, but I don't have a Windows>automate>Scripts option. I have: Window>Scripting> then a pull-out of either Scripts or Scripting. Neither one of them have anything in it. I can't seem to find anything in the ID Help menu either.

 

[eugenetyson]

Hmm... it could be that CS does not support this script. Some scripts are specific to versions of InDesign.

Have you got illustrator?

If not I can make the Pie Chart for you and send you a file. If that suits?

 

[doodler22]

I have Illustrator. I can recreate it -- thanks for the offer. I was just hoping that a script would do it much faster.

I can't wait to get my upgrade -- Compay red-tape and all that!