Ok... I assume you two are talking about the Javascript that Indesign and Adobe use. ExtendScript, I think it's called.
Firstly, it's probably important to understand... I'm trying NOT to goto Indesign. SO I can keep working Illustrator, and see the updates live on the iPad.
Rob Day has helped me get most of the way... http://forums.adobe.com/message/5594570#5594570
Here's what I'm trying to do, I've marked my own comment "helpful", rather cheekily, so you can see what I'm doing, it's live previewng on the iPad (or as near is possible) from Illustrator to Indesign to the iPad.
Take a look at the following code, for an AppleScript effort inside Illustrator, that talks to Indesign from Illustrator, via the OS
tell application "Adobe Illustrator"
tell document 1
save
end tell
end tell
tell application "Adobe InDesign CS6"
tell active document
delay 3
update every link
save
end tell
end tell
That PARTIALLY works.
Two problems
1. It doesn't seem to do a FULL update of the Links. They're rendered by Indesign in the Proxy quarter resolution (the changes) and the indicator for Link Update Needed still shows... but the content has actually changed. However a full resolution doesn't happen without a manual update.
2. I can't find a way to make a keyboard shortcut for invoking this script. So I have to goto the File>Script menu item everytime, which kind of is slower than the current sequence:
[Command + S] ... [Command + Tab] ... [Command + Option + A] ... [Command + Tab] .... continue working.
// btw my shortcut for update all links is [Command + Option + A]