Bulk Path Update

The InDesign file paths on OSX are colon delimited, so if all the file paths are returning as server:share1:type:Picture:image1 and the new path is NEWSERVER:share1:type:Picture:image1 then the script below should work.

The link’s file path is read only—you can’t change the path string. So the script needs to relink to the new files, and if the files don’t exist or the server is not connected there will be an error.

--relinks document links when the only change is the root volume

--edit as needed
set newserver to "NEWSERVER"

tell application id "com.adobe.indesign"
	set dlinks to every link of active document
	repeat with x in dlinks
		set newpath to my changeserver(file path of x as string, newserver)
		try
			relink x to newpath as alias
		end try
	end repeat
end tell


on changeserver(t, r)
	set ns to ""
	set AppleScript's text item delimiters to ":"
	set tlist to every text item of t
	set item 1 of tlist to r
	set AppleScript's text item delimiters to ""
	repeat with x in tlist
		set ns to ns & ":" & x
	end repeat
	set ns to text 2 thru -1 of ns
	return ns
end changeserver

Yeah, that wouldn't work, I don't think. No other existing scripts that I am aware of. Kasyan's site was up the other day; maybe it's just down temporarily?

It is possible to do with scripting. Feel free to PM if you want some help putting something together for a nominal fee.