Documents cannot be saved - '..there are open transactions in process on the database.'

I also encountered this error: here are the details.

Hi Dimitri,

I have no issue at all to save your testDoc.indd with the relinked image file with InDesign 16.4.0.55 on Windows 10.

Here the download link to the packaged and zipped folder:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gulymrni3syodb2/testDoc-EDITED-2021.zip?dl=1

My suggestion:

Update your InDesign version 16.0.0.77 to 16.4.0.55.

Obviously the problem is on your system and cannot replicated on other machines.

The original path of the placed image is this:

D:\jporf\Downloads\Jaws\877\img0.jpg

Is this volume D a network volume?

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

Also added a graphic frame with your entirePath array to the spread to see if the clipping path is applied in the right place.

var obj = app.documents[0].spreads[0].rectangles.add({ fillColor : "Yellow" });
obj.paths[0].entirePath =

[
	[30.7,100.888888888889],
	[30.7,46],
	[84,40.7],
	[102.75,100.888888888889]
];

I see no issue at all:

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

Hi Dimitri,

also no issue on my side with your document.

Ran your script on your document with InDesign 2020 v.15.1.3.302 on Windows 10.

I could save the document to a new name without error.

Hm…

Perhaps it's the version of InDesign 2020 you are using that has this issue.

Your document was created with InDesign 15.1.3.302 and was saved the last time with 15.0.2.323.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

var obj = app.activeDocument.allGraphics[0];
obj.clippingPath.paths.add();
obj.clippingPath.paths[0].pathType = 1668051812; //PathType.CLOSED_PATH
obj.clippingPath.paths[0].entirePath = [[30.7,100.888888888889],[30.7,46],[84,40.7],[102.75,100.888888888889]];

This script works for me using your test file. (the latest version on Mac)

You forgot to add closing bracket and semicolon at the end of the last line — '];'