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IDML file not opening in Indesign CC 2018

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March 7, 2018
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Hi all,https://indesignsecrets.com/batch-change-hyperlinks-across-a-whole-indesign-document.php

I have been trying to change all the hyperlinks in an InDesign document (there are a lot!! need to change "http://" to "https://")

I found this tutorial

https://indesignsecrets.com/batch-change-hyperlinks-across-a-whole-indesign-document.php

the problem is that Indesign CC 2018 will not open the IDML file (whether I have modified the file externally or not) and the IDML was created in the same program. InDesign crashes when I try to open the IDML file.

any help or advice would be greatly appreciated

either help with opening the file OR help with change 100's of hyperlinks in the InDesign file

Thanks

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Gandhi4Author

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so ive just check with the client

http://www.minispares.com/FAM7306.aspx

to

https://catalogue.minispares.com/FAM7306

so

yes

http://www. to https://catalogue.

but

.aspx needs to be removed as well

thank you again

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Laubender

Community Expert

http://www.minispares.com/FAM7306.aspx
to
https://catalogue.minispares.com/FAM7306

Did you test both versions of the URL?
The first one is working, the second one is giving my browser headache:
Wrong config of website and no security ( or no certificate ).

Regards,
Uwe

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Gandhi4Author

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the new website is not live yet, we are prepping for the changeover

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Gandhi4Author

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Hi again

the file has just over 100 pages.

every single page has a table on it and a lot of anchored objects (like every object!). (I'm not the original creator!!)

there are no embed images.

thanks

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Gandhi4Author

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hello again,

INDD file is 316.5mb
IDML file is 22.3mb
packaged up 2gb (INDD + IDML + linked images)

if I knew how to create javascript I would create a script to find and replace the hyperlinks I wish to change, but I don't so this I why I was trying to use the IDML method and edit the XML file.

cheers

BobLevine

Community Expert

I've never seen an IDML file that large. Are you embedding images?

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Laubender

Community Expert

Hi Bob,

22.3 MB is not that large for an InDesign document IDML file with hundreds of pages.
Especially if there are tables involved.

Regards,
Uwe

EDIT: Meant IDML not InDesign document.

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Gandhi4Author

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I cannot really provide the original file as is HUGE (2GB+) with 1000s of links and 100s pages and images.

ultimately what I need is to find and replace unique Hyperlinks (thats why i was looking into the XML file)

e.g

http://www.minispares.com/21A1879.aspx

http://www.minispares.com/MSRJM.aspx

http://www.minispares.com/FAM7306.aspx

to

https://catalogue.minispares.com/21A1879.aspx

https://catalogue.minispares.com/MSRJM.aspx

https://catalogue.minispares.com/FAM7306.aspx

I'm not well versed in javascript

can someone help me with some script?

thank you all for your help so far

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Laubender

Community Expert

Gandhi4 wrote
I cannot really provide the original file as is HUGE (2GB+) with 1000s of links and 100s pages and images.…

That may be the real problem here.

Do you mean the InDesign document is 2 GB+ or is it the IDML file? Or both?
Working with file sizes like that seems to be the culprit here. Can you do something to reduce overall file size? Are there any images embedded instead of linked?

First action I would try is a Save As with the document.

Then see into the Links panel if there are any images embedded. Unembed them.

The next step would to test if there is any pixel data that has no link at all and is pasted to the layout.

That would require a script to be effective. We recently had that topic, I think:

Re: Clipboard images and report it

If you are on OS X read on what solution Rob Day provided for that.
If on Windows look after Peter Kahrel's script that is linked to there.

Regards,
Uwe

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Himanshu2017

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Hi Stuart,

Kindly share your file on corrupt_indesign_docs@adobe.com this email ID so that we can look into it.

Regards,

Himanshu Kapoor

Bill Silbert

Community Expert

If you have the original .indd file then you don't need an IDML to open an InDesign file using CC 2018. Since CC 2018 is the most recent version of the program it should be able to open any document created by an earlier version of the program. See if opening the original file works for you.

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Gandhi4Author

Known Participant

thank you for your response

I have been trying to change all the hyperlinks in an InDesign document (there are a lot!! need to change "http://" to "https://")

I found this tutorial

https://indesignsecrets.com/batch-change-hyperlinks-across-a-whole-indesign-document.php

in the tutorial it says to export as "IDML" then open the file as a zip file......inside the zip file is the XML files which can be edited using any text editor..... but you can also "find/replace" across the entire file. which I did.

but after I recompress the files into an "IDML" file it will not open in InDesign cc 2018

so....

I attempted to export an IDML file then just open it in InDesign (no external editing)... but the file still fails to open in Indesign.

so I assume that editing the file with the text editor is not the problem, but that InDesign will not open IDML files.

BobLevine

Community Expert

Are you doing this on a Mac or Windows?

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