InDesign 19.5 Not Recognizing Image Paths from CSV Files

Hi @El Monte Printing ,

that's a known bug with InDesign 19.5.

@leo.r wrote: "…HOWEVER, you've been already using POSIX paths so, in theory, your CSV files should not be affected. "

Well. There we have the bug.  Old syntax does not work because the change to POSIX. New syntax does not work because of a bug (or missing implementation with data merge).

What to do?
Either go back to the old feature by disabling POSIX paths or go back to version 19.4.

Details: https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/data-merge-not-working-absolute-paths-macos.html

Or put the data source file, your *csv or *.txt file, in a folder together with all image files you like to use for the merge and use only the names of the image files in the data source instead of the paths.

Also note that the names of the column heads must not contain a colon : character or the word table (that's no joke!).

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

@El Monte Printing 

What is InDesign showing when you highlight link?

What is the displayed path? Is it different to what you have in your CSV?

What if you use it in your CSV?

In InDesign 19.4, Adobe quietly changed the way some file paths are handled in InDesign on Mac, which also affected data merge (which initially disrupted workflows of many users).

HOWEVER, you've been already using POSIX paths so, in theory, your CSV files should not be affected. 

BUT it appears that some other issues were also introduced, which affected some POSIX paths as well.

First, check these links, they may list a solution for your issue:

https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/data-merge-not-working-absolute-paths-macos.html

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/data-merge-issues-when-upgrading-to-indesign-19-4/m-p/14588028/page/2#M572308