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John Armour
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January 26, 2018
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Indesign script for merging documents in one document

  • January 26, 2018
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Hi I'm after a script so I can merge multiple Indesign documents into one. This is so we can quickly locate missing links quicker from a supplied folder.

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Correct answer Kasyan Servetsky

Try this script: Merge files by Michael Zaichenko

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Mr1857
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July 19, 2024

does this script work in INDD 2023?

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LaubenderCommunity Expert
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July 19, 2024

Hi @Mr1857 ,

well, I'd simply try it. The direct link to download the script is:

https://creativepro.com/downloads/MergeFiles-2016.zip

 

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

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Kä X281699
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January 30, 2023

Kä X281699

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LaubenderCommunity Expert
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October 9, 2020

Hi Hetal5C4C,

Kasyan's website can be found here:

http://kasyan.ho.ua/

 

So the script should be available this way:

http://kasyan.ho.ua/indesign/all/merge_files.html

 

Hm. No. There is another link there that is leading to a discussion at InDesign Secrets:

https://indesignsecrets.com/topic/collect-individual-files-contained-in-a-book-in-one-indd-document/#post-84867

 

Well. Anne-Marie Concepcion posted the link over there:

http://indesignsecrets.com/downloads/MergeFiles-2016.zip

https://creativepro.com/downloads/MergeFiles-2016.zip

 

FWIW: It does not hurt what Kasyan is writing about the script.

Also interesting what's said in the discussion at InDesign Secrets.

 

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

 

PS: Updated the download link to the script.

InDesign Secrets is not a separate entity anymore; it's part of Creative Pro.

 

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    Hetal5C4C
    Known Participant
    October 9, 2020

    Not able to open the website and can't find the script.

    Can you please give me a website url to get the script?

    Thanks

    Kasyan Servetsky
    Kasyan ServetskyCorrect answer
    Legend
    January 26, 2018

    Try this script: Merge files by Michael Zaichenko

      sfitzgeraldTU
      sfitzgeraldTU
      Participating Frequently
      November 12, 2018

      Kasyan Servetsky : love this script, use it all the time -- but it's broken in the new version of ID CC! it doesn't show all open documents, only the active open document. any chance of an update that you know of?

      Kasyan Servetsky
      Kasyan Servetsky
      Legend
      November 13, 2018

      Unfortunately, no chance!

      I am not the author and it’s a binary jsxbin-file (meaning that the author preferred to hide the code).

      The only option is to get in touch with him: Michael Zaichenko by e-mail.

      Also, you can try the “Version XX.X Scripts” folder trick to get old scripts working in newer InDesign versions.

      (XX.X — is the old version number where it worked: e.g. 13.0 for CC 2018). Create it in your Scripts Panel folder and copy the script here.

      — Kas

      rob day
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      rob dayCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 26, 2018

      This is so we can quickly locate missing links quicker from a supplied folder.

      A script could also open a folder of documents and generate a list of missing links. That would be  a much easier script to write.

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      John ArmourAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      January 26, 2018

      CC2018 on Mac OS. Need to be quick hence the need for a script. Opening 50 documents is time consuming to link each folder.

      rob day
      Community Expert
      rob dayCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 26, 2018

      Opening 50 documents

      Are you trying to relink the missing links or just identify the documents with missing links? Are the documents grouped in folders?

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      LaubenderCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 26, 2018

      Hi John,

      also a script would need its time to merge documents ;-)

      Why not using a book of several documents and preflight this?

      What is your version of InDesign on what operating system?

      Regards,
      Uwe

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