Re-link lots of images? Indesign CS3

Hi all,

I remade my script again. The previous version worked extremely slowly if the document contained the same links placed several times (thanks Ed for reporting the bug). I also corrected a few minor problems.
You can get the current version of the script from here:
http://www.kasyan.ho.com.ua/relink.html

Kasyan

Thanks, Kasyan!

Hi all,

Ive made a new version of update path names in links script.
http://www.businessweekly.h.com.ua/relink.html
The previous one had a problem with the links placed more than once: only one instance of such a link was relinked. (Thanks to Ed for reporting about the bug.)
There was also a problem with final report. Sometimes it incorrectly stated: Nothing has been relinked.
Now the script works with links not images so you can relink text files as well (e.g. InCopy files).

If you encounter any bugs, please report me to askoldich@yahoo.com or kasyan@business.ua

Kasyan

I'm so sorry, stealthrocket didn't mean any mischief.

Grrrr! I don't know how to say this without coming across sounding ungrateful for all the hard work you guys have put into this script but... in the future can we please keep the thread to the original functionality of the script? Halfway through this one the script changed from relinking images to changing the file names. I grabbed one of the code samples and ran it and now have a bunch of files with names that don't fit my naming convention when I thought I was running the relink script.

Apologies Kasyan

Thanks
Duncan

Duncan,

Please use script poster when you post scripts in the forum:
This version is for ESTK2

var asciiFile = new File(File.openDialog("Open File to convert","Javascript:*.jsx;")); 

OutHTM = new File(decodeURI($.getenv("TEMP")) + "/Code2HTM.txt");

asciiFile.open("r");

OutHTM.open("w");

var FileString = asciiFile.read();

asciiFile.close();

OutHTM.writeln("<PRE><BR>");

for (a=0;a<FileString.length;a++){

   c=FileString;

   Write(c);

   }

OutHTM.writeln("</PRE>");

OutHTM.close();

OutHTM.execute();

function Write(Char){

   switch (Char){

      case '\n' : OutHTM.write("<BR>");

      break;

      case '\t' : OutHTM.write("   ");

      break;

      case '<' : OutHTM.write("<");

      break;

      case '>' : OutHTM.write(">");

      break;

      default : OutHTM.write(Char);

      }

   }

Sorry - looks like i can't even deal with the HTML of this site!

Duncan

No different to Kasyan's really - just without the function for the a,b,c ... bit

var myDoc = app.activeDocument;

var myAllLinks = myDoc.allGraphics;

var mySeen = Object;



var myPrepend = prompt("Example: thebook_08765", "Job description", "Please enter job description");

var response = confirm("Warning: You are about to rename all images linked to the foremost Indesign Document - proceed? Keep in mind - it is not reversible!");



if ( response == true )

{



  for ( i = 0; i < myAllLinks.length; i++ )

  {

    var myLinkName = myAllLinks.itemLink.name;

    if ( mySeen[myLinkName] )

    {

      mySeen[myLinkName]++;

    } else {

      mySeen[myLinkName] = 1;

    }

  }

  var myPages = myDoc.pages;

  for ( p = 0; p < myPages.length; p++ )

  {

    var myPageNumber = pad000( myPages
.name );

    var myLinks = myPages
.allGraphics;

    var myASCII = 97;

    for ( i = myLinks.length - 1; i >= 0; i-- )

    {

      var myLink = myLinks.itemLink;

      var myOldLinkName = myLink.name;

      if ( mySeen[myOldLinkName] == 1 )

      {

        var myExtension = myOldLinkName.substr(myOldLinkName.lastIndexOf( "." ));

        var myNewLinkName = myPrepend + '_P' + myPageNumber + String.fromCharCode( myASCII ) + myExtension;

        var myOldImageHDfile = new File( myLink.filePath );

            myOldImageHDfile.rename( myNewLinkName );

        myLink.relink( myOldImageHDfile );

        myLink.update();

        myASCII++;

      }

    }

  }

}



function pad000(myNumber) {

  if (myNumber >= 1 && myNumber <= 9) {

    x =  "0" + "0" + myNumber;

  } else if (myNumber >= 10 && myNumber <= 99) {

    x = "0" + myNumber;

  } else if (myNumber >= 100 && myNumber <= 999) {

    x = myNumber;

  }

  return x;

}

Regards
Duncan