Renaming links for already-placed image files

I have a few ways to do this, but at this time maybe not as automated as you would like. I have an idea for a new script that does rename/relink from a CSV spreadsheet of "old name" and "new name" columns, but it's still on the drawing board. Anyone interested in such a thing, chime in. It's what users ask for that rises to the top of the to-do list.

For now, have a look at these scripts and see if either is any help:

https://www.marspremedia.com/software/indesign/links-rename-selected

https://www.marspremedia.com/software/indesign/links-grep-rename

You might try this script:

http://kasyan.ho.ua/indesign/link/batch_rename_and_relink.html

or this one

http://kasyan.ho.ua/indesign/link/rename_and_relink_to_add_prefix_to_existing_links/rename_and_relink_to_add_prefix_to_existing_links.html

Hi @dncolburn, this is how I do it. I wrote a script that just does a find/replace within the links file paths, so the idea is that the new changed file path lines up with the files you want it to. Let me know if it doesn't make sense.

- Mark

/*
    Relinker
    for Adobe Indesign 2022
    by m1b

    Use this when your file system has changed and current links are broken.
    Set `replaceThis` and `withThis` to re-align the file paths.
*/

var replaceThis = "old-part/of/link/path", // use regex here if necessary, eg. /\d+/
    withThis = "new-part/of link path";


function main() {
    var _links = app.activeDocument.links;

    for (var i = 0; i < _links.length; i++) {

        // comment this out if you want to relink all links
        if (_links[i].status !== LinkStatus.LINK_MISSING) continue;

        // new file by replacing text within file path
        var newLinkedFile = File(_links[i].filePath.replace(replaceThis, withThis));

        // if file exists at the new file path, relink
        if (newLinkedFile.exists)
            _links[i].relink(newLinkedFile);
    }

}

app.doScript(main, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "Relinker");