Ok let's test this one... I'm doing a text search of the actual collection files, not using the built-in features at all. Please test to see how it works.
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/*
CollectionSearch created by David M. Converse ©2019
www.lumigraphics.com
Last updated 2-20-2019
This script uses Extendscript and ScriptUI to find which collections
a selected file belongs to and allows the user to delete it from chosen collections.
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.
*/
#target bridge
if(BridgeTalk.appName == 'bridge'){
var FM = new MenuElement('command', 'Find in Collections...', 'at the end of Tools');
var FC = new MenuElement('command', 'Find in Collections...', 'after Thumbnail/Open', this.menuID);
}
var scriptf = File($.fileName);
var bfo = scriptf.parent.parent;
var cfo = Folder(bfo + '/Collections/');
FM.onSelect = function (){
collFind();
}
FC.onSelect = function(){
collFind();
}
function collFind(){
var foundColl = [];
var j = 0;
var k = 0;
var l = 0;
try{
if(app.document.selectionsLength != 1){
alert('Please select one file to search for in Collections.');
return(false);
}
else{
var sFile = app.document.selections;
var collList = app.getCollections();
app.synchronousMode = true;
var c = cfo.getFiles();
for(j = 0; j < c.length; j++){
cF = c;
cF.open('r');
var cChildren = cF.read();
cF.close();
var matchuri = sFile[0].uri;
if(cChildren.search(matchuri) != -1){
for(var m = 0; m < collList.length; m++){
if((collList.name + '.filelist') == decodeURI(cF.name)){
foundColl = collList;
k++;
}
}
}
}
app.synchronousMode = false;
if(foundColl.length == 0){
alert(sFile[0].name + ' is not in any collections');
return(true);
}
else{
var w = new Window('palette', 'Find in Collections', undefined, {closeButton:true});
w.preferredSize = [350, 350];
g = w.add('group', undefined, '');
g.orientation = 'column';
g.preferredSize = [300, 200];
g.alignChildren = ['fill', 'fill'];
s = g.add('statictext', undefined, '', {multiline: true});
lb = g.add('listbox', undefined, '', {multiselect:true});
lb.preferredSize = [250, 125];
for(j=0;j < foundColl.length; j++){
lb.add('item', foundColl.name);
}
s2 = g.add('statictext', undefined, '');
g2 = w.add('group', undefined, '');
g2.orientation = 'row';
g2.preferredSize = [300, 150];
g2.alignChildren = ['fill', 'fill'];
br = g2.add('button', undefined, 'Remove');
b = g2.add('button', undefined, 'Close');
s.text = sFile[0].name + ' is in the following collections:';
s2.text = 'Select collection(s) and click Remove button to remove ' + sFile[0].name;
g.layout.layout(true);
g2.layout.layout(true);
w.layout.layout(true);
w.show();
b.onClick = function(){
w.close();
}
br.onClick = function(){
var m = 'Remove ' + sFile[0].name + ' from Collections?';
if(confirm(m)){
var n = 0;
var o = [];
for(j=0;j < lb.items.length; j++){
if(lb.items.selected){
o = foundColl;
o[n+1] = lb.items;
n = n + 2;
}
}
for(j=0;j < o.length; j++){
app.removeCollectionMember(o, sFile[0]);
lb.remove(o[j+1]);
j++;
}
}
}
}
}
}
catch(e){
alert(e + ' ' + e.line);
return;
}
}
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