[ Branched ] How to relink all embedded images under clipping mask

[RobertNg]

Hey pixxxel schubser It works for link image.
But i have many files with embedded image under clipping mask. Could you help make a change the script for it? Thanks

[ Branched by moderator from previous discussion ] --> relink all selected

[minusplus]

This is what I would need as well

[CarlosCanto · Accepted solution]

here you go, you still need to select the clipped images (the images themselves, not the mask). You can do that with the group selection tool

//#target Illustrator
 
// script.name = relinkAllSelected.jsx;
// script.description = relinks all selected placed images at once;
// script.required = select at least one linked image before running;
// script.parent = CarlosCanto // 7/12/11; 05/12/19 updated for CC2019
// script.elegant = false;
 
var idoc = app.activeDocument;
sel = idoc.selection;
if (sel.length>0) {
      var file = File.openDialog ("open file");
      file = new File(file.fsName.replace("file://","")); // Mac OS Lion fix by John Hawkinson
      
      for (i=0 ; i<sel.length ; i++ ) {
           if (sel[i].typename == "PlacedItem") {
                var iplaced = sel[i];
                iplaced.file = file;
             }
           if (sel[i].typename == "RasterItem") {
                var iplaced = idoc.placedItems.add();
                iplaced.file = file;
                
                iplaced.move(sel[i], ElementPlacement.PLACEBEFORE);

                h = sel[i].height;
                w = sel[i].width;
                x2 = sel[i].left;
                y2 = sel[i].top;

                iplaced.position = [x2+w/2-iplaced.width/2, y2-h/2+iplaced.height/2];
                
                sel[i].remove();
             }
       }
}
else
     {
          alert("select at least one placed item before running");
     }

[RobertNg]

It's works. Thank you so much!

[Franz DS]

hello. failed to execute.

(Adobe Illustrator 2023/Mac OS Monterrey)

 Thanks.

[pixxxelschubser]

Save as plain Text in your text editor (not in Word for example) then rename as *.jsx