Hi @Hannes5CE3, here's a script I wrote that should do what you want. The limitation is that it won't relink unless the file exists in the new path. I honestly couldn't work out a way around this limitation. Would love to know if anyone has solved it.
To use the script, first set the vars "findWhat" and "changeTo" so that when doing a find/change on the path, the result will be a valid path to the correct files. Then just run the script and it will relink all placedItems in the active document. Have a look through the script and you'll see I've added a couple of options that can be passed to the function, eg. if you're using the function in a batch (all open documents, for example) you might want to turn the alert off by setting showResult to false.
- Mark
/*
Relinker.js
for Adobe Illustrator
by m1b
here: https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/quot-re-link-to-new-path-quot-script/m-p/12776878
with help from advice found here:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator/get-broken-file-path-of-rasteritem/td-p/9794237
Limitations:
• only relinks if the new path points to a valid file
• document must be saved before relinking to ensure
xmp manifest is up-to-date (script handles this)
Notes:
• the find/change is performed on the complete path,
including filename and file extension
• findWhat can be String or RegExp
• onlyChangeBrokenLinks means don't do the relinking
if the link isn't broken
• showResults means show an alert with result stats
*/
var findWhat = 'Old Folder',
changeTo = "New Folder";
findChangeInLinkedFilePaths(app.activeDocument, findWhat, changeTo, false, false, true);
function findChangeInLinkedFilePaths(doc, findWhat, changeTo, onlyChangeBrokenLinks, automaticallySaveDocumentBeforeRelinking, showResults) {
doc = doc || app.activeDocument;
if (showResults !== false) showResults = true;
// must save document before relinking to ensure the xmp manifest is up-to-date
if (!doc.saved) {
if (automaticallySaveDocumentBeforeRelinking || confirm('Document "' + doc.name + '" must be saved before relinking. Continue?', false, 'Save Document')) {
doc.save();
} else {
return
}
}
// get all the placedItems
var items = doc.placedItems,
relinked = [],
notFound = [],
notChanged = [];
// collect the paths of all the placedItems
if (ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript == undefined) ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject('lib:AdobeXMPScript');
var xmp = new XMPMeta(doc.XMPString),
manifestItemCount = xmp.countArrayItems(XMPConst.NS_XMP_MM, 'Manifest');
// sanity check
if (manifestItemCount != items.length)
throw ('Aborting: Manifest item count does not match placed item count.');
for (var i = 0; i < manifestItemCount; i++) {
// get the path from the document's manifest
var xpath = 'xmpMM:Manifest[' + (i + 1) + ']/stMfs:reference/stRef:filePath',
path = xmp.getProperty(XMPConst.NS_XMP_MM, xpath).value,
newPath = path.replace(findWhat, changeTo),
filename = newPath.split('/').pop(),
item = items[i],
success = false;
if (path == newPath) {
notChanged.push(filename);
continue;
}
try {
var triggerErrorIfBrokenLink = item.file;
// current link is okay
if (!onlyChangeBrokenLinks) {
success = relinkPlacedItem(item, newPath);
}
} catch (error) {
// current link is broken
success = relinkPlacedItem(item, newPath);
}
if (success) {
relinked.push(filename);
} else {
notFound.push(filename);
}
}
// report
app.redraw();
if (showResults) {
var report = ['Relinker results'];
if (relinked.length > 0) {
report.push('Relinked:\n' + relinked.join('\n'));
} else {
report.push('No files relinked.');
}
if (notFound.length > 0)
report.push('Link didn\'t exist:\n' + notFound.join('\n'));
if (notChanged.length > 0)
report.push('Ignored:\n' + notChanged.join('\n'));
alert(report.join('\n\n'));
}
function relinkPlacedItem(item, path) {
if (File(path).exists) {
item.file = new File(path);
return true;
}
}
}
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