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If you moved the placed images next to the illustrator file , then your file will open without warning.
The other advantage is you will not get broken links when:
- Archiving to a dvd
- Sending a DVD or ftp to a printer or any other third party
You need a good method for organizing your files, for this to work. What works and is utilized in most of the places I contract for is to put the job number at a the beginning of the file name for your Illustrator files. This helps seperate your .ai files from all your other files. If you do not use job numbers you can use somehting like 2011-06-filename.
I realize everyone has different needs and issues like duplicate images, but wanted to share what works for me and many others incase this is of any use to you.
I also highly recommend a program called Artfiles for gathering your font & images for illustrator files. The new update coming out is loaded with new features.
No problem as long as you are organized no matter what method you use Illustrator will be very good to you. This should help you with updating your links:
Edit >> Preferences >> Update Links >> Automatically
Are you choosing repair, or replace? Choose repair. If any other files, even ones with different names are in that exact same folder, Illustrator is smart enough to relink them.
Hi Aaron, try this version. Select your Embedded images before running. For your sample, I unclipped the dots before running.
// script.name = relinkAllSelected_rasters.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; Update 7/24/17;
// 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;
var fctrx = iplaced.width/2; // get the rectangle's center coordinates
var fctry = iplaced.height/2; // iplaced.position = sel[i].position;
h = sel[i].height;
w = sel[i].width;
x2 = sel[i].left;
y2 = sel[i].top;
iplaced.position = [fctrx-w/2+x2, fctry+y2+h/2];
sel[i].remove();
}
}
}
else
{
alert("select at least one placed item before running");
}
Doh! Rookie mistake. Thanks Carlos. Works now, although I am getting a ton of these messages:
...with lots of beach ball spinning in between each. I fear it may be doing it for each instance of relinking. I ended up force-quitting. Any way to resolve that?
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