Batch relinking to different file type - InDesign CS4

[chimpyk]

Can anyone help me generate a script which will relink all images of a particular file type to a file of the same name but of a different format?  For example, every linked Illustrator file should be relinked to a PDF or EPS of the same file name (but appropriate file extension of course).

Colin

[Shonkyin-CF145T · Accepted solution]

Hi Colin,

It is already discussed, but here below code for you

var doc = app.activeDocument;

var lk = doc.links;

for(i=lk.length-1; i>=0;i--)

{

lkname =lk.name;

if(lkname.indexOf(".ai")>=0)

{

var lkname0 = lkname.split(".ai")[0];

lkfolder = File(lk.filePath).parent;

myFile = File(lkfolder+"/"+lkname0+".pdf");

if (myFile.exists) {

lk.relink(File(lkfolder+"/"+lkname0+".pdf"));

}}

}

or you can use Kasyan relink image script

http://kasyan.ho.com.ua/relink.html

Shonky

[chimpyk]

Thank you so much.  That works perfectly.  Not sure why I couldn't find any reference to a solution, spent the best part of this morning searching.  Must not have been looking under the right terms.

Thanks again.