How to get the image path without switching the selection tool?

@Laubender 

Do you try it with the direct selection tool (white arrow) and does it pop up an error?
It might be somewhat useful for you to have this pop up a hint, for the missing diagram, copy the original path to the clipboard:
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@m1b @Manan Joshi 

Except that you can't use the direct selection tool.
This one is probably the one that can determine the most exceptions (missing images, links not updated, no images selected)

Can you add the indistinguishable selection tool?
Also, countdown to 20 seconds to update the link.

simple example here

/**
 * @original author m1b
 * @version 2025-06-16
 * @original　discussion：
https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/how-to-solve-images-don-t-update-automatically-after-opening-and-modifying-them-in-ps-with-a-script/m-p/15370844
Current address:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/how-to-get-the-image-path-without-switching-the-selection-tool/m-p/15385688#M629189
**/

(function () {
    if (0 === app.documents.length)
        return alert('Please open a document and try again');
    var doc = app.activeDocument,
        items = doc.selection;
    if (0 === items.length)
        return alert('Please select a picture frame');

    var selectedFrame = app.selection[0];
    var imageFile = new File(selectedFrame.images[0].itemLink.filePath);
    if (!imageFile.exists)
        alert("Current file does not exist", 600);

    //update
    var selectedFrame = app.selection[0];
    var link = selectedFrame.images[0].itemLink;
    if (LinkStatus.LINK_OUT_OF_DATE === link.status)
        link.update();

    // collect paths for each selected item
    var paths = [],
        links = [];

    for (var i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {

        var item = items[i];

        // maybe user selected the image, not the frame
        if ('Image' === item.constructor.name)
            item = item.parent;

        if (
            !item.hasOwnProperty('graphics')
            || 0 === item.graphics.length
            || !item.graphics[0].itemLink
            || LinkStatus.NORMAL !== item.graphics[0].itemLink.status
        )
            // ignore anything we can't use
            continue;
        // first linked image is all we need right now
        paths.push(item.graphics[0].itemLink.filePath);
        links.push(item.graphics[0].itemLink);
    }

    if (0 === paths.length)
        return alert('Please select a linked graphic frame and try again.');
    // open the paths in photoshop
    openPathsInPhotoshop(paths);

    if (!confirm('Are you ready to update the selected graphics?'))
        return;

    var counter = 0;

    for (var i = links.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {

        if (LinkStatus.LINK_OUT_OF_DATE !== links[i].status)
            continue;

        links[i].update();
        counter++;

    }

    alert('Updated ' + counter + ' graphics.');

})();

/**
 * Opens the given `paths` in Photoshop.
 * @author m1b
 * @version 2025-03-08
 * @param {Array<String>} paths - the paths to open.
 */
function openPathsInPhotoshop(paths) {

    const DELIMITER = '###';

    var photoshop = BridgeTalk.getSpecifier("photoshop");

    if (!photoshop)
        return alert("BridgeTalk couldn\'t find Photoshop.");

    // send script via BridgeTalk
    var bt = new BridgeTalk();
    bt.target = photoshop;

    // arrange the function inside an IIFE string,
    // and perform string replacements to insert
    // our variables
    bt.body = '(#FN#)("#P#","#D#");'
        .replace('#D#', DELIMITER)
        .replace('#P#', paths.join(DELIMITER))
        .replace('#FN#', openPaths);

    bt.onResult = undefined;
    bt.send(1000);

};

/**
 * Photoshop function to open the given `paths`.
 * Note: cannot use // style comments here because
 * of the way I stringify it.
 * @param {String} paths - the paths, delimited.
 * @param {String} delimiter - the string used to delimit `paths`.
 */
function openPaths(paths, delimiter) {

    app.bringToFront();

    /* make aray by splitting paths */
    paths = paths.split(delimiter);

    for (var i = 0; i < paths.length; i++)
        if (File(paths[i]).exists)
            app.open(File(paths[i]));

};

Hi  Manan Joshi 

Not sure how to use this piece of your code, the error reported above may be caused by the one below.

    //update links
    var selectedFrame = app.selection[0];
    var link = selectedFrame.images[0].itemLink;
    if (LinkStatus.LINK_OUT_OF_DATE === link.status)
        link.update();

It was originally at the top. 

I was just happy for a moment, and then the same problem happened again.
Putting it on the back still causes problems.

    if (0 === app.documents.length)
        return alert('Please open a document and try again.');

    var doc = app.activeDocument,
        items = doc.selection;

    if (0 === items.length)
        return alert('Please select a linked graphic frame and try again.');

    //update links
    var selectedFrame = app.selection[0];
    var link = selectedFrame.images[0].itemLink;
    if (LinkStatus.LINK_OUT_OF_DATE === link.status)
        link.update();