Sometimes, it is necessary to switch to the direct selection tool (white arrow) in order to recognize it.
Sometimes, it is again necessary to use the selection tool (black arrow) to recognize it.
For example:
// open the paths in photoshop
openPathsInPhotoshop(paths);
This requires the selection tool.
If it is a direct selection tool, it will report an error.
Is it possible to pass through?
Because sometimes we don't need to distinguish between them.
Thank you very much.
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I think you need a function to check your selection for an image, something like this:
main()
function main(){
//if checkSelection() returns no image send alert and stop the script
if (checkSelection() == undefined) {
alert("No Image Selected")
return
}
//get the file path
var fp = checkSelection()
alert("This selection’s file path: " + fp)
}
/**
* Checks if a selection is an image or contains an image
* @ return the image file path
*/
function c
Try this for your main function:
(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');
// 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,
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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.
/**
* @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 @dublove ,
thank you for your sample InDesign document test.indd in zip test-6-24.zip.
I ran the following code on the selected upper rectangle without any issue:
var itemLink = app.selection[0].images[0].itemLink;
alert( File( itemLink.filePath).fsName );
Also successfully when I selected the bottom frame:
Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )
@dublove asked: "… Do you try it with the direct selection tool (white arrow) and does it pop up an error?"
Not yet. What you see from my screenshots are selections with the Selection tool and not with the Direct Selection tool. Using the Direct Selection tool makes no sense to me. And it makes no difference if you do it right:
Note the selected path and the path points showing up when using the Direct Selection tool.
So you need to select the edge of the frame to select the frame itself with the Direct Selection tool. If you click inside the frame you select the image inside the frame. And that, of course, leads to an error with my little code snippet:
So yes, it makes a difference how you select something.
Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )
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