[JS CS3/CS4] Making embedded graphic "inline"

[Guest]

Hi,

I want to take a graphic that is in a separate (labeled) graphic frame and move it within some text as an anchored object.

I can do this easily by geting the link from the image and placing it at my insertion point.

var myImage = app.documents[0].pageItems.item("photo1").images[0];
myInsertionPoint.place(myImage.itemLink.filePath);

BUT how do I do this if my original graphic is embedded and the linked file no longer available?

Do I have to unembed thegraphic to a temporary location, use my script above and then embed and remove the original or is there a simpler way?

I expect to be told that I shouldn't be embedding graphics but this what I have to work with.

Thanks

Simon Kemp.

[Harbs.]

You can export it as a snippet, or library asset.

Harbs

[Guest]

OK, that approach makes sense, thanks.

However, I cannot find any method for exporting snippets in the ESTK Object Model Viewer or if I search this forum.

Is this obvious or can you give me an example.

Thanks

Simon.

[Dirk Becker]

I just had a similar problem.

I have no idea whether my solution works in CS3.

( function() {

     var doc = app.activeDocument;

     // the image page item

     var r = doc.rectangles.item(0);

     // the destination textframe to hold the inline

     var tf = doc.textFrames.item(0);

     // it should already be tagged.

     // create a nested, blank tag

     var xe = tf.associatedXMLElement.xmlElements.add("bla");

     // copy the rect as inline

     xe.placeIntoInlineCopy(r,true);

} )();

Dirk