need to relink missing links to files with extensions
I'm working with files received from another company. All the InDesign files have links listed in the Links palette with no extensions. The actual link files themselves HAVE extensions (mostly .jpg, some .psd, .ai, .pdf, etc.). All the links show up as missing, and when I try to relink them I have to do them all individually, even though all the necessary links are in the same folder (just WITH extensions). I've tried "Relink to Folder" and "Relink File Extension," but because there isn't an extension to begin with, it's just not working. It's really time-consuming to relink them one at a time, since there are about 40 InDesign files that average about 40 links each.
I only have one choice for what file to relink to, since the links are supplied. The file name matches perfectly with what is displayed in the Links panel, all except for the extension. For example, "CBZ70.howtoshootbw.beach1" is displayed in the Links panel, and I want to link to "CBZ70.howtoshootbw.beach1.jpg". I know extra periods in the filename is a big no-no. This is another unfortunate aspect of the project. It is the naming convention used for hundreds of links. I have software for batch file renaming, but for this project, I really want to avoid changing the filenames. This is the first of 12 similar projects, all with the same problem, so my hope is to find a solution that will help both now and in the future.
I posted this in the general InDesign forum (http://forums.adobe.com/message/4033140#4033140), and users there thought this should be scriptable. Can anyone offer any help? Thank you!
