"Copy Link(s) to…" using javascript

[phongsu]

Could you show me how to write a javascript that can do the "Copy Link(s) to…"? It would be time consuming to do it manually. Thanks in advance.

[Jump_Over · Accepted solution]

Hi,

copyLink(File) is a link's method.

However "How to write javascript" mostly depends on assumings.

Below code assumes:

Every valid link from active document is copied to destFolder keeping current file name.

var
  mDoc = app.activeDocument,
  mLinks = mDoc.links.everyItem().getElements(),
  destFolder = "~/Desktop/copiedLinks/",
  currLinkFName, currFile,
  len = mLinks.length;


if ( !Folder(destFolder).create() ) exit();


while (len-->0) {
  currLinkFName = mLinks[len].filePath;
  currFile = File( destFolder + File(currLinkFName).name );
  if (File(currLinkFName).exists)
  mLinks[len].copyLink(currFile);
  }

Jarek

[phongsu]

Jump_Over,

Thanks, I will give it a try.

[phongsu]

Wow, it worked. You are awesome. I have been trying to figure that out for weeks. Now, I have to figure it out how to replace the deskFolder with the user input.

[Jump_Over]

Hi,

1. Change a "correct" answer to mine, pls

2. In case of user input you can modify the line:

destFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Show me a target folder") + "/"; 

Is it helpful

Jarek

[phongsu]

Jarek,

Yesss, I should have gone to this forum a long time ago. I am running to a problem. I have several identical links in my Indesign file, when I run the script, Indesign stopped and said "the link already exists (because it can not "save" over the existing one in the same folder). Is there a way I can bypass this. Something like

if (currFile.exists)

// bypass this command

Sorry, I am notice to Javascript. I am so excited to learn Javascript. Thanks for helping.

I am an expert in Indesign (non-script) of course, please ask me if you had any question in that area.

Phong

[Jump_Over]

Hi,

Right, It can result with error. To bypass modify this line:

if ( !currFile.exists && File(currLinkFName).exists )

Jarek