Relink multiple images in one go

Even better when you get AI to help you choose the input option when linking to a multiple page document.  Script below.

// Check if there is an active document and a selection
if (app.documents.length > 0 && app.selection.length > 0) {

// Prompt the user to select a file to place
var myFile = File.openDialog("Choose a file to place");

// Proceed only if the user selected a file
if (myFile) {
var mySelection = app.selection;

// --- Step 1: Process the FIRST frame to set the options ---
// By calling place() with 'true', you show the dialog for the first item.
// InDesign will remember the settings you choose for this session.
try {
mySelection[0].place(myFile, true);
} catch(e) {
alert("Could not place the file in the first selected frame. Aborting script.");
// We exit here because without the first placement, we have no settings to apply to the others.
exit();
}

// --- Step 2: Process the REST of the frames ---
// Now, loop through the remaining items, starting from the second one (index 1).
for (var i = 1; i < mySelection.length; i++) {
try {
// Call place() with 'false' (or no second argument) to use the
// previously set import options without showing the dialog again.
mySelection[i].place(myFile, false);
} catch(e) {
// Skip any item that can't contain a file.
}
}
}

} else {
alert("Please select one or more frames before running this script.");
}

Hi Brian,

don't know if it will be relevant, but also see into the following issue if you like to change the visibility of graphic layers of placed AI, PSD, PDF files and InDesign pages:

Scripting | graphicLayerOptions : Changing visibility of graphicLayer will change ID number of placed graphic
Uwe Laubender, Jul 24, 2019

https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/913162-adobe-indesign-sdk-scripting-bugs-and-features/suggestions/38218423-scripting-graphiclayeroptions-changing-visibil

See also this post by Marc Autret:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/activating-object-layers-basing-on-document-layers/m-p/4653917#M156308

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

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You just gave us a show. Thanks

Hi,

can you confirm the version of the software and operating system you are using?

Here what I would do:

• duplicate your file
• in one version of the indd file,
  • I would delete half the images
  • in the Link panel, update the link to the new image
• In the other version of the indd file, copy the other half of the image
• paste the second batch into the first version
• you should get the mix of images on the same page