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Ton_T
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January 13, 2023
Question

script no longer works in indesign 2023

  • January 13, 2023
  • 5 replies
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Hi all,

this is an essential script (from abracadabraPDF.net) which i'm using for years, until now.....

after the indesign update 2023 the script doesn't do anything anymore :-((

Would be great if someone could debug this:

 

myDoc = app.activeDocument;
 
if( myDoc.selection.length == 0 ){err("PDFoptions editor - offert par abracadabraPDF.net\r\r\rThere's no selection!\r\rIl n'y a pas de s\u00E9lection active !");}
 
if( myDoc.selection[0].constructor.name != "PDF" ){
//Teste si selection existante
try {
if (myDoc.selection[0].contentType == ContentType.graphicType){
//Teste si contenu est PDF ou non
try {
if (myDoc.selection[0].allGraphics[0].constructor.name == "PDF"){
placePDF(myDoc.selection[0].allGraphics[0]);
} else {
err("PDFoptions editor - offert par abracadabraPDF.net\r\r\rNo PDF content embedded.\r\rIl n'y a pas de PDF incorpor\u00E9.");
}
} catch (e){
err("PDFoptions editor - offert par abracadabraPDF.net\r\r\rNo PDF content embedded.\r\rIl n'y a pas de PDF incorpor\u00E9.");
}
} else {
err("PDFoptions editor - offert par abracadabraPDF.net\r\r\rSelect an imported PDF content.\r\rS\u00E9lectionnez un objet contenant un PDF import\u00E9.");
}
} catch (e){
err("PDFoptions editor - offert par abracadabraPDF.net\r\r\rSelect an imported PDF content.\r\rS\u00E9lectionnez un objet contenant un PDF import\u00E9.");
}
 
 
} else {
placePDF(myDoc.selection[0]);
}
 
exit();
 
 
function placePDF(n){
try {
 
//versions ulterieuresà CS4
myDoc.selection[0].place(n.itemLink.filePath,1, undefined);
 
} catch (e){
//err("Unknown error!");
}
}
 
 
 
function err(e){
alert(e);
exit();
}

 

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5 replies

Marc Autret
Marc Autret
Legend
January 16, 2023

Hi @Ton_T 

 

The script is a bit old but should work in general. Maybe nested try..catch cause problems in some versions (?)

 

Here is a quick rework, just in case:

 

https://gist.github.com/indiscripts/4fa2401237cefba65e6dc53336d6d8e7

 

Best,

Marc

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    Ton_TAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    January 17, 2023

    Hi Marc,

    thanks, this one almost does it, only issue now is:

    the link is a pdf on a different mac/server, now the script says pdf is missing....

    if the link is placed on the desktop, the script seems to work fine

    any solutions ?

    rob day
    Community Expert
    rob dayCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 18, 2023

    Hi Marc,

    thanks for your help, i'm sure now, it is definitely the connection to the NAS server.

    If links are placed on the desktop, all versions of the script work fine.

    Any idea how to let the script find the link location ? maybe giving it a bit more time somehow ?

    What do you mean with the place() method ? 


    Hi @Ton_T ,  Not sure if this is the same, but I can replicate the error if I try to get the file path for a cloud library asset. Here I’ve placed an Illustrator object from my CC Libraries, that was added to the Library from Illustrator. For AI and PSD library cloud assets there is a sync’d local version, but it’s not the path listed in the Links panel:

     

     

    If I dig into my user Library the actual local path to the sync’d cloud asset is:

     

    user ▸ ⁨Library⁩ ▸ ⁨Application Support⁩ ▸ ⁨Adobe⁩ ▸ ⁨Creative Cloud Libraries⁩ ▸ ⁨LIBS⁩ ▸ ⁨3C23718C4707F77D992016B7_AdobeID⁩ ▸ ⁨creative_cloud⁩ ▸ ⁨dcx⁩ ▸ ⁨ee378265-cd6f-4b65-aab6-e1a4e4406f47⁩ ▸ ⁨components⁩ ▸ ⁨8d0f5b6e-a36c-47a6-b9c0-d38a75b89e6a.ai

      Loic.Aigon
      Loic.Aigon
      Legend
      January 14, 2023

      You should contact the author so he may possibley fix it if needed.

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      Ton_TAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      January 17, 2023

      Hi Loic,

      done that, he has done all he could do for me.....

        rob day
        Community Expert
        rob dayCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        January 13, 2023

        the script doesn't do anything anymore

         

        Hi @Ton_T , What is it supposed to do? Seems like all it’s doing is relinking the selection when it is a PDF

        T
        Ton_TAuthor
        Participating Frequently
        January 17, 2023

        Hi Rob,

        yes it should relink and give you the choice of new/different pdf place options

        rob day
        Community Expert
        rob dayCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        January 17, 2023

        Did you try the code I posted?

        R
        Robert Kyle
        Inspiring
        January 13, 2023

        Assuming that you're not seeing an error message, try uncommenting this line:

         

        //err("Unknown error!")
         
         and make it say:
         
        err (e + e.line);
         
         It won't fix anything but at least you'll know what the errror is and where it occurs. 
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          Ton_TAuthor
          Participating Frequently
          January 17, 2023

          thanks, 

          "can't find the linked source"

          seems approx the same error as below 

          Mike Witherell
          Community Expert
          Mike WitherellCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          January 13, 2023

          I always put any script in a sub-folder named, for example, "Version 17.0 Scripts" (for 2022) or whatever version number relates to the year and version your script was first produced. Sometimes it works!

          Mike Witherell
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          Ton_TAuthor
          Participating Frequently
          January 13, 2023

          thanks Mike,

          the script is in the directory preferences/Adobe InDesign/version 18.0/nl_NL/Scripts/Scripts Panel

          changing the directory has no effect unfortunately....

          rob day
          Community Expert
          rob dayCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          January 13, 2023

          Is it to show the place options for a PDF that’s already placed? Maybe try this:

           

           

          displayOptions()

/**
* Shows a selected PDF’s place options 
* @ return value 
* 
*/
function displayOptions(){
    var sel = app.activeDocument.selection;
    if( sel.length == 0 ){
        alert("There's no selection");
        return
    }
    
    if( sel[0].constructor.name != "PDF" && sel[0].allPageItems.length > 0){
        var pi = sel[0].allPageItems
        var i = pi.length; 
        while (i--) if (pi[i].itemLink.isValid && pi[i].constructor.name == "PDF") {pi[i].parent.place(pi[i].itemLink.filePath, true)}  
    }else{
        sel[0].parent.place(sel[0].itemLink.filePath,true);
    }
}

           

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