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Script to Extract hyperlinks from Indesign File with Page number

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Feb 12, 2020 Feb 12, 2020

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Anyone have any script to extract hyperlinks from Indesign File with location (i.e with page number) 

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Community Expert , Feb 12, 2020 Feb 12, 2020

Try the following

var list = [];  
for (a=0; a<app.activeDocument.hyperlinks.length; a++)  
{  
	try
	{  
		d = app.activeDocument.hyperlinks[a].destination.destinationURL;  
		if (d.match(/^http/))  
		{
			var b = app.activeDocument.hyperlinks[a].source
			var page
			if(b.constructor.name == "HyperlinkPageItemSource")
				page = b.sourcePageItem.parentPage.name
			else if(b.constructor.name == "HyperlinkTextSource")
				page = b.sourceText.parentTextFrames[0].parentPage.name
			
			$.writeln(
...

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Feb 12, 2020 Feb 12, 2020

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Hi Abhijeet,

 

This thread seems to be similar to the following thread by you. Any specific reason to open up a new thread? Did the solution provided by Uwe in the previous thread not work for you? You did not respond to his suggestions

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/script-to-extract-url-from-indesign-file-to-txt-document-wit...

 

-Manan

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Feb 12, 2020 Feb 12, 2020

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Sorry it dosen't work for me, I have zero knowledge regarding scripting, So I need a complete script which can provide the list of URL'S present in InDesign file in txt file along with page number. 

I have below Script which Extract all hyperlinks from InDesign file in new .txt file.

 

var list = [];  
for (a=0; a<app.activeDocument.hyperlinks.length; a++)  
{  
try {  
  d = app.activeDocument.hyperlinks[a].destination.destinationURL;  
  if (d.match(/^http/))  
   list.push (d);  
} catch(_) {}  
}  
// show the list  
alert ('All links:\r'+list.join('\r'));  
// save the list as a file  
listFile = new File(Folder.myDocuments+"/all_links.txt");  
if (listFile.open("w"))  
{  
  listFile.writeln(list.join('\n'));  
  listFile.close();  
  listFile.execute();  

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> ... I have zero knowledge regarding scripting, So I need a complete script which does  [x, y, and z] ...

 

That explains why you have been asking for free scripts for the past three years. Any chance we can get paid by now?

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Try the following

var list = [];  
for (a=0; a<app.activeDocument.hyperlinks.length; a++)  
{  
	try
	{  
		d = app.activeDocument.hyperlinks[a].destination.destinationURL;  
		if (d.match(/^http/))  
		{
			var b = app.activeDocument.hyperlinks[a].source
			var page
			if(b.constructor.name == "HyperlinkPageItemSource")
				page = b.sourcePageItem.parentPage.name
			else if(b.constructor.name == "HyperlinkTextSource")
				page = b.sourceText.parentTextFrames[0].parentPage.name
			
			$.writeln(page)
			list.push ("Page Name " + page + " " + d); 
		}
	} catch(_) {}  
}  
// show the list  
alert ('All links:\r'+list.join('\r'));  
// save the list as a file  
listFile = new File(Folder.myDocuments+"/all_links.txt");  
if (listFile.open("w"))  
{  
  listFile.writeln(list.join('\n'));  
  listFile.close();  
  listFile.execute();  
} 

 

-Manan

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Nov 21, 2019 Nov 21, 2019

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Hi, I need script to extract URLs from indesign files to notepad with page number on which url is located,

 

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Nov 21, 2019 Nov 21, 2019

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Are you comfortable writing this script yourself, or do you need someone to do it for you? The page number is in the document.page[i].name field. The URL could be found through a GREP search on the text. Setting up the log file is relatively straightforward using File objects. If you need help writing the script, happy to do it for a nominal fee. Feel free to PM. 

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Nov 22, 2019 Nov 22, 2019

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I have code which extract hyperlinks (urls) from indd file to notepad, but i need page number where that specific url is in the file.

 

var list = [];  
for (a=0; a<app.activeDocument.hyperlinks.length; a++)  
{  
try {  
  d = app.activeDocument.hyperlinks[a].destination.destinationURL;  
  if (d.match(/^http/))  
   list.push (d);  
} catch(_) {}  
}  
// show the list  
alert ('All links:\r'+list.join('\r'));  
// save the list as a file  
listFile = new File(Folder.myDocuments+"/all_links.txt");  
if (listFile.open("w"))  
{  
  listFile.writeln(list.join('\n'));  
  listFile.close();  
  listFile.execute();  

 

Below is the example how urls look like in file

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Nov 21, 2019 Nov 21, 2019

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Hi,

are the URLs all visible in the Hyperlinks panel?

Are there also buttons with gotoURLBehaviors that contain URLs you want to pick up?

Any text that contains URL like contents that is just plain text?

 

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

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Nov 22, 2019 Nov 22, 2019

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yes, they are visible in hyperlinks panel. and like below in file

 

Capture.PNG

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Nov 22, 2019 Nov 22, 2019

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I have below code to extract URLs (hyperlinks) from INDD file to notepad, but i need the page number where the specific urls is in file.

 

var list = [];  
for (a=0; a<app.activeDocument.hyperlinks.length; a++)  
{  
try {  
  d = app.activeDocument.hyperlinks[a].destination.destinationURL;  
  if (d.match(/^http/))  
   list.push (d);  
} catch(_) {}  
}  
// show the list  
alert ('All links:\r'+list.join('\r'));  
// save the list as a file  
listFile = new File(Folder.myDocuments+"/all_links.txt");  
if (listFile.open("w"))  
{  
  listFile.writeln(list.join('\n'));  
  listFile.close();  
  listFile.execute();  

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Nov 22, 2019 Nov 22, 2019

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Look into the property source of object Hyperlink.

 

That's the key to the position of an individual hyperlinkTextSource ( source.sourceText.parentTextFrames array ) and hyperlinkPageItemSource ( source.sourcePageItem ).

 

From that you could see into property parentPage.

 

If the text container or the page item is not e.g. on the pasteboard or in overset text, you should be able to retrieve parentPage.documentOffset which is the sequential number of the page within the document. Or parentPage.name .

 

DOM documentation:

https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#Hyperlink.html#d1e112792

https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#HyperlinkTextSource.html#d1e115526

https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#HyperlinkPageItemSource.html#d1e114735

https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#Page.html

 

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

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Aug 17, 2022 Aug 17, 2022

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@Manan Joshi 

 

Folder.myDocuments

 

Im Wondering if this folder path will work in both Windows and Mac ? and thank you

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Mohammad Hasanin

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Aug 17, 2022 Aug 17, 2022

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I work on a MAC so surely I would have tested and it would have worked. I see no reason why it should not work on WIN machine as well. Give it a try and let me know if it does not. However, it should be an easy fix that I am sure you will take care of.

-Manan

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Thanks @Manan Joshi 

Yes it Works in Windows too, Thank you again

Best
Mohammad Hasanin

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Jan 12, 2023 Jan 12, 2023

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Is it possible to show links created via text anchors?

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Jan 16, 2023 Jan 16, 2023

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Hi @lalaland_,

Try the following code

var list = [];  
for (a=0; a<app.activeDocument.hyperlinks.length; a++)  
{  
	try
	{
		d = app.activeDocument.hyperlinks[a].destination
		if(d instanceof HyperlinkTextDestination)
			list.push ("Text Anchor Name " + d.name); 
		durl = d.destinationURL;  
		if (durl.match(/^http/))  
		{
			var b = app.activeDocument.hyperlinks[a].source
			var page
			if(b.constructor.name == "HyperlinkPageItemSource")
				page = b.sourcePageItem.parentPage.name
			else if(b.constructor.name == "HyperlinkTextSource")
				page = b.sourceText.parentTextFrames[0].parentPage.name
			
			$.writeln(page)
			list.push ("Page Name " + page + " " + durl); 
		}
	} catch(_) {}  
}  
// show the list  
alert ('All links:\r'+list.join('\r'));  
// save the list as a file  
listFile = new File(Folder.myDocuments+"/all_links.txt");  
if (listFile.open("w"))  
{  
  listFile.writeln(list.join('\n'));  
  listFile.close();  
  listFile.execute();  
} 

-Manan

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Jan 16, 2023 Jan 16, 2023

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Thank you for this @mananjoshi ...AND a follow up question.

Context: I'm not a coder (at all!) but I was able to copy the above script you shared; make it a .js file; install it; and run it...but the window that pops up (where the urls are supposed to be listed) is blank.

 

Question: The hyperlinks I'm using are all in a table (that extends over multiple pages). Is there a modification I need to make to the script for it to work for tables?

 

Thank you

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Jan 16, 2023 Jan 16, 2023

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retagging @Manan Joshi 

Thank you for any insights you might have (regarding my question above).

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Jan 16, 2023 Jan 16, 2023

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Hi @Jennifer27951572g5uz,

I tried and it seems to work for me. See the video demonstration at the link below

https://youtu.be/Ohq-E5VShac

Let me know if I am missing something here. Sharing a sample document could also help

-Manan

 

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Jun 05, 2023 Jun 05, 2023

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Hello
After extracting the hyperlinks, modifying them in exce, for example, is there any way to export them back to InDesign in order to generate a new updated pdf?
Many thanks in advance

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Jun 05, 2023 Jun 05, 2023

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It should be possible - as long as you don't modify your INDD document. 

 

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hi, it is not work for Indeign 2024?

 

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@M.Hasanin said:

Folder.myDocuments

"Im Wondering if this folder path will work in both Windows and Mac ? "

 

Hi,

you can look up property myDocuments for object Folder in the DOM documentation.

Scroll down to the second list of properties:

https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#Folder.html

 

On my Windows 10 machine it returns:

~/Documents

 

Also try this and see what folder opens in the file explorer:

Folder.myDocuments.execute();

 

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Professional )

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@Laubender 

Thanks a lot, it works!

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