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laurent tourniel7664515
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September 16, 2023
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Script to Extract hyperlinks from Indesign File with Word

  • September 16, 2023
  • 3 replies
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Hi All,

I found this script  to retrieve all the hyperlinks in a document and it works perfectly. But instead of pages, I'd like the word to which the hyperlink is applied.

 

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();
}

Thanks

Laurent

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    Correct answer Peter Kahrel

    Here you go:

     

    list = [];
links = app.activeDocument.hyperlinks.everyItem().getElements();
for (a = 0; a < links.length; a++) {
  try {
    if (/^http/.test (links[a].destination.destinationURL)) {
      list.push ("Link name: " + links[a].name);
      list.push ("Link: " + links[a].destination.destinationURL + '\r\r');
    }
  } catch (_) {
  }
}

// show the list
//alert ('All links:\r'+list.join('\r'));
// save the list as a file
listFile = File (Folder.myDocuments+"/all_links.txt");
if (listFile.open("w")) {
  listFile.writeln (list.join('\n'));
  listFile.close();
  listFile.execute();
}

    3 replies

    Peter Kahrel
    Community Expert
    Peter KahrelCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    September 16, 2023

    Here you go:

     

    list = [];
links = app.activeDocument.hyperlinks.everyItem().getElements();
for (a = 0; a < links.length; a++) {
  try {
    if (/^http/.test (links[a].destination.destinationURL)) {
      list.push ("Link name: " + links[a].name);
      list.push ("Link: " + links[a].destination.destinationURL + '\r\r');
    }
  } catch (_) {
  }
}

// show the list
//alert ('All links:\r'+list.join('\r'));
// save the list as a file
listFile = File (Folder.myDocuments+"/all_links.txt");
if (listFile.open("w")) {
  listFile.writeln (list.join('\n'));
  listFile.close();
  listFile.execute();
}
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    laurent tourniel7664515Author
    Participating Frequently
    September 17, 2023

    With some GREP behind to optimize the file for use with another script (which creates links from a tab-separated list of names and hyperlinks), it's perfect. Thanks Peter

    Peter Kahrel
    Community Expert
    Peter KahrelCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 16, 2023

    Hello Laurent -- This script considers only URL hyperlinks. The words that these links are applied to are the names you see in the Hyperlinks panel. So you want a list of those words? In that case, use this version:

     

    list = [];
links = app.activeDocument.hyperlinks.everyItem().getElements();
for (a = 0; a < links.length; a++) {
  try {
    if (/^http/.test (links[a].destination.destinationURL)) {
      list.push ("Link name:" + links[a].name);
    }
  } catch (_) {
  }
}

// show the list
alert ('All links:\r'+list.join('\r'));
// save the list as a file
listFile = File (Folder.myDocuments+"/all_links.txt");
if (listFile.open("w")) {
  listFile.writeln(list.join('\n'));
  listFile.close();
  listFile.execute();
}

     

     Peter

     

    PS: Mark beat me to it, though in a different way. Let's see. . .

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      laurent tourniel7664515Author
      Participating Frequently
      September 16, 2023

      Thank you for your two answers, but neither of them is appropriate. Sorry.
      Here is the result of the original script.


      m1d, no data in the .txt file (Notepad++).


      Peter, the hyperlinks are missing.

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      laurent tourniel7664515Author
      Participating Frequently
      September 16, 2023

      Instead of Page name ### (from the original script), you'd need Peter's Link name, with the added hyperlink

      Merci

      m1b
      Community Expert
      m1bCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      September 16, 2023

      Hi @laurent tourniel7664515, you're almost there. Try this:

      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 text;
            if (b.constructor.name == "HyperlinkPageItemSource")
                text = b.sourcePageItem.parentPage.name;

            else if (b.constructor.name == "HyperlinkTextSource")
                text = b.sourceText.contents;

            // $.writeln(text)
            list.push("Hyperlink source text:\t" + text + "\t" + 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();
}

       You just need the "contents" of the "sourceText".

      - Mark

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