Script to update all links in InDesign Book file

[therodee]

Hi!

I have a Book file with multiple InDesing files. They all have some picture files placed as linked files. In case those images are modified, the links would need to be updated obviously. I know I can do it by opening the file and clicking "Update Links", but I don't want to open 57 files and click the button.

I do know how to use scripts, but I don't know how to make them. Can anyone help?

Actually, this should be a feature in InDesign Book: update all linked files in selected book documents.

[Kasyan Servetsky]

Here you can find the Update modified links script which should be used with the Batch processor script.

— Kas

[therodee]

Thanks Kas, I’ll give it a try.

[ppppppppgonzaga]

The links were broken, but I've searched and found the scripts in your wonderful repository at
http://kasyan.ho.ua/scripts_by_categories.html

After almost 12 years of Indesign, only less than a month ago I started to use scripts.
I'm amazed by the team work here in the support community and in the other forums around. 

Thank you so much!

[Sunil Yadav · Accepted solution]

Hi therodee,

          You can relink all graphics by finding their status.

var myDoc = app.documents[0];
var linkImg =myDoc.links;
var filePath = "E:/SunilY/Files/Images";
for(var i = 0; i < linkImg.length; i++){
    if(linkImg.status == LinkStatus.LINK_MISSING){
        var imgFolder = Folder(filePath).getFiles (linkImg.name+".*");
        linkImg.relink(imgFolder[0]);
        }
    }

[Sunil Yadav]

In case Images are modified but no their names, then links will get automatically updated but if you change their location and names are same then you can use above script by defining its path...

Thanks

SunilY

[therodee]

Suni,

yes they are automatically updated, if I open the documents.

[Sunil Yadav · Accepted solution]

Try this...

var add = new Folder("C:/myInddFolder/");
var myFileList = add.getFiles();
for (var i = 0; i < myFileList.length; i++) {
    var myFile = myFileList;
    if (myFile instanceof File && myFile.name.match(/\.indd$/i)) {
        //~             Open indesign file one by one and update
        var myDoc = app.open(new File(add+"/"+myFiles.name));
        var linkImg = myDoc.links;
        var filePath = "E:/SunilY/Files/Images";
        for(var i = 0; i < linkImg.length; i++){
            if(linkImg.status == LinkStatus.LINK_MISSING){
                var imgFolder = Folder(filePath).getFiles (linkImg.name+".*");
                linkImg.relink(imgFolder[0]);
                }
            }
        }
    }

[szabok92532560]

var myDoc = app.documents[0];
var linkImg =myDoc.links;
for(var i = 0; i < linkImg.length; i++){
linkImg[i].update();
}