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type of link is .doc doc.links.everyItem().update(); not work

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
October 17, 2022
3 replies
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hi this function on app.activedocument

			doc.links.everyItem().update();
			doc.save();

it not work my only link into indd file is .doc

thanks in advance

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Manan Joshi

Community Expert

Some pertinent questione would be

How did you conclude that it's not working. Do you get any errors?
Does this happen with only this doc link or all the links in this file.
How about executing this code on another INDD file, what happens in that case?

-Manan

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laurence roussel12011930Author

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visual code stop (wait the video is uploaded)

doc.links.everyItem().update();

Exception has occurred: 35842

missing link

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laurence roussel12011930Author

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Your issue is that link is actually missing (interrogation mark in red dot). So you are asking InDesign to update a link it just doesn't reach. Hence the failure.

If you can access the resource, you need to relink() and not update().

Otherwise, you are hitting a wall.

		    if (internal_link[k].status == LinkStatus.LINK_MISSING){
			    var folderPath = (File.openDialog(internal_link[k].filePath));
			    var imglist = Folder(folderPath).getFiles(internal_link[k].name+".*");
			    if (imglist.length == 1){
				internal_link[k].relink(imglist[0]);
			    }
		    }
			else {
					doc.links.everyItem().update();
					doc.save();
			}

but

			    var imglist = Folder(folderPath).getFiles(internal_link[k].name+".*");

visual code tell than folder().getfiles is not a function

Loic.Aigon

Legend

Totally working on my side. Which InDesign version are you running?

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laurence roussel12011930Author

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on the last 2022 i will try to do a video

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laurence roussel12011930Author

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sorry i forget an information, error appear if only link is .doc AND this link is missing

https://youtu.be/UL5IQOABSiw

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Laubender

Community Expert

Hi @laurence roussel12011930 ,

your code should work for all placed and linked images.

You could also test something else:

// Create an array of all links of the document:
var allLinks = app.documents[0].links.everyItem().getElements();

// Loop the array:
for( var n=0; n<allLinks.length; n++ )
{
allLinks[n].update();
};

Or use relink(File) in the loop.

So you do a relink to the same file:

// Create an array of all links of the document:
var allLinks = app.documents[0].links.everyItem().getElements();

// Loop the array:
for( var n=0; n<allLinks.length; n++ )
{
allLinks[n].relink( allLinks[n].filePath );
};

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

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