Change Link Images

[marcom1398650]

Hi All,

i have this problem:

all images were in folder: T:\RacPnt\2020

es: T:\RacPnt\2020\Big\Logo.png

And now, path is changed to:

T:\RaccoltaPunti\2020

es: T:\RaccoltaPunti\2020\Big\Logo.png

Is it possible to change a part of link for all resource at once time?

Thanks.

[Manan Joshi]

Select a link in the links panel to relink, in the dialog that appears select the option "Search for missing links in this folder"

For details refer the following link, refer the section "restore missing links"

https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/graphics-links.html

-Manan

[marcom1398650]

Hi Manan, thanks for help.

The problem is what has changed is only the beginning of the link.

In my example:

Before: T:\RacPnt\2020\Big\Logo.png

After: T:\RaccoltaPunti\2020\Big\Logo.png

But obviously i have many under folders and many links (more than 100).

So for the next resource is for exaple:

Before: T:\RacPnt\2020\Little\Logo.png

After: T:\RaccoltaPunti\2020\Little\Logo.png

Following your method, i have to repeat this process many times, one for each subfolder.

I'll get crazy.

I ask if it is possible to change the start of the route for all connections.

Thanks.

[vladan saveljic]

what are you trying to accomplish?
Do you want to relink all images at once from the new folder?

If yes, select any missing link in your link panel > relink > select that image and tick bellow "Search for missing link in this folder"

[marcom1398650]

Hi Vladan, thanks for help.

The problem is what has changed is only the beginning of the link.

In my example:

Before: T:\RacPnt\2020\Big\Logo.png

After: T:\RaccoltaPunti\2020\Big\Logo.png

But obviously i have many under folders and many links (more than 100).

So for the next resource is for example:

Before: T:\RacPnt\2020\Little\Logo.png

After: T:\RaccoltaPunti\2020\Little\Logo.png

Following your method, i have to repeat this process many times, one for each subfolder.

I'll get crazy.

I ask if it is possible to change the start of the route for all connections.

Thanks.

[Manan Joshi]

Ok that would need a script then, i think i have seen one such script by Kasyan. I will post if i am able to locate it

-Manan

[marcom1398650]

I agree with you, i think i need a script.

If you find a script i'll use.

Thank you really much.

[vladan saveljic]

on mac:

select all your folders > right click > rename "number of folders" elements > change text

[marcom1398650]

This i did.

Now i have to inform Indesign of the new link.

[Manan Joshi · Accepted solution]

I quickly put a script that should do the trick, what it needs is the base path fragment that needs to be changed and the path that is to be used. These two variables are defined at the top of the script. So for you the script would be as follows

var changeWhat = new RegExp("^T:\\RacPnt")
var changeTo = "T:\\RaccoltaPunti"
for(var i = 0; i < app.activeDocument.links.length; i++)
{
	var ln = new File(app.activeDocument.links[i].filePath).fsName
	var a = ln.replace(changeWhat, changeTo)
	try{
	if(ln != a)
		app.activeDocument.links[i].relink(new File(a))
	}catch(e)
	{alert("Could not relink to " + a)}
}

You can change the variables changeTo and changeWhat as per your need, i have made changes as per your example

-Manan

[marcom1398650]

Did you tried this script? For you it works?

I tried but didn't work for me.

I correctly inserted the script oon the folder (extension? i set ".jsx").

I run it but nothing happen.

Obviously i changed the path as your indication.

[Manan Joshi]

Tested it on my MAC did work. Can you share a video showing the script you finally run, the original image location, the new image location. Maybe i might observe the issue, if this does not work i will test it on a Win machine

-Manan

[marcom1398650]

I think is a problem of windows.

I wrote some alerts to check the script:

var ln = new File(app.activeDocument.links[i].filePath).fsName
var a = ln.replace(changeWhat, changeTo)
alert(changeWhat)
alert(changeTo)
alert(a)

Alert with "changeTo" and "a" variable are correct; but variable "changeWhat" not.

Alert wrote this:

/^T:\RacPnt/

I think there are 3 characters in excess: the first 2 and the last.

[Manan Joshi]

No the characters are fine, it denotes the regex object

-Manan

[Manan Joshi]

Also does alert(a) print the new location of the image or not? Do you get any alerts saying it could not relink?

Can you share the video that i asked that will help in debugging

-Manan

[Manan Joshi]

Try changing the variables to the following

var changeWhat = new RegExp("^T:\\\\RacPnt")
var changeTo = "T:\\RaccoltaPunti"

-Manan

[marcom1398650]

I solved it by modifying the first variable:

From:   var changeWhat = new RegExp("^T:\\RacPnt\xxx")

To:    var changeTo = "T:\\RaccoltaPunti\xxx"

My solution is different because there isn't the regular expression, (but those words are never repeated in the path).

Now it works.

Thank you!!!