[CS2][JS]Relink images for web and print

[_charles_darwin_]

Scripters i need help with this one:
We have 2 sets of images .tif and .eps. i have no problem with the .tif but my problem is the eps images. There are 2 versions of .eps: "_print" and "_web". Is there anyway a script can relink (e.g.) image01_print.eps with image01_web.eps or vice versa automatically? All images are in same folder.

[Martin Fischer]

Hi Charles,

you could use the script in http://www.hilfdirselbst.ch/foren/Bild-Verkn%FCpfungen_erneut_verkn%FCpfen_P210839.html#210839 as a starting point.

You will find some more examples while searching for the keyword 'relink': http://www.hilfdirselbst.ch/foren/gforum.cgi?do=search_results&search_forum=forum_4&search_string=relink&search_type=AND&search_fields=b&search_time=&search_user_username=&sb=post_time&mh=50

Martin Fischer

[_charles_darwin_]

Thanks Martin,

is it in German or Russian? i don't understand a word. but i do understand "some" part of the scripts. sorry but i don't know how to modify the script to make it this way:

- Indesign look for the images in .eps (ignore other formats),
- if found - look for the path
- search the whole folder for the words "_web.eps" or "_print.eps"
- if found, change "image01_web.eps" to "image01_print.eps" or vice versa.

Charles

[Loic.Aigon]

var doc = app.activeDocument;<br />var lk = doc.links;<br />try{<br />for(i=0; i<lk.length;i++)<br />{<br /> lkname =lk.name;<br /> if(lkname.indexOf("_print.eps")>=0)<br /> {<br /> var lkname0 = lkname.split("_print.eps")[0];<br /> lkfolder = File(lk.filePath).parent;<br /> lk.relink(File(lkfolder+"/"+lkname0+"_web.eps"));<br /> lk.update();<br /> }<br />}<br />}<br />catch(e){}

[Loic.Aigon]

BTW experts,
What's the point of EPSs.count() and how to use it ? I tried to for this script and couldn't take advantage on it.

Loic

[Martin Fischer]

Hi Charles,

it's in German.
And the comments are in german language too.
But the code of the scripts is international.

You will have to find out whether the name of a link is containing '_web.eps'.

if (myLinks.name.match('_web.eps') != null)

...

Then you will have to change the old part of the name with a new part:

var newName = myLinks.name.replace('_web.eps', '_print.eps');

And now you will have to try to relink the link with a file with the new name.

The scripts above should tell you the way to do this.

Martin

[Martin Fischer]

Ah, Loic has posted the completion while I have been thinking about some details. ;-)

Martin

[Loic.Aigon]

Hi Martin,
It doesn't prevent from posting smarter ways ;-)
Loic

[_charles_darwin_]

Hi Loic,
The script works perfectly. One more thing, can you make it loop so it does on all images? thanks.
Charles

[_charles_darwin_]

Hi loic/Martin
This is Kasyan's version:

var myImages = app.activeDocument.allGraphics;
for (i = myImages.length-1; i >= 0 ; i--) {
var myImage = myImages.itemLink;
var myNewName = myImage.filePath.replace(/\_web.eps$/i, "_print.eps");
var myNewLink = new File (myNewName);
if (myNewLink.exists) {
myImage.relink (myNewLink);
myImage.update();
}
}

[_charles_darwin_]

Ah thank God there is a place like this one. Imagine life without adobeforums... sigh... thanks guys.

[Kasyan Servetsky]

Hi Charles,
Try this:

var myImages = app.activeDocument.allGraphics;

for (i = myImages.length-1; i >= 0 ; i--) {

   var myImage = myImages.itemLink;

      if (myImage.filePath.match("_web") != null) {

         var myNewName = myImage.filePath.replace(/_web/, "_print");

      }

      else if (myImage.filePath.match("_print") != null) {

         var myNewName = myImage.filePath.replace(/_print/, "_web");

      }

   var myNewLink = new File (myNewName);

   if (myNewLink.exists) {

    myImage.relink (myNewLink);

    myImage.update();

   }

}

Kasyan

[_charles_darwin_]

Hi Kasyan,

Thanks for the effort you've been very helpful, thanks.

Charles