File path in text to linked image

[finw68961773]

Is there a way to find and replace image path in a text or table with a linked images in InDesign.

I have a database with the products and the path to the barcodes image,
When copied into InDesing I then need the image paths to be replace with a linked images.
e.g. ./Barcode/9341215001038.png
Mail merge is not an option for versos reasons for this project.

[brianp311]

Short answer: yes, there is likely a way. Long answer: you would need a lot more details (how big should the images be, fitting options, other corner cases) before we could begin to help but it's not exactly a trivial task. 

[finw68961773 · Accepted solution]

Thanks for your reply, I feared it would not be trivail, as I coudnt find any scripts.
Idealy the text from the databse is place in a table witht the last column beeing the barcodes path, the images are to replace the text path and be place inside the cell, fitting within the cells width and/or height.

[brianp311]

Rudimentarily, with a textframe containing the table selected: 

var table = app.selection[0].tables[0];
var rows = table.rows.everyItem().getElements();
var lastCell, lcContents;
for (var i = 0; i < rows.length; i++) {
    lastCell = rows[i].cells[-1];
    lcContents = lastCell.contents;
    lastCell.contents = "";
    lastCell.convertCellType(CellTypeEnum.GRAPHIC_TYPE_CELL);
    lastCell.rectangles[0].place(File(lcContents));
}

 Lots of pitfalls. Place won't work if cell is overset. This assumes the cell contains the complete path. Not sure if the cell dimensions would change in the conversion. Will require some finetuning. 

[finw68961773]

thanks heaps,

It didnt work out of the box, but with a little finetuning I'm sure I can get it to work. you have showed me the way.

I admire how you managed to condence to code, its beautiful