Remove spaces and lowercase image link names

[TL Price]

Hey Script forum,

I was wondering if anyone knows of a script that could remove spaces and lowercase the link names in a document, and relink the image. I'm getting some errors wen exporting ePubs about spaces and uppercase letters. Obviously I can change them manually, but it would be so nice if it could be done automatically.

I tried to run a search for such a great tool/script, but so far I've come up flat.

Thanks,
Tara

[Sajeev Sridharan]

Have you tried the below link:

http://carijansen.com/2011/11/10/indesign-epub-support-tool-renaming-image-links/

Vandy

[TL Price]

Thanks Vandy,

It's close to what I'm looking for, but still leaves a lot of manual changing. But thank you so much for forewarding it to me. I'll definitely have use for it in other projects.

Tara

[pixxxelschubser]

You can try something like this:

// relink_ImgWithCleanedName.jsx
// http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1325315?tstart=0
// Remove spaces and lowercase image link names (and relink)
// required: an opened document with placed image
// regards pixxxelschubser
var imgs = app.activeDocument.allGraphics;
if (imgs.length != 0) {
//var imgs = app.activeDocument.links;
var img = imgs[0].itemLink;
if (img.status  == LinkStatus.NORMAL ) {
var old_imgName = img.name;
var old_imgPath = img.filePath;
var old_imgFile = File (old_imgPath);
//var new_imgName = old_imgName.replace(/ /g,'').toLowerCase();
// --> does what you want -  but I prefer this:
var new_imgName = old_imgName.replace(/ /g,'_').toLowerCase();
old_imgFile.rename(new_imgName);
var new_namedFile = File (old_imgFile.parent.fsName+"//"+new_imgName);
img.relink(new_namedFile);
img.update();
} else {alert("LinkStatus von: "+img.name + " --> " +img.status)}
} else {alert("no linked graphics")}

All you have to do is to add a loop through all graphics linked items.

Have fun

[davidn5918184]

So how do you add a loop to this code so that it goes through all the images in the open document?

[pixxxelschubser]

At first: this thread is more than 5 years old.

But anyway:

for ( i=0; i <= img.length-1; i++ ) {
    //…
    }

[davidn5918184]

Sorry yes, it is 5 years old but the code still works so thank you for the reply. When I wrap this code it throws an error. Is a specific section of the code that needs to be wrapped.

[pixxxelschubser]

Do you have scripting experience?

untestet:

var imgs = app.activeDocument.allGraphics;  
if (imgs.length != 0) {  
for ( i=0; i <= img.length-1; i++ ) {
    //var imgs = app.activeDocument.links;  
    var img = imgs.itemLink;  
    if (img.status  == LinkStatus.NORMAL ) {  
    var old_imgName = img.name;  
    var old_imgPath = img.filePath;  
    var old_imgFile = File (old_imgPath);  
    //var new_imgName = old_imgName.replace(/ /g,'').toLowerCase();  
    // --> does what you want -  but I prefer this:  
    var new_imgName = old_imgName.replace(/ /g,'_').toLowerCase();  
    old_imgFile.rename(new_imgName);  
    var new_namedFile = File (old_imgFile.parent.fsName+"//"+new_imgName);  
    img.relink(new_namedFile);  
    img.update();
}
} else {alert("LinkStatus von: "+img.name + " --> " +img.status)}  
} else {alert("no linked graphics")}  

[davidn5918184]

A little. I can frankenstein scripts together but can't write them from scratch.  I'm just about to start a javascript course to learn the basics and hopefully will be able to start writing them with more understanding. Thank you for your help.

[davidn5918184]

I'll keep hammering at it but unfortunatly it still doesn't work, it says there is Offending text "else".

[pixxxelschubser]

You are right.

There was two typos.

Try

var imgs = app.activeDocument.allGraphics;  
if (imgs.length != 0) {  
for ( i=0; i <= imgs.length-1; i++ ) {
    //var imgs = app.activeDocument.links;  
    var img = imgs.itemLink;  
    if (img.status  == LinkStatus.NORMAL ) {  
    var old_imgName = img.name;
    var old_imgPath = img.filePath;  
    var old_imgFile = File (old_imgPath);  
    //var new_imgName = old_imgName.replace(/ /g,'').toLowerCase();  
    // --> does what you want -  but I prefer this:  
    var new_imgName = old_imgName.replace(/ /g,'_').toLowerCase();  
    old_imgFile.rename(new_imgName);  
    var new_namedFile = File (old_imgFile.parent.fsName+"//"+new_imgName);  
    img.relink(new_namedFile);  
    img.update();
    } else {alert("LinkStatus von: "+img.name + " --> " +img.status)}  
}
} else {alert("no linked graphics")}

[willcampbell7]

What I use for e-books and web content. Personally, I like all lowercase and all punctuation replaced with dashes. Can be modified as needed.

var doc;
var ext;
var file;
var i;
var link;
var name;
doc = app.activeDocument;
for (i = 0; i < doc.links.length; i++) {
    link = doc.links;
    file = new File(link.filePath);
    name = link.name.replace(/.[^.]+$/, "");
    ext = link.name.replace(/^.*\./, "");
    name = name.toLowerCase();
    ext = ext.toLowerCase();
    // Replace punctuation with dash.
    name = name.replace(/[ ~`@#$%\^&\*()_=:;,\."'_~+<>\/\?\{\}\[\]\|\\]/g, "-");
    // Delete any leading dashes.
    name = name.replace(/^-/g, "");
    // Reduce double dashes to one.
    name = name.replace(/--/g, "-");
    if (file.exists) {
        // Change file name by adding 'tmp-' and then back to
        // new name so that change to lowercase takes effect.
        file.rename("tmp-" + name + "." + ext);
        file.rename(name + "." + ext);
        // Then relink and update renamed file.
        link.relink(file);
        link.update();
    }
}
alert("Links successfully renamed and relinked.");

[Jongware]

Is it possible that removing spaces may cause a duplicate filename? (Of course it *can*, but does your workflow prevent it right from the start?)

[Sergey_Anosov]

Hi!

Maybe this script will be helpful:

https://sites.google.com/site/dtpscripting/indesign-scripts/standardlinksnames-jsx
Although it does not lowercase links names, but it could be modified for that purpose.