Script for relinking images that have all been named with the same (new) naming convention

[ethank59616381]

Hi there,

For my job, I have to convert files that clients give me (generally jpegs) into tiffs, and we usually use the same naming convention when converting - see below

From client: Image01.jpg, Image02.jpg, Image03.jpg

Once we convert: Image01_TEAM.tif, Image02_TEAM.tif, Image03_TEAM.tif

Is there a way to "relink all to folder" and set the extension to look for +"_TEAM.tif"?

Does this make sense?

Thank you!

[David Popham]

Unless you need to include this as part of another script, this can be done a couple of ways from from the Links panel.

1. In the Links panel, select all images to relink, choose Relink to Folder in the panel menu, and in the dialog, click on the Options button in the lower left, then choose Match same file name but this extension: tif

OR, if the images are in the same folder as the originals,

2. In the Links panel, select all images to relink, choose Relink File Extension in the panel menu, and in the dialog, set Relink to Filename Extension: tif

[brianp311]

The issue is that their filename is changing. 

Ethan, this is doable via script. I don't know of an existing script that does it, though. Happy to discuss developing one for a nominal fee. Feel free to PM. 

[David Popham]

Ah, yep, I misread the original file name info.

[Kasyan Servetsky]

I use another approach: our designers usually place JPEGs, sometimes PNGs and GIFs.

So, I wrote a script that resaves the selected linked image as PSD with a possibility to change the file name.

[ethank59616381]

Hi Kasyan,

Your script is super close, the only thing is all of the images will already be renamed / replaced by my colleagues

so in Links instead of img01.jpg it will now be img01_TEAM.tif

That's the most likely going to be the case...

Still browsing the web for this one

[Manan Joshi]

Have a look at the following discussion which seems to be the same with just cosmetic changes

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/script-that-will-relink-based-on-naming-convention/m-p/11130...

-Manan

[ethank59616381]

Hello,

I'm looking for a script that will relink images that have all been renamed in the same way. See below:

IMG01.jpg > IMG01_123.tif

IMG02.png > IMG02_123.tif

IMG03.jpg > IMG03_123.tif

IMG04.jpg > IMG04_123.tif

Basically, we rename everything the same way and convert all to tiff. What i'm looking for is a script that will allow me to have the relink window search for _123.tif instead of just searching for .tif

Does this make sense? I can't find anything like this online

Thanks

[Charu Rajput]

Hi,

I think this question is same as your earlier question below

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/script-for-relinking-images-that-have-all-been-named-with-th...

Seeing difference only for _TEAM.tif in above post and _123.tif here.

Thanks.

[Manan Joshi · Accepted solution]

Hmm, in that case if the solution works for you Ethan than you know what changes need to be made in the replace statement.

cFile = File(sourceFolder + "/" + cLink.name.replace(/\..*/, "_TEAM.tif") );

-Manan

[ethank59616381]

Worth it!!!

[Manan Joshi · Accepted solution]

Have a look at the following discussion

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/relink-images-with-different-names/td-p/6822301?page=1

This is almost the same as you need, just change the following line

cFile = File(sourceFolder + "/" + cLink.name.replace("LR.","HR.") );

to 

cFile = File(sourceFolder + "/" + cLink.name.replace(/\..*/, "_123.tif") );

-Manan