Yes sure!
here where I found the script. the name of the script is Place Images
the author is Kasyan Servetsky
http://kasyan.ho.ua/indesign/image/place_images.html
and here is the script
#target indesign
var myDialogResult = CreateDialog();
if (myDialogResult == undefined) exit();
CheckIfChosenFoldersExist();
var myIndFiles = [];
var mySubFolders = [];
CheckFolder(myDialogResult.indFolder);
if (myIndFiles.length == 0) err("No InDesign files have been found in the selected folder and its subfolders.");
var myStartFolder = myDialogResult.imagesFolder.parent;
mySubFolders = getSubFolders(myStartFolder);
WriteToFile("\r--------------------- Script started -- " + GetDate() + "---------------------\n");
app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.neverInteract;
for (f = 0; f < myIndFiles.length; f++) {
ProcessIndFile(myIndFiles[f]);
}
app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.interactWithAll;
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
WriteToFile("--------------------- Script finished -- " + GetDate() + "---------------------\r\r");
alert("All done!");
// ------------------------------------------------- FUNCTIONS -------------------------------------------------
function PlaceImages() {
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = '@.+?@';
var myFoundItems = app.activeDocument.findGrep();
for (i = 0; i < myFoundItems.length; i++) {
var myName = myFoundItems[i].contents.replace (/@/g, "");
var myFile = new File(myDialogResult.imagesFolder + "/" + myName);
var myFrame = myFoundItems[i].parentTextFrames[0];
if (myFile.exists) {
PlaceIntoFrame(myFrame, myFile);
continue;
}
if (!SearchInSubfolders(myName, myFrame)) {
WriteToFile("\tNOT FOUND -- " + myFile.fsName + "\n");
}
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
function SearchInSubfolders(myName, myFrame) {
for (j = 0; j < mySubFolders.length; j++) {
var myFolder = mySubFolders[j];
var myFile = new File(myFolder + "/" + myName);
if (myFile.exists) {
PlaceIntoFrame(myFrame, myFile);
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
function PlaceIntoFrame(myFrame, myFile) {
try {
if (myFrame.characters.length < 100) {
myFrame.getElements()[0].place(myFile);
switch(myDialogResult.myRadSelected){
case 2:
myFrame.fit(FitOptions.CENTER_CONTENT);
break;
case 3:
myFrame.fit(FitOptions.FRAME_TO_CONTENT);
break;
case 4:
myFrame.fit(FitOptions.PROPORTIONALLY);
break;
default:
// do nothing
}
}
WriteToFile("\tPlaced -- " + myFile.fsName+ "\n");
}
catch(e) {
WriteToFile("\tSome error occured while placing -- " + myFile.fsName + "\n");
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
function CheckFolder(folder) {
var fileList = folder.getFiles()
for (var i = 0; i < fileList.length; i++) {
var file = fileList[i];
if (file instanceof File && file.name.match(/\.indd$/i)) {
myIndFiles.push(file);
}
else if (file instanceof Folder) {
CheckFolder(file);
}
}
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
function getSubFolders(theFolder) {
var myFileList = theFolder.getFiles();
for (var i = 0; i < myFileList.length; i++) {
var myFile = myFileList[i];
if (myFile instanceof Folder){
mySubFolders.push(myFile.absoluteURI);
getSubFolders(myFile);
}
}
return mySubFolders;
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
function err(e, icon){
alert(e, "Place Images Script", icon);
exit();
}
function ProcessIndFile(myFile) {
try {
var myDoc = app.open(myFile);
WriteToFile(myDoc.name + "\n");
var myNewFile = new File(myFile.fsName.replace(/\.indd$/i, "_Backup.indd"));
myFile.copy(myNewFile);
}
catch(e) {
WriteToFile("Cannot open file -- " + myFile.fsName + "\nError: " + e.message + " (Error# " + e.number + ")\n");
}
PlaceImages();
myDoc = myDoc.save();
myDoc.close();
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
function CreateDialog() {
var myIndFolder, myImagesFolder;
if (app.extractLabel("Kas_PlaceImages_IndFolderPath") != "") {
var myIndFolderPath = app.extractLabel("Kas_PlaceImages_IndFolderPath");
}
else {
var myIndFolderPath = "No folder has been selected";
}
if (app.extractLabel("Kas_PlaceImages_ImageFolderPath") != "") {
var myImageFolderPath = app.extractLabel("Kas_PlaceImages_ImageFolderPath");
}
else {
var myImageFolderPath = "No folder has been selected";
}
var myDialog = new Window('dialog', 'Place Images');
myDialog.orientation = 'row';
myDialog.alignChildren = 'top';
var myPanel = myDialog.add('panel', undefined, 'Choose folders for:');
var myIndFolderStTxt = myPanel.add('statictext', undefined, myIndFolderPath);
var myButtonInd = myPanel.add('button', undefined, 'InDesign files', {name:'indd'});
var myImagesFolderStTxt = myPanel.add('statictext', undefined, myImageFolderPath);
var myButtonImages = myPanel.add('button', undefined, 'Image files', {name:'images'});
var myGroup = myDialog.add('group');
myGroup.orientation = 'column';
var myRadioPanel = myGroup.add('panel', undefined, 'After placing:');
myRadioPanel.alignChildren = 'left';
var myRadioBtn1 = myRadioPanel.add('radiobutton', undefined, 'do nothing');
var myRadioBtn2 = myRadioPanel.add('radiobutton', undefined, 'center content');
var myRadioBtn3 = myRadioPanel.add('radiobutton', undefined, 'fit frame to content');
var myRadioBtn4 = myRadioPanel.add('radiobutton', undefined, 'fit content proportionally');
if (app.extractLabel("Kas_PlaceImages_RadioSelected") != "") {
eval("myRadioBtn" + app.extractLabel("Kas_PlaceImages_RadioSelected") + ".value= true");
}
else {
myRadioBtn1.value = true;
}
var myOkCancelGroup = myGroup.add('group');
myOkCancelGroup.orientation = 'row';
var myOkBtn = myOkCancelGroup.add('button', undefined, 'Place', {name:'ok'});
var myCancelBtn = myOkCancelGroup.add('button', undefined, 'Quit', {name:'cancel'});
myButtonInd.onClick = function() {
myIndFolder = Folder.selectDialog ('Chose a folder for InDesign documents');
if (myIndFolder != null) {
myIndFolderStTxt.text = myIndFolder.fsName;
}
}
myButtonImages.onClick = function() {
myImagesFolder = Folder.selectDialog ('Chose a folder for Images');
if (myImagesFolder != null) {
myImagesFolderStTxt.text = myImagesFolder.fsName;
}
}
var myShowDialog = myDialog.show();
if (myIndFolder == undefined) {
if (myIndFolderStTxt.text == "No folder has been selected") {
myIndFolder = null;
}
else {
myIndFolder = new Folder(myIndFolderStTxt.text);
}
}
if (myImagesFolder == undefined) {
if (myImagesFolderStTxt.text == "No folder has been selected") {
myImagesFolder = null;
}
else {
myImagesFolder = new Folder(myImagesFolderStTxt.text);
}
}
var myRadSelected;
if (myRadioBtn1.value) {
myRadSelected = 1;
}
else if(myRadioBtn2.value) {
myRadSelected = 2;
}
else if(myRadioBtn3.value) {
myRadSelected = 3;
}
else if(myRadioBtn4.value) {
myRadSelected = 4;
}
app.insertLabel("Kas_PlaceImages_RadioSelected", myRadSelected + "");
app.insertLabel("Kas_PlaceImages_IndFolderPath", myIndFolderStTxt.text);
app.insertLabel("Kas_PlaceImages_ImageFolderPath", myImagesFolderStTxt.text);
if (myShowDialog== 1) {
var myResult = {};
myResult.indFolder = myIndFolder;
myResult.imagesFolder = myImagesFolder;
myResult.myRadSelected = myRadSelected;
}
return myResult;
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
function WriteToFile(myText) {
myFile = new File("~/Desktop/Place Images Report.txt");
if ( myFile.exists ) {
myFile.open("e");
myFile.seek(0, 2);
}
else {
myFile.open("w");
}
myFile.write(myText);
myFile.close();
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
function GetDate() {
var myDate = new Date();
if ((myDate.getYear() - 100) < 10) {
var myYear = "0" + new String((myDate.getYear() - 100));
} else {
var myYear = new String ((myDate.getYear() - 100));
}
var myDateString = (myDate.getMonth() + 1) + "/" + myDate.getDate() + "/" + myYear + " " + myDate.getHours() + ":" + myDate.getMinutes() + ":" + myDate.getSeconds();
return myDateString;
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
function CheckIfChosenFoldersExist() {
if (myDialogResult.indFolder == null) {
err("No folder has been chosen for InDesign files.", true);
}
else if (myDialogResult.indFolder.constructor.name == "Folder") {
if (!myDialogResult.indFolder.exists) {
err("Folder \"" + myDialogResult.indFolder.fsName + "\" chosen for InDesign files does not exist.", true);
}
}
if (myDialogResult.imagesFolder == null) {
err("No folder has been chosen for pictures.", true);
}
else if (myDialogResult.imagesFolder.constructor.name == "Folder") {
if (!myDialogResult.imagesFolder.exists) {
err("Folder \"" + myDialogResult.imagesFolder.fsName + "\" chosen for images does not exist.", true);
}
}
}
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