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Update linked smart objects broken file path

Forum|Forum|7 years ago
November 26, 2018
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Our main image folder has been renamed, now many linked smart objects have a wrong path, and when opening the psd, photoshop asks me to update the path.

I would like to run a script and change the path to the new one. Is this even possible?

What I have so far, I can read the file path from a linked smart object like this:

var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putIdentifier(charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), oObj.id );
var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
var smObj = desc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID('smartObject'));
var sLocalFilePath = smObj.getPath(stringIDToTypeID('link'));

But this will give me the path if the file is correctly linked only. For broken file links getPath(stringIDToTypeID('link') is not available.

Is there a way to read the file path, if the linked file has been moved?

And is it possible to update the path via script then?

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Correct answer r-bin

Try for active layer.

var new_path = "C:\\A1"; // YOUR REAL NEW PATH
var r = new ActionReference();    
r.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID("property"), stringIDToTypeID("smartObject"));
r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("layer"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));
var d = executeActionGet(r);  
if (d.hasKey(stringIDToTypeID("smartObject")))
    {
    d = d.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("smartObject"));  
    if (d.hasKey(stringIDToTypeID("link")))
        {
        var type = d.getType(stringIDToTypeID("link"));
        var pth;
        switch(type)
            {
            case DescValueType.ALIASTYPE:
                pth = d.getPath(stringIDToTypeID("link"));
                break;
            case DescValueType.STRINGTYPE:
                pth = d.getString(stringIDToTypeID("link"));
                break;
            defualt:
                throw("\n\nHmmm!\n\n");
            }
        var file = new File(pth);
        if (!file.exists)
            {
            file = new File(new_path + "/" + file.name);
            var d = new ActionDescriptor();
            d.putPath(stringIDToTypeID("null"), file);
            executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("placedLayerRelinkToFile"), d, DialogModes.NO);
            alert("Done!")
            }
        else
            alert("File already exists");
        }
    else 
        {
        alert("No link");
        }
    }
else
    {    
    alert("No smartObject");
    }

J

Janaki5FF1

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executeActionGet is not working on macOS Catalina + Photoshop 2020. Below error is shown

Is this a known issue?
Please suggest if there is any other solution to update linked file path

infomamun

Inspiring

Error 8800: General Photoshop error occured. This functionality may not be avalilable in this version of Photoshop.

- The command "Relink to File" is not currently available;

Line 59

-> executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("placedLayerRelinkToFile"), d, DialogModes.NO);

I am using Photoshop CC 2017 2017.0.0 Release. Any update how to resolve the above issue?

R

r-bin

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Is the required layer active?

R

r-bin

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If I have to call the script separately for each individual layer, then what is the benifit of the script? Instead I can select each individual layer, click the Relink option and select the file.... not a very big difference, right?

Objective of a script is to automate the process.... isn't it?

The script does not need to be called multiple times. You need to call the "relink" command in the script as many times as you need.

In your example, the layer is locked from the top folder. You cannot, in this case, manually execute the "relink" command without unlocking the lock. You don’t deny that? So in the script, you must remove the lock. How to determine where to remove the lock is the second question.

R

r-bin

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var sLocalFilePath = smObj.getString(stringIDToTypeID('link'));

AureliuAuthor

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getString() works! Do you know how to update the path of the smart object?

R

r-binCorrect answer

Legend

Try for active layer.

var new_path = "C:\\A1"; // YOUR REAL NEW PATH
var r = new ActionReference();    
r.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID("property"), stringIDToTypeID("smartObject"));
r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("layer"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));
var d = executeActionGet(r);  
if (d.hasKey(stringIDToTypeID("smartObject")))
    {
    d = d.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("smartObject"));  
    if (d.hasKey(stringIDToTypeID("link")))
        {
        var type = d.getType(stringIDToTypeID("link"));
        var pth;
        switch(type)
            {
            case DescValueType.ALIASTYPE:
                pth = d.getPath(stringIDToTypeID("link"));
                break;
            case DescValueType.STRINGTYPE:
                pth = d.getString(stringIDToTypeID("link"));
                break;
            defualt:
                throw("\n\nHmmm!\n\n");
            }
        var file = new File(pth);
        if (!file.exists)
            {
            file = new File(new_path + "/" + file.name);
            var d = new ActionDescriptor();
            d.putPath(stringIDToTypeID("null"), file);
            executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("placedLayerRelinkToFile"), d, DialogModes.NO);
            alert("Done!")
            }
        else
            alert("File already exists");
        }
    else 
        {
        alert("No link");
        }
    }
else
    {    
    alert("No smartObject");
    }

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