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Aureliu
Aureliu
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November 26, 2018
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Update linked smart objects broken file path

  • November 26, 2018
  • 3 replies
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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");
    }

3 replies

J
Janaki5FF1
Participating Frequently
December 1, 2020

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
infomamun
Inspiring
November 8, 2020

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?

Tom Winkelmann
Tom Winkelmann
Inspiring
November 8, 2020

How does your "new_path" look like?

    infomamun
    infomamun
    Inspiring
    November 11, 2020
    I do not understand what you want. You say you want to replace the linked file for 96 layers. Is it that you have 96 layers displaying one file? What's the point of this?
    Why not make a copy of the Smart Object? Then by changing one of the objects, you will automatically change the others.

    If you have 96 different layers and files, then the current script will not help you.
     

    No, I have 96 different images linked into 96 layers. That's why I am facing problem in relinking each image or layer to new location and that's why I want to get a script help in relinking the source folder automatically.

     

    I think you now can understand what I want. Would you please help me in my case?

    R
    r-bin
    Legend
    November 26, 2018

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

    Aureliu
    AureliuAuthor
    Inspiring
    November 26, 2018

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

    R
    r-binCorrect answer
    Legend
    November 26, 2018

    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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