relink image of selection in indesign cs script
relink image of selection in indesign cs script
- Subject: relink image of selection in indesign cs script
- From: "Patrik B." <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 15:01:57 -0700
Hi,
I am trying to get the below image relinking script to work and almost have
it done. What does not seem to work is the last part of it which is marked
with *****.
Any ideas how I can refer to the image properly - the problem seems to be
with the variable mylink. Any ideas how I can define it properly.
Best, Patrik
PS: Here is the code
global pathparts, nameparts, rename, mylabel, linkcount
on bust(s)
set text item delimiters to ":"
set pathparts to text items of s
set text item delimiters to "."
set nameparts to text items of last item of pathparts
return {pathparts, nameparts}
end bust
on rename(oldpath)
set bothlists to bust(oldpath)
set extension to last item of item 2 of bothlists
set pathpart to items 1 thru -2 of item 1 of bothlists
--set newfilename to my mylabel & my Mychoice
--set newfilename to newfilename & "." & extension
set text item delimiters to ":"
return (pathpart as string) & ":" & (my Mychoice as string)
end rename
-- bust (mypath)
--return (pathpart as string) & ":" & newfilename
on JustName(s)
set text item delimiters to ":"
return last text item of s
end JustName
--the following basically relinks
set myerrorname to {}
tell application "InDesign CS"
set myselection to selection
set theSelection to item 1 of selection
set theClass to class of theSelection
if theClass is in {image, PDF} then
-- if the image is selected by direct tools
set theSelection to parent of theSelection
end if
-- try to get the file path of the item and name then opt it for
change
set theFilePathOfImage to file path of item link of graphic 1 of
theSelection
set myimage to name of item link of graphic 1 of theSelection
display dialog "Rename the below file name as you wish." default
answer "" & (myimage as string) default button 2 with icon 1
copy (text returned of the result) to Mychoice
set mylink to item link of graphic 1 of selection
try -- this actually renames the image in finder
tell application "Finder" to set name of file
theFilePathOfImage to Mychoice
end try
try -- this gets new path for the image
set MyPath to (theFilePathOfImage as string)
set mynewpath to my rename(MyPath)
set mynewname to mynewpath as string
end try
relink the mylink to mynewname -- ******this is meant to relink the
image to the new one
update the mylink
end tell
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