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Find/Replace linked file names

Jun 12, 2009 12:13 PM

Is there a script out there that will do a find/replace and change the file names of image links in an indesign file like so...

 

Find: [space]

Replace with: - (hyphen)

 

Thanks

621 Views   6 Replies   Latest reply: jamesasa, Jun 15, 2009 9:29 AM
 
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  • Kasyan Servetsky
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    1. Kasyan Servetsky,
    Jun 12, 2009 12:21 PM   in reply to jamesasa
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    Check out this thread – post #62. With a little modification this script will do what you want.

     

    Kasyan

     
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    2. jamesasa,
    Jun 12, 2009 12:43 PM   in reply to Kasyan Servetsky
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    Thanks - how do i find "Post #62" ? sorry - maybe dumb queston but i couldn't see any number references to the posts.

     

    Thanks

     
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    3. Kasyan Servetsky,
    Jun 12, 2009 1:24 PM   in reply to jamesasa
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    http://forums.adobe.com/message/1106014#1106014

     

    I'm sorry, I pasted the link in my previous post, but something went wrong and it didn't show up

     
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    4. jamesasa,
    Jun 15, 2009 8:51 AM   in reply to Kasyan Servetsky
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    Thanks, i read though the entire thread and picked up some great stuff, however what i'm trying to do is this...

     

    I have an InDesign document that references a link to a file:

     

    james smith before.tif

     

    I want to relink this to a new file named:

     

    james-smith-before.jpg

     

    So you see, i have to ammend the file name to replace [space] with [-], and then [.tif] with [.jpg]

     

    Is there something out there that does this already or is something somebody on here could help me with?

     

    Thanks

     
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    5. Kasyan Servetsky,
    Jun 15, 2009 9:25 AM   in reply to jamesasa
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    var myOldName = "james smith before.tif";
    // replace extention
    var myNewName = myOldName.replace(/\.tif$/i, "") + ".jpg";
    // replace spaces with dashes
    myNewName = myNewName.replace(/ /g, "-")
    alert(myNewName);

     
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  • jamesasa
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    6. jamesasa,
    Jun 15, 2009 9:29 AM   in reply to Kasyan Servetsky
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    Sweet! I haven't tested it yet but i think this is just what i need.

     

    I will add some code for generating an array of the names in my file, then pass this through to the myOldNames variable. It should work like a charm.. i will post back with my results.

    Thanks!

     
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