How do i convert long urls to short text links to save space?

[mattt57341061]

I've got a file that I'm working on and in that file there is a table with a one column that is all urls. These urls take up too much space so i wanted to change them to something short like "Click here for link" I know how to do it on a small scale with Edit Hyperlink option, but I've got about 300 links i need to do this to and i'm trying to save myself some work.

So essebtially what i want to do is change... https://www.thislinkiswaytolongandtakesuptomuchspace.com to something like Click here for link but i need to do that on a large scale.

Thanks

[Sunil Yadav]

You can try this script and modify according to your need,

var myDoc = app.documents[0];
//you can store your urls which are present in document using grep search or text search
var myLink = ["www.firstURL.com", "www.secondURL.com"];
// And store how link should show in text as per your need
var showText = ["click here for link", "click here for link"];
for(var i = 0; i < myLink.length; i++){
    app.findTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
    app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
    app.findTextPreferences.findWhat = myLink;
    app.changeTextPreferences.changeTo = showText
    myDoc.changeText();
    app.findTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
    app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
    app.findTextPreferences.findWhat = showText;
    var found = myDoc.findText();
    var counter = 0;
    var done = false;
    do{
        try{
            var myHyperlinkSource = app.activeDocument.hyperlinkTextSources.add(found[counter]);
            done = true;
            }
        catch(e){
            counter++;
            done = false;
            }
        }
    while(done==false)
    var myHyperlinkURLDestination = app.activeDocument.hyperlinkURLDestinations.add(""+myLink);
    var myHyperlink = app.activeDocument.hyperlinks.add(myHyperlinkSource, myHyperlinkURLDestination, {name: (found[counter].contents+"_"+counter)});
    }

[Jongware]

According to the Object Model, the actual text that is the hyperlink "button" is pointed to by a HyperlinkTextSource property sourceText. So this is all it takes:

for (i=0; i<app.activeDocument.hyperlinkTextSources.length; i++)
{
 app.activeDocument.hyperlinkTextSources.sourceText.contents = "Click for link";
}

And in case you don't have a character style applied, you'd better do that right away:

charstyle = app.activeDocument.characterStyles.item("link");
for (i=0; i<app.activeDocument.hyperlinkTextSources.length; i++)
{
app.activeDocument.hyperlinkTextSources.sourceText.contents = "Click for link";
app.activeDocument.hyperlinkTextSources.sourceText.appliedCharacterStyle = charstyle;
}

(Adjust the character style name "link" to your personal taste.)