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BTW Im using this to prevent automated export of docs with missing links with a try/catch.

Hi Rasmus,

When you update links, iterate backwards, because updating a link changes links collection.

Kasyan


 
function UpdateAllOutdatedLinks(){
   var myLinks = myDocument.links;
   for(var myCounter = myDocument.links.length-1; myCounter >= 0; myCounter--){
      var myLink = myDocument.links[myCounter];
      if (myLink.status == LinkStatus.linkOutOfDate){
         myLink.update();
      }
   }
}

Hi Kasyan,

I would never have figured that out on my own - thanks!

It appears that myDocument.links.everyItem().update() also gives me the exception catch when links are missing. Is there any downfalls to this approach in your opinion?

Regards,
Rasmus

I use this function to check for modified/missing/embedded links. It finds and shows such links.


 
var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
checkLinkNormal();

function checkLinkNormal(){
   for(var myCounter = 0; myCounter < myDoc.links.length; myCounter++){
   var myLink = myDoc.links[myCounter];
      if (myLink.status != LinkStatus.normal){
         if (myLink.status == LinkStatus.linkOutOfDate){
            myLink.show();
            alert ("This link is modified.");
            }
         else if (myLink.status == LinkStatus.linkMissing){
            myLink.show();
            alert("This link is modified.");
            }
         else if (myLink.status == LinkStatus.linkEmbedded){
            myLink.show();
            alert ("This link is embeded.");
         }
         exit();
      }
   }
}

If we use your approach, we just get an error that some link, someware in the document is missing:


 
var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
try {
   myDoc.links.everyItem().update();
}
catch(e) {
   err(e);
}
function err(e){
   alert(e);
   exit();
}

Dear Kasyan, thanks for taking time to reply. I've learned a lot from your replies :-)

Best regards,
Rasmus

Kasyan,

I've used your script to alert out a sort of link report - se script below. Can myLog variable be written to a txtfile with same path as current document using InDesign API? I've looked in the Core Javascript Core Objectmodel viewer under the File classes but got lost in the code.. :-)



 
var myDoc = app.activeDocument; 
checkLinkNormal(); 
function checkLinkNormal() { 
	var myLog1 = new String; 
	var myLog2 = new String; 
	var myLog3 = new String; 
	for(var myCounter = 0; myCounter < myDoc.links.length; myCounter++) {  		var myLink = myDoc.links[myCounter];  		if(myLink.status != LinkStatus.normal) {  			if(myLink.status == LinkStatus.linkOutOfDate) {  				myLog1 += 'Link #'+myCounter+' name: '+myLink.name+'.\n';  				myLink.update();  			}  			else if(myLink.status == LinkStatus.linkMissing) {  				myLog2 += 'Link #'+myCounter+' name: '+myLink.name+' Link #'+myCounter+' path: '+myLink.filePath+'.\n';  			}  			else if(myLink.status == LinkStatus.linkEmbedded) {  				myLog3 += 'Embedded links: \nLink name: '+myLink.name+'.\n';				  			}  		}  	}  	if(myLog1.length > 0) { 
		alert('Links updated: \n'+myLog1); 
	} 
	if(myLog2.length > 0) { 
		alert('Missing links: \n'+myLog2); 
	} 
	if(myLog3.length > 0) { 
		alert('Embedded links: \n'+myLog3); 
	} 
} 




BTW Isn't there an easier method to posting script with formatting preserved? I've googled a "script poster" with no luck.

Best regards,
Rasmus