AS: InDesign CS4: Missing links do not show path anymore?

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10 total messages Started by xyz3 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:05

#34

Author: xyz3
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:05

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Hiya! Preparing to move to InDesign CS4, and opened a document where the links were missing. In CS2 with AS you could still get the old path to where the link was pointed to, but now if the link is missing AS returns "". ?? I can still get the file name, but that is fairly useless..

I know the path is still retained somewhere, because the link pallet UI in InDesign shows path, and the path is there...

Anyone have any ideas?

      >




{
	id:25785,
	size:298164,
	asset URL:"",
	link xmp:link xmp of link id 25785 of image id 21318 of rectangle id 20575 of page id 20565 of spread id 6605 of document "AR09_1_006_006v4.indd" of application "Adobe InDesign CS4",
	asset ID:"",
	asset etag:"",
	edited:false,
	needed:true,
	link type:"JPEG",
	parent:image id 21318 of rectangle id 20575 of page id 20565 of spread id 6605 of document "AR09_1_006_006v4.indd" of application "Adobe InDesign CS4",
	file path:"", --in cs2, the path would still be here...
	index:1,
	name:"01_77509_TR_927.jpg",
	object reference:link id 25785 of image id 21318 of rectangle id 20575 of page id 20565 of spread id 6605 of document "AR09_1_006_006v4.indd" of application "Adobe InDesign CS4",
	label:"",
	editing state:editing unknown,
	version state:version unknown,
	date:date "Saturday, March 14, 2009 5:12:37 PM",
	status:link missing
}

Re: AS: InDesign CS4: Missing links do not show path anymore?

#35

Author: xyz3
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:50

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CS2:

{
	id:11759,
	size:260181,
	asset URL:"",
	link xmp:link xmp of link id 11759 of image id 11755 of rectangle id 9610 of page id 9604 of spread id 9593 of document "ack.indd" of application "Adobe InDesign CS2",
	asset ID:"",
	asset etag:"",
	edited:false,
	needed:true,
	link type:"JPEG",
	stock state:link is not stock,
	parent:image id 11755 of rectangle id 9610 of page id 9604 of spread id 9593 of document "ack.indd" of application "Adobe InDesign CS2",
	file path:"Graphics1:Cat Apparel:AR09_FallPrev:All Images:JPG SELECTS:3_12-3_13:77508:77508_DG_297.jpg",
	index:1,
	name:"77508_DG_297.jpg",
	object reference:link id 11759 of image id 11755 of rectangle id 9610 of page id 9604 of spread id 9593 of document "ack.indd" of application "Adobe InDesign CS2",
	label:"",
	editing state:editing nowhere,
	version state:no resource,
	date:date "Friday, March 13, 2009 5:16:21 PM",
	status:link missing
}

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CS4:

{
	id:12636,
	size:260181,
	asset URL:"",
	link xmp:link xmp of link id 12636 of image id 11755 of rectangle id 9610 of page id 9604 of spread id 9593 of document "ack.indd" of application "Adobe InDesign CS4",
	asset ID:"",
	asset etag:"",
	edited:false,
	needed:true,
	link type:"JPEG",
	parent:image id 11755 of rectangle id 9610 of page id 9604 of spread id 9593 of document "ack.indd" of application "Adobe InDesign CS4",
	file path:"",
	index:1,
	name:"77508_DG_297.jpg",
	object reference:link id 12636 of image id 11755 of rectangle id 9610 of page id 9604 of spread id 9593 of document "ack.indd" of application "Adobe InDesign CS4",
	label:"",
	editing state:editing unknown,
	version state:version unknown,
	date:date "Friday, March 13, 2009 5:16:21 PM",
	status:link missing
}

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So - to summarize....

CS4: file path:"", status:link missing
CS2: file path:"Graphics1:Cat Apparel:AR09_FallPrev:All Images:JPG SELECTS:3_12-3_13:77508:77508_DG_297.jpg", status:link missing

Ack.....

Re: AS: InDesign CS4: Missing links do not show path anymore?

#36

Author: Shane_Stanley
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:32

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On 2/4/09 7:05 AM, "xyz3" <member@adobeforums.com> wrote:

>  Anyone have any ideas?

I can't reproduce the problem here, at least in a quick test. Is the
document particularly large? Can you try another?

-- 
Shane Stanley <sstanley@myriad-com.com.au>
AppleScript Pro Sessions <http://scriptingmatters.com/aspro>

Re: AS: InDesign CS4: Missing links do not show path anymore?

#37

Author: xyz3
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:54

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Place an image in a document, save and close. Zip the image file up, then delete it. Reopen the document. It's basically anytime an image link is missing. CS2 used to give you the old path to the file, CS4 give you nothing. "

Re: AS: InDesign CS4: Missing links do not show path anymore?

#38

Author: Shane_Stanley
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:14

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On 2/4/09 8:54 AM, "xyz3" <member@adobeforums.com> wrote:

> Place an image in a document, save and close. Zip the image file up, then
> delete it. 

That's what I did (minus the zipping). Are you running 6.0.1?

-- 
Shane Stanley <sstanley@myriad-com.com.au>
AppleScript Pro Sessions <http://scriptingmatters.com/aspro>

Re: AS: InDesign CS4: Missing links do not show path anymore?

#39

Author: xyz3
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:18

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CS4: 6.0.1
Mac OS X: 10.5.6

So you actually get a path returned?

Oooooh.. This is a CS2 originated document, opened by CS4, unsaved. Hmm. More testing.

Re: AS: InDesign CS4: Missing links do not show path anymore?

#40

Author: xyz3
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:22

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Looks like it's a CS2 to CS4 conversion error. Once the file is re-saved as CS4 the link still doesn't return the path, but the UI does show it.

Bah.

Re: AS: InDesign CS4: Missing links do not show path anymore?

#41

Author: Olav_Kvern
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:25

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Hi xyz3,

Rather than just saving the file, try exporting as IDML, then open the IDML version. I'd be surprised if the file path doesn't appear after that.

Thanks,

Ole

Re: AS: InDesign CS4: Missing links do not show path anymore?

#42

Author: xyz3
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:30

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Still missing in the IDML version. Good thought though. :)

Nate

Re: AS: InDesign CS4: Missing links do not show path anymore?

#43

Author: xyz3
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:39

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I guess if I have to I can get the name, and read the indesign file directly and look for matches... Pain though.

<stRef:lastURL>file:///Volumes/Graphics1/Cat%20Apparel/AR09_FallPrev/All%20Images/JPG%20SELECTS/3_12-3_13/77508/77508_DG_297.jpg</stRef:lastURL>

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