Edit code for change drive letters in paths for links, to also work with Fonts that have been moved.

i have following code looks through links , changes of drive letters new locations exist.  if stays in same folder structure, moves new drive e: , indesign can not longer find it, can run code , have fix them all.

 

well want same fonts have moved.

thank in advance , help!

 

 

if (app.documents.length == 0) {     err("no open document. please open document , try again.", true); }  if (file.fs != "windows") {     err("this script windows only."); }  var mydoc = app.activedocument; var mylinks = mydoc.links; var mycounter = 0;  if (mylinks.length == 0) {     err("this document doesn't contain links.", true); }  var mysettings = createdialog();  (i = mylinks.length-1; >= 0 ; i--) {     var mylink = mylinks[i];     if ( mylink.status == linkstatus.link_missing || (mylink.status != linkstatus.link_missing && mysettings[2] == false) ) {         var myoldpath = mylink.filepath;         var mynewpath = myoldpath.replace(mysettings[0] + ":\\", mysettings[1] + ":\\");         var mynewfile = new file(mynewpath);         if (mynewfile.exists) {             mylink.relink(mynewfile);             try {                 mylink.update();             }              catch(e) {}             mycounter++;         }     } }      if (mycounter == 1) {     alert("one file has been relinked.", "finished"); } else if  (mycounter > 1) {     alert(mycounter + " files have been relinked.", "finished"); } else {     alert("nothing has been relinked.", "finished"); }      function err(e, icon){     alert(e, "change drive letter in path", icon);     exit(); }  function createdialog() {     var mydrives = ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", "l", "m", "n", "o", "p", "q", "r", "s", "t", "u", "v", "w", "x", "y", "z"];     var mydialog = new window("dialog", "change drive letter in path");     var mypanel = mydialog.add("panel", undefined, "");     mypanel.orientation = "column";     mypanel.alignchildren = "left";     var mygroup = mypanel.add("group");     mygroup.orientation = "row";     var mysttext1 = mygroup.add("statictext", undefined, "change ");     var mydropdownlist1 = mygroup.add("dropdownlist", undefined, mydrives);     if (app.extractlabel("kas_updatepathnamesafterdriveletterchange_3.0_ddl1") != "") {         mydropdownlist1.selection = mydropdownlist1.items[app.extractlabel("kas_updatepathnamesafterdriveletterchange_3.0_ddl1")];     }     else {         mydropdownlist1.selection = mydropdownlist1.items[2];     }     var mysttext2 = mygroup.add("statictext", undefined, " ");     var mydropdownlist2 = mygroup.add("dropdownlist", undefined, mydrives);     if (app.extractlabel("kas_updatepathnamesafterdriveletterchange_3.0_ddl2") != "") {         mydropdownlist2.selection = mydropdownlist2.items[app.extractlabel("kas_updatepathnamesafterdriveletterchange_3.0_ddl2")];     }     else {         mydropdownlist2.selection = mydropdownlist2.items[3];     }          var mycheckbox = mypanel.add("checkbox", undefined, "relink missing links");     if (app.extractlabel("kas_updatepathnamesafterdriveletterchange_3.0_checkbox") != "") {         mycheckbox.value = eval(app.extractlabel("kas_updatepathnamesafterdriveletterchange_3.0_checkbox"));     }     else {         mycheckbox.value = true;     }     var mybuttonsgrp = mydialog.add("group");     var myokbtn = mybuttonsgrp.add("button", undefined, "ok", {name:"ok"});     var mycancelbtn = mybuttonsgrp.add("button", undefined, "cancel", {name:"cancel"});      myokbtn.onclick = function() {         if (mydropdownlist1.selection.index == mydropdownlist2.selection.index) {             alert("both drive letters should not same.", "change drive letter in path");         }         else {             mydialog.close(1);         }     }      var mydialogresult = mydialog.show();     if (mydialogresult == 1) {         app.insertlabel("kas_updatepathnamesafterdriveletterchange_3.0_ddl1", mydropdownlist1.selection + "");         app.insertlabel("kas_updatepathnamesafterdriveletterchange_3.0_ddl2", mydropdownlist2.selection + "");         app.insertlabel("kas_updatepathnamesafterdriveletterchange_3.0_checkbox", mycheckbox.value + "");         return [ mydropdownlist1.selection.text, mydropdownlist2.selection.text, mycheckbox.value ];     }     else {         exit();     } } 

or @ least point me documentation on referencing font links collection?

 

i find hard find schema/documentation on indesign framework.

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