lost image links

[Thomahawk]

It is nice that missing images can be linked again when opening a document. But Publisher is stuck when the missing image does not exist. It has no option to leave one uot and go connect the next one.

But the main issue is: Why the heck did it loose the image connections in the first place? 

I got a folder with all the files from a customer (on windows). afpub and images are IN THE SAME FOLDER!!! and even this is not recognyzed by Publisher. I am really REALLY disappointed folks!

Publisher 1.8.4 / OSX Mojave

[Thomahawk]

I think my head just exploded!

So, Publisher has a missed image dialogue when opening a document "searching for missing ressources" - I thought I have to give it the first one in a folder and then it finds all the others that are missing from that folder.

BUT NOPE

I have to choose and give it image by image.

I am really mad now - having to relink 100 images one by one.

Now I am really really missing Indesign - where this is done in 10 seconds, because it does what it is expected to do!

And not only that - but after 3 images Publisher freezes - like 2 years ago reported by user Eph 

Really - why do we report all this stuff here - and nothing happens about it...!

 

[walt.farrell]

1 hour ago, Thomahawk said:

I thought I have to give it the first one in a folder and then it finds all the others that are missing from that folder.

You have to answer Yes to the dialog, not Resource Manager.

[Lauren67]

Yes, why do the links keep getting lost even though the image files are still available?

[walt.farrell]

45 minutes ago, Lauren67 said:

Yes, why do the links keep getting lost even though the image files are still available?

There can be a variety of reasons, but we'd need to know more about your setup. Where are the images stored? Where is the base file stored?

[Lauren67]

Thank you for your quick reply!  Images are stored on my computer.  For now I'm going to imbed the images to prevent losing the link - I know it may make my files too big, but hopefully it won't be a problem.

[Moon12]

Yes this is really mad - the lost connections of pictures,  100 and more

I changed the filename of the document, but all pictures were collected in a folder called Images. More than 100 pictures say that they are connected, but the status says: missing !?!?!

So, what can I do there? 

In this case, i really miss InDesign, as Thomahawk mentioned previously.

[Moon12]

I found the solution, based on Mr. Farrells tip:

If I click on YES (when the document opens) and look for the first demanded picture and then the next picture is needed, I abort the search. Then it looks for the pictures in this folder for some seconds and connects them new.

In this case, I suggest the programmers, to do it like InDesign, and inform the user on every step the program does. Per example, how many pictures were found etc.

[walt.farrell]

In the current release of Publisher you can use the Resource Manager and click the Relink button.

[Moon12]

thanks, for this prompt answer!

[Lauren67]

Thank you, Walt!

[walt.farrell]

You're welcome.