Relocating image files - relink fails - replace works

[gw_westdale]

Hi

Anyone had something like this?

I have a publisher document ( win11 Publisher 2 )  with a couple of linked files
I moved the folders around and - correctly - Publisher reported missing resources.

I tried to relink and the file was not found in the dialogue --- see attached screen shot.
If I went to the same place and replaced the file with the same file it works fine.
Consistently on the two images.  The screen shot is from the second one where the first had already been replaced.

The only odd part of my environment that I can see is that the work is done in OneDrive with a shared link mailed to the candidate  so that the resulting PDFS can be reviewed quickly.

I have had no other trouble accessing the files, editing them, creating PDFs etc. Is there some sort of 'unique id' when one works with OneDrive that breaks the search in relink - that is, that the file is not referenced within Publisher by the text value of the folder and file names?

 

 

[stokerg]

Hi @gw_westdale,

Can you confirm what file name shows in the Filename box when you click on Replace from the Missing Resources dialogue?  

In my quick test it appears when using the Replace option, the filename is altered if it has a dash/hyphen, so Affinity is looking for the wrong filename.

[gw_westdale]

I did a quick unlink and moved the file to a subfolder

relink  at  the correct folder says no items match and no files are shown

replace opens with no filename in the filename box but the file is shown in the window - ( possibly showing all files of any graphic format? )

What you say sounds hopeful I do have minus and uscore in files all over the place!

[gw_westdale]

Bangs head against wall.

The problem is in the presentation. - a flaw rather than a bug.

When trying to relink and Publisher shows a dialogue with 'No items match your search', the message is untrue...
The file does match and exists ...if you happen to know which folder it is in.

if one blindly accepts the empty looking folder showing the 'No items match your search' message, it will grab the file ok if it is there.