In InDesign, How to apply an Object Style to the frames those has same specific link image?

Question

Is it possible to force indesign search for frames by their links and apply a specified object style to them? Any Script will appreciated!

Answer 1

Try this... Works just like a grep query.

// [310718] Link2ObjectStyle
// Apply object style to graphic frames in regard to linked file name
// written by Vinny

if (parseFloat(app.version) < 6) {
    main();
} else {
    app.doScript(main, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "Link2ObjectStyle");
}

function main() {
    if (app.documents.length > 0) {

        //------------
        //Variables 
        var
            myDoc = app.documents[0],
            myObjectStyles = myDoc.objectStyles.everyItem(),
            myLinks = myDoc.allGraphics;

        //------------
        //Dialog box  
        var myDialog = app.dialogs.add({
            name: "Apply object style to graphic frames in regard to linked file name",
            canCancel: true
        });
        with(myDialog) {
            with(dialogColumns.add()) {
                with(borderPanels.add()) {
                    with(dialogColumns.add()) {
                        staticTexts.add({
                            staticLabel: "File name contains:"
                        });
                    }
                    with(dialogColumns.add()) {
                        var myTextEditField = textEditboxes.add({});
                    }
                }
                with(borderPanels.add()) {
                    with(dialogColumns.add()) {
                        staticTexts.add({
                            staticLabel: "Apply object style:"
                        });
                    }
                    with(dialogColumns.add()) {
                        var myObjectStylesMenu = dropdowns.add({
                            stringList: myObjectStyles.name,
                            selectedIndex: 0
                        });
                    }
                }
            }

            if (myDialog.show() == true) {
                var myString, myObjectStyle, myObjectStylesMenu, fileName, j = 0;
                myString = myTextEditField.editContents;
                myObjectStyle = myDoc.objectStyles[myObjectStylesMenu.selectedIndex];
                myDialog.destroy();

                //------------
                //let's rock
                if (myString == "") {
                    alert("you didn't enter any string");
                    return null;
                } else {

                    for (i = 0; myLinks.length > i; i++) {
                        if (myLinks[i].itemLink.name.search(myString) != -1) {
                            myLinks[i].parent.applyObjectStyle(myObjectStyle);
                            j++;
                        }
                    }

                //------------
                //end
                    if (j == 0) {
                        alert("String could not be found\nScript ends");
                    } else {
                        alert(j + " objects found.\nYou're done");
                    }
                }

            } else {
                myDialog.destroy()
            }
        }

    } else {
        alert("Open a document");
        return null
    }
}

Answer 2

Tested script to create an empty style to all frames with .eps or .tif. Running the script add two object styles to the document that can be modified.

//ApplyObjectStylesTo_ContainersOf_TIF_EPS.jsx  
//Uwe Laubender  

/** 
* @@@BUILDINFO@@@ ApplyObjectStylesTo_ContainersOf_TIF_EPS.jsx !Version! Thu     Dec 12 2013 13:15:30 GMT+0100 
*/  

//Edit your style names here. Change the name between the two " " only!!  
//OR: edit your object styles in InDesign after running the script.  

var styleNameForEPS = "EPS-Containers-Only";  
var styleNameForTIF = "TIF-Containers-Only";  

app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel =     UserInteractionLevels.interactWithAll;  

app.doScript(_ApplyObjectStylesToContainers, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, [],     UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "Apply object styles to containers for TIF and EPS graphics");  

function _ApplyObjectStylesToContainers(){  

var d=app.documents[0];  
var allGraphicsArray = d.allGraphics;  

if(!d.objectStyles.itemByName(styleNameForEPS).isValid){  
d.objectStyles.add({name:styleNameForEPS});  
};  

if(!d.objectStyles.itemByName(styleNameForTIF).isValid){  
d.objectStyles.add({name:styleNameForTIF});  
};  

for(var n=0;n<allGraphicsArray.length;n++){  

//The EPS case:  
if(allGraphicsArray[n].getElements()[0].constructor.name === "EPS"){  
    allGraphicsArray[n].parent.appliedObjectStyle =     d.objectStyles.itemByName(styleNameForEPS);  
    };  
//The TIF case  
if(allGraphicsArray[n].getElements()[0].constructor.name === "Image" && allGraphicsArray[n].getElements()[0].imageTypeName === "TIFF"){  
    allGraphicsArray[n].parent.appliedObjectStyle = d.objectStyles.itemByName(styleNameForTIF);  
    };  

};  

}; //END: function _ApplyObjectStylesToContainers() 

Source: https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1356643

Answer 3

Ass I wrote in the comments:

Unfortunately I don't know coding, but my logic tells me that changing the image to another folder makes it easy to search the frames with missing links and apply the style. Then return the image to the source folder.

This is the script to add a style to all the frames with missing links in a document:

var link, image, frame,  
doc = app.activeDocument,  
links = doc.links,  
counter = 0; 
nameOfObjectStyle = "YourStyle"; /**Replace *YourStyle* for the name of your style**/  
var objectStyleThatShouldBeApplied = app.documents[0].objectStyles.itemByName(     nameOfObjectStyle );

for (var i = links.length-1; i >= 0; i--) {  
if (links[i].status == LinkStatus.LINK_MISSING) {  
    try {  
        link = links[i];  
        image = link.parent;  
        frame = image.parent;  
      frame.applyObjectStyle( objectStyleThatShouldBeApplied , false, false );
        counter++;  
    }  
    catch (err) {  
        $.writeln(i + " - " + err);  
    }  
}  
}