Extracting Image filename and caption

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    • #71051
      Simon Duckworth
      Participant

      Hi Guys,

      I’m not sure if this is even possible in InDesign, and how I would go about it (scripting I guess). I work on some large ID files, full of figures (AI, PSDs/JPEGs etc.) I’m trying to figure a way of exporting out the Image filename and (grouped) caption to a CSV file. (Sort of like a reverse data merge if that makes sense)

      I’m guessing that I’d be looking to use the Caption paragraph style to extract the text somehow, but I don’t really know where to start.

      Are there any useful references/scripts that could point me in the right direction?

      Many thanks, Biggedy

    • #71054
      David Blatner
      Keymaster

      There are several options; for example, see this post and the comments that follow it:
      https://creativepro.com/create-a-list-of-linked-files.php

    • #71080
      Simon Duckworth
      Participant

      Thanks David – that’s very helpful in terms of producing a list of link filenames… Do you have any idea how I might go about exporting specific text frame content (ie. captions) into a text file also?

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