Indesign cs5.5 Applescript - Relink image

Hi, currently we can relink images from our applescript by using the original image link name but looking to see if we can do if by script label name.  Is this possible.  Thanks, Joe

You can't use a script label to perform a relink, but is that what you're really asking? Or are you trying to use the script label to identify the linked item you want to relink?
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