Actively update linked files?

Is it possible to force Illustrator to actively update linked files as they are saved in Photoshop? I'd like to place a PSD into AI, for Live Trace, then edit the PSD and see the updated Live Trace without clicking in Illustrator.
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Yes, that's possible.
Under preferences / File handling & Clipboard, there is a dropdown you can switch to: Automatically.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rx6yjktxkjkruqg/update-linked-files-illustrator-6.jpg
Good luck!

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Question on templates and updating linked files

OK I have a master template file. Let's say it is named
a.dwt. I used a.dwt to create another template (b.dwt) that had
more content on it than a.dwt. I would use b.dwt to create a group
of similar looking pages which still had all the elements of a.dwt
but also the additional content of b.dwt.
Now if I make a change to the a.dwt template, all pages
created from a.dwt change except b.dwt. So either I forgot to
create the b.dwt by going to file->new->page from
template->and then save it as a .dwt OR maybe it's not possible
to have a secondary template that gets updated when the first
template gets updated thus causing all pages from the secondary
template to get updated?
Is there any way to go back and make b.dwt update
automatically whenever a.dwt gets updated? The scenario I have
right now is that I have to make certain site changes on both a.dwt
and b.dwt instead of just making the change on a.dwt and that
change flowing into b.dwt and its spawned pages.

>I think what possibly happened is that I opened a.dwt and
then made the
> addition of the form element to a.dwt but then simply
saved as b.dwt
> instead of
> FILE | New From Template
Yes, I think that's a possible scenario.
> There will be about 15 pages that will look the same
(have the
> same form) except that at the top it will say "Send mail
to Person X"
> where
> Person X will change.
I see. Are you using "mailto:" on each of those forms? This
method of
sending form data is notioriously unreliable, you know? It
depends on a)
your visitor's browser knowing what to do with such a link,
and b) your
visitor's email client knowing what to do with such a link,
and c) your
visitor not being put off by the security alert message that
may pop up when
they click. Nevermind the fact that it fails completely in
public locations
that do not have an email client installed.
Why not do this the right way with server scripting? In that
case you could
have a single page with a single form, and let the visitor
select a name as
the recipient from a list/menu field.
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>I think what possibly happened is that I opened a.dwt and
then made the
> addition of the form element to a.dwt but then simply
saved as b.dwt
> instead of
> FILE | New From Template
>
> Thus when I made changes to a.dwt, they did not
propagate to pages created
> from b.dwt
>
> I am asking you what I should do. Should I create a new
page from a.dwt
> and
> then paste in the form code (which is the additional
code that
> differentiates
> it from a.dwt)? There will be about 15 pages that will
look the same
> (have the
> same form) except that at the top it will say "Send mail
to Person X"
> where
> Person X will change.
>
> Or should I nest the templates by doing your steps:
> 1. Create a.dwt.
> 2. Spawn a child from a.dwt with FILE | New From
Template..., and select
> a.dwt
> 3. Edit this child, as needed, and then SAVE IT AS A
TEMPLATE, e.g., FILE
> |
> Save as Template....
>
> I do not understand how there will be a complex
maintenance price. The
> behavior that I would be looking for is that if I had to
make an addition
> or
> edit of the navigation using a.dwt, the change would
carry over to the
> b.dwt
> template and it's pages.
>
> I am kind of leaning towards copying the code that is
already present for
> the
> forms spawned from b.dwt and then pasting it into a
brand new page that is
> spawned from a.dwt but I don't know if that's the best
way to do it or if
> there
> would be consequences.
>

How to update link and import data of relocated incx file into inca file?

Subject : how to update link and import data of relocated incx file into inca file.? The incx file was originally part of the inca file and it has been relocated. ------------------- Hello All, I am working on InDesignCS2 and InCopyCS2. From indesign I am creating an assignment file as well as incopy files.(.inca and .incx file created through exporing). Now indesign hardcodes the path of the incx files in inca file.So if I put the incx files in different folder then after opening the inca file in InCopy , I am getting the alert stating that " The document doesn't consists of any incopy story" and all the linked story will flag a red question mark icon. So I tried to recreate and update the links. Below is my code for that //code start***************************** //creating kDataLinkHelperBoss InterfacePtr<IDataLinkHelper> dataLinkHelper(static_cast<IDataLinkHelper*> (CreateObject2<IDataLinkHelper>(kDataLinkHelperBoss))); /** The newFileToBeLinkedPath is the path of the incx file which is relocated. And it was previously part of the inca file. eg. earlier it was c:\\test.incx now it is d:\\test.incx */ IDFile newIDFileToBeLinked(newFileToBeLinkedPath); //create the datelink IDataLink * dlk = dataLinkHelper->CreateDataLink(newIDFileToBeLinked); NameInfo name; PMString type; uint32 fileType; dlk->GetNameInfo(&name,&type,&fileType); //relink the story InterfacePtr<ICommand> relinkCmd(CmdUtils::CreateCommand(kRestoreLinkCmdBoss)); InterfacePtr<IRestoreLinkCmdData> relinkCmdData(relinkCmd, IID_IRESTORELINKCMDDATA); relinkCmdData->Set(database, dataLinkUID, &name, &type, fileType, IDataLink::kLinkNormal); ErrorCode err = CmdUtils::ProcessCommand(relinkCmd); //Update the link now InterfacePtr<IUpdateLink> updateLink(dataLinkHelper, UseDefaultIID()); UID newLinkUID; err = updateLink->DoUpdateLink(dl, &newLinkUID, kFullUI); //code end********************* I am able to create the proper link.But the data which is there in the incx file is not getting imported in the linked story.But if I modify the newlinked story from the inca file,the incx file will be getting update.(all its previous content will be deleted.) I tried using Utils<IInCopyWorkflow>()->ImportStory() ,But its import the incx file in xml format. What is the solution of this then? Kindly help me as I am terribly stuck since last few days. Thanks and Regards, Yopangjo

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I can say that anybody with
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Is there a way for photoshop to AUTO UPDATE all linked files after modified?

Using the new Photoshop 2014 (version).
This is a very frustrating task for anyone using a lot of linked files.
As a web developer, I may have 50 files that contain one linked element. If I go edit that element, I then have to find the layer on each and every file it's contained in and click "Update Modified Content". There HAS to be an easier way. I really hope I'm missing something here.
Thanks to everyone looking to help.

OK. Now I see what you meant.
And you correctly understand workaround instruction. The problem is it does not work and I don't know why.
I'm not so familiar with Automator and indeed seldom use it except for a simple services wrapper under 10.6. So I don't know of any workflows off the shelf which use "Ask for Confirmation" action. But it is easy to create a workflow that, for instance, consists of "Ask for Confirmation" action only and is set to receive no input or input from Finder or input from other application and test to see if it gets keyboard focus. As far as I can tell, this action obtains keyboard focus automatically.
Here's another workaround you may try. Replace the "Ask for Confirmation" action with a "Run AppleScript" action with the following contents. This will show similar dialogue to let you choose two options.
on run {input, parameters}
    tell application "Finder"
        activate
        display dialog "Are you sure?" with title "Permanently delete"
    end tell
    return input
end run
The workflow will look like this.
Regards,
H

After update I am no longer able to open email attachments by just clicking on the attachment. I now have to click control and then click open linked file. How can I open attachments by simply clicking on them?

After update I am no longer able to open email attachments by just clicking on the attachment. I now have to click control and then click open linked file. How can I open attachments by simply clicking on them?

Unless you believe middle-click is yours and don't like it being usurped, mine is set globally to "Enter".

Content of linked files in a inDesign-document refuses to update when edited.

The problem:
I have a question about linked files in an inDesign-document.
We have a indesign-file (indd) wich contains text, linked map-illustrations and ads.
One of the linked maps gets changed by an external map-producer via an VPN-tunnel. He works directly on one of the existing linked files (a map), and does not change the name or location of it after editing.
After the change, we open the indd-file again, but no dialog-window appears telling us that a link needs to be updated. So we do it manually, but the changed content doesn't get updated in inDesign.
If we target the linked file and choose to open it in illustrator for editing, all of the changes that was ment to be there, still is. It just doesn't show up in indesign. This also shows that the linking isn't the problem.
The file is only placed at one spot in the document.
Workaround:
1. If WE (not the external map-producer) open the linked file and save it again (same name, same location), inDesign instantly promts us to update the link and the graphics updates without problem.
2. If we place the file in a another location of the same inDesign-file, the correct content shows. (But still, the existing one does not update.)
Question:
Is there any way you can think of that could make this happen?
If so, How can we solve it without having to use the workarounds?

This will work if you all use the file syncing of the Creative Cloud desktop application and then you use the Collaborate option for the folder containing all the files. Then it will work on each of your desktops.
Links to files will not work in the browser when viewing the InDesign document from https://creative.adobe.com/files.

How do I update linked FM files without losing TOC entries or Map IDs?

Hi,
I'm using RH 10 with linked FM 11 files to create a WebHelp project and this is what happens when I do an update or force update of a linked file in the RH project:
After the update, the topic that contains updated content gets deleted from project TOC in RH.
After the update, any Map IDs assigned to the topic that contains the updated content are deleted.
Can someone please advise how to update a linked file without losing TOC entries or Map IDs?
Thanks a bunch!
Gabe

HI Gabe,
You will want to link the TOC from FM in your conversion settings, and set the map id's via TopicAlias markers in FM.
-Matt
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Applescript to update multiple Linked Files Powerpoint-Excel

Hello all,
I have a powerpoint presentation with many linked fields that are sourced from an excel workbook. To update these in Microsoft Office 2004 and 2008, I have to manually click on each, update it, etc. It simply takes forever to complete when there are 50 fields... On top of that, this has be done multiple times per week.
Is there an AppleScript that exists to do this automatically? I have searched for a long time and have yet to find one.
Ideally this would work with both Office 2004 and Office 2008 for mac. Any help would be appreciated, as I am pretty unfamiliar with coding AppleScript. Again, I need a script that will update parts of my powerpoint presentation from data in my excel workbook.
Thanks,
Charlie

I started with something pretty simple like this, but I do not really know what might be missing or anything ...
tell "Microsoft Powerpoint"
update links active presentation
end tell

File linking in photoshop + Auto update links through all applications

At work (graphic and sign studio) we use mostly Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign all together for one project, with linked files from and to these applications.
For example: making a car lettering.
I start with a vector logo in Illustrator -> save as AI
I place this one into Photoshop to apply an effect that's not possible in Illustrator -> save as PSD
This PSD is placed in an Illustrator car outline file -> save as AI
The car design AI is imported in Photoshop again to make a "realistic" picture of the car onto a background -> save as PSD
I place the PSD in an InDesign file, add some text to it and export a proof PDF te send to the customer. -> INDD + PDF
That's just an example offcourse of how we link to and from the 3 apps.
Now if the customer asks to alter the logo just a bit and asks for a new proof, i have to (afaik) manually open each file one at a time, update the links and save/export the updated file. The stuff in Photoshop even has to be REplaced since placed files can't maintain the link to the original file.
1. Is there no way to have linked files in Photoshop just like it works in Illustrator and InDesign? (can't be that hard with smart objects, right?)
2. Is it possible to give a command in the last file (the INDD in my case) to update all links back to the first file?
Thanks!

1. Is there no way to have linked files in Photoshop just like it works in Illustrator and InDesign? (can't be that hard with smart objects, right?)
What makes you think it would be easy?
Anyway, Photoshop is an image editing program, not a page layout program … but if you miss that feature you might lend your support to the appropriate feature requests in the Feature Request Forum.
2. Is it possible to give a command in the last file (the INDD in my case) to update all links back to the first file?
It would probably be possible to create a JavaScript that, via BridgeTalk, tries to open all linked Files in an Indesign-File in their creator application and update changed Links in Illustrator and Indesign.
But I suspect that would be a fairly complicated endeavor; on the other hand someone might already have attempted that, so maybe you should ask in the Indesign Scripting Forum.

Robohelp 10 crashes when updating linked Frame 11 files

I recently upgraded from TCS 3 to 4 and this project worked fine before the upgrade.
Whenever I update the book linked to RoboHelp, it crashes and I receive an "Adobe RoboHelp 10 has stopped working message" (below).
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Hello,
TCS4 with Acrobat update to XI, unstructured FM. Win8.
I am having the same problem, and I am very concerned. This is definitely a new problem so something has changed recently - perhaps an Acrobat update?
I have been linking my FM books to RH and happily converting graphics through distiller for several years now. The last time I successfully did this was in February, with no problems. Now, I am starting a new round of help releases. As soon as RH encounters a chapter with graphics to convert, it crashes. This is not a problem with a particular graphic or particular FM chapter. It happens on any FM chapter with a graphic. Many of my graphics have callouts so it's possible that it occurs due to this, but it wasn't a problem before.
Things I've tried:
Started a new RH project.
Changed the image conversion to not use Distiller. This resulted in no problems whatsoever, but the graphics quality is not acceptable.
Converted a chapter with no graphics. No crashing.
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Deleted the CPD file after each crash.
Observed Distiller and looked for error messages in the log. There are none. It looks like 2 -3 graphics are converting before the crash. I went to the temp folder where these are being distilled but could not really make sense of what's there... there are 2-3 PDFs of my images in each temp folder. There's a temp folder for each time I crashed.
OK I admit I am really worried about this new issue.
Alexandra

Keeping edits when updating linked text file

My main use of indesign is laying out text files that are created in work. They need be linked, becuase the authors of these files are constantly updating them.
I place the file, and then format the tables to make them look better, and also sometimes add images into the text
However, when the original changes, and I update the text box with the new text, all the formatting i've added is lost.
This must be a common problem with linked files, so, if anyone has any recommendations please let me know. Most importantly would be a way to automatically apply / keep the stlying for the tables.

You can try exporting to RTF and relinking those files back to your
document and letting your writers work on those, but InCopy is far
better solution.
Why not download the demo and show them how much time they'll save with
it? Or bring in a consultant who can demonstrate it. I've found that
doing a demo can really open some eyes to the possibilities.
Bob

Dreamweaver 8 - not updating links when moving files

I am still having problems getting Dreamweaver 8 to work the
same way as my Dreamweaver MX2004. When I use the file panel in
Dreamweaver 8 to change the name of a file it does not update my
links throughout out site. I have gone to EDIT > PREFERENCE and
made sure that update links when moving files and the Prompt box is
checked.
I have also tried Site > Advanced > Recreate Site Cache
but it's not working.
Can anyone please help. Thank you.

Give me the code from a link that is not managed by DW,
please.
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>I am still having problems getting Dreamweaver 8 to work
the same way as my
> Dreamweaver MX2004. When I use the file panel in
Dreamweaver 8 to change
> the
> name of a file it does not update my links throughout
out site. I have
> gone to
> EDIT > PREFERENCE and made sure that update links
when moving files and
> the
> Prompt box is checked.
> I have also tried Site > Advanced > Recreate Site
Cache but it's not
> working.
>
>
> Can anyone please help. Thank you.
>

Update multiple linked files?

I made a timeline animation from some pngs, then I updated the png files - now I cannot figure out how to get all of the linked files in Photoshop to update to the new version of the pngs. I can do them one at a time, but there are 99 of them and NOPE.
Any clues?

If the animation psd files have linked placed smart object layers I would think that Photoshop would update these layers during open That all you would need to do would be to render the animation out the new animation and save the updated psd. There should only be one copy of the png files. The smart object layer does not contain a copy of the png file just a link the single png file and pixels rendered for the png. If the png file has a newer version then the pixels rendered for the link Open should render new pixel for the smart object layer so the are in sync with the png file.
I don't think Adobe Photoshop would be able create a list of files that use the pgn files as a linked smart object. For often document you place in linked smart object layer may not be saved yet so the is no backing file yet and backing files may be renamed or more the one saved out. And the animation files do not contain linked png files the are rendered from documents that have them. If you use linked object you will need to do some bookkeeping to keep tract of where files are used. So you will be able t sync them. Renaming the png files will also break links. Photoshop has an options that allows the users to resolve broken link during open. Also in menu Layer>Smart Object>Resolve Broken Link.

Nested linked files - how to update?

I'm just getting started with placing linked files to create a composite form. I have created phone fields, e-mail field, address block field, etc. I then want to compose intermediate sections like "patient info" and "insurance info". Finally I have several forms that will themselves be composed of these sections.
Essentially I have nested linked files. Now, if I modify my "phone field" file I won't see the updates in the top level form file. I need to work from the bottom up and FORCE (Save As) each intermediate file to make the changes propagate to the top level document.
This seems incredibly short sighted on Adobe's part and makes me suspect that I'm doing this all wrong or maybe using the incorrect application. Maybe InDesign handles this better?
I'm using CS2, maybe CS3 or 4 handles this better?
Any feedback, tips or suggestions will be GREATLY appreciated.
-Steve

sklett wrote:
If you are saying that I should be creating my own vector assets in ID and that AI assets aren't editable then that would be a bummer for me.
I think you misunderstood Larry here. You are not meant to create the graphical look in AI, but the structure. That is the part I think you are not keeping separate: Content and structure. ID would be a much better tool to do that. You'd import the graphics, but determine how they go together in ID and place text fields and such there. You'd even circumvent the nesting issue by creating snippets, which are basically sparate, but monitored ID documents which constantly are updated, if something changes in one of them. And Larry is not completely correct. You can edit AI items partly in ID like converting outlines to ID text and graphic objects (containers) to control the text flow plus you can trigger layer visibility. It does however not go so far as to allow you full access otehr than "Edit Original..."
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Dreamweaver cs6 does not update links when moving files.

Dreamweaver cs6 does not update links when moving files. I've tried changing my general > settings for "Update links when moving files" to "prompt", and Ive tried "always". Neither work for me. The files are moved fine, but the links don't change. When it's set to "prompt" - I'm never prompted. Is this a bug or is there another setting somewhere?

MadelineCACA wrote:
I haven't define a site. I've opened an index.htm file within a folder structure that I have on my MAC. When I moved a file called art.htm (within the files tab) from a subfolder into the root folder with the index.htm file, it didn't update the image links in art.htm.
In order for DW to manage links, you absolutely MUST Define a Site...
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-dreamweaver-cs5/gs01-defining-a-new-site/
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