Bypass "Missing Fonts"-box

Hi all,
Here's a weird problem - challenge might be a better word.
I'm looking for a way to bypass the "Missing Fonts"-dialog when opening an InDesign-file and it has to be done automatically without having to click the OK-button.
Hoping for a solution. Could be a registry-hack or similar. We're up for anything - almost.
And yes I'm aware that it's not usually recommended and might cause problems with the font-preview.
If you need the exact reason for this request let me know.
It has something to due with changing the links inside the InDesign-file due to a change in our servers file-system.
Hoping for solution.
Kenneth

Found a script that's semi-useable.
However I'm looking for a script/feature/setting that sets "UserInteractionLevel" to never even when opening a file via explorer or via the open-dialog.
Can that be done?
//DESCRIPTION: Open Doc with No Warnings
if (app.version == 3) {
app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.neverInteract;
} else {
app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.neverInteract;
var myFile = File.openDialog("Choose InDesign document to open");
var myErr = "";
if (myFile != null) {
try {
app.open(myFile);
} catch (e) {
myErr = e;
if (app.version == 3) {
app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.interactWithAll;
} else {
app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.interactWithAll;
if (myErr != "") {
alert(myErr);

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