JS for images selected in the LINKS panel

Hi, anyone knows of a JS to get the images properties e.g.name as selected (highlighted) in the LINKS Panel?
Thank you.

If there is exactly one link selected, then you can use this technique to find out about the link:
try {app.menuActions.item("Go To Link").invoke(); } catch(e) {};
That will select the linked item and so you can then examine the selection to get the information you want.
If you're using a non-English version of InDesign, you'll need to localize that string.
Dave

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//-------------------------------------- FUNCTIONS ---------------------------------------------
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function ErrorExit(error, icon) {
     alert(error, scriptName, icon);
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     var myString = "";
     var myResult = myFileName.lastIndexOf(".");
     if (myResult == -1) {
          myString = myFileName;
     else {
          myString = myFileName.substr(0, myResult);
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character (_). This does nothing to enforce information hiding, but it suggests to well-behaved users of an object that they should not inspect or modify the property so that the object can remain free to change its implementation.
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