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• • November 18, 2017 at 9:28 am #99762
    Sabrina Nicola

    Member

    Hi everyone, I’m new here and I hope I’m doing this correctly :)

    I’m working on a huge catalog of books that uses tons of images. If those images were named in a specific way (ie: every book cover with its isbn), could I somehow make indesign automatically place them in the document (and maybe in specified placeholders)?

    If anyone can give any tip to make my job easier, it’d be a great help!

  • November 18, 2017 at 10:06 am #99763
    Kai Rübsamen

    Member

    Hi Sabrina,

    some kind of yes and no: You cannot do this by default with InDesign. But this can be done via scripting. A script could read all file names in a folder and place the right image in your placeholder. This placeholder must be a named frame or can be e.g. text with a specific para style.

    Since there is a bit of testing needed, we call this here a “paid script”. If you interested, you can mail me directly at forum@ruebiarts.de.

    best
    Kai

  • November 18, 2017 at 4:31 pm #99766
    David Blatner

    Keymaster

    While I’m sure Kai could do an awesome script, there may be off-the-shelf options that could help. For example, if the ISBN numbers showed up in a text frame, you could perhaps use this:
    https://www.rorohiko.com/wordpress/2014/06/24/peoples-choice-indesign-script-pepcon-2014-replace-words-images-vice-versa/

    Another option is to use Data Merge, though that really depends on the kind of document you want.

    Ultimately, a custom script is always the most efficient and personalized option.

  • November 19, 2017 at 5:59 am #99768
    Michel Allio for FRIdNGE

    Participant

    Hi Sabrina [Kai and David],

    … Disccusion without interest without more explanation!

    Where are your data? What is your process? What is your layout? Are you ready to pay for a personalized scripting way? …

    (^/)

    PS: Lots of demands are made by persons who don’t have automatism experience! … They just want a “click(s)” solution that works for them!

    Imaginary case:

    A designer has placed all the test in separate text frames (1 frame per “product”) to have a more cool and variable layout.
    In each frame, the “0000000000” SKU code text has beed pasted in a secondary text frame (anchored or not (in this case, all “module” items are grouped together)).
    Of course, “SKU code” text frames have different sizes [height/width] depending of the company commercial politic (“this product is a best-seller”, this product is a new one”, this product is on-sale”, …).
    All the graphics [named, e.g. 0000000000.psd] are in a folder at the same level as the ID file.
    The importation settings have been locked on “filled proportionally”!

    Now, The pre-layout is finished! … Just 1 click to import all the images [with good dimensions!]!!

    The designer is truly happy! No need to cancel the Christmas holidays! =D

    (^/)

  • November 21, 2017 at 9:49 am #99798
    Sabrina Nicola

    Member

    Thank you everyone for your kind support.
    In the end, I managed with a data merge.

  • November 23, 2017 at 11:34 am #99845
    Claudio Marconato

    Member

    Hi Sabrina, I suppose you are writing from Italy.
    Data Merge could help you, here you are a tutorial in italian:
    

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