Data merge not working for absolute paths on macOS
With the latest update of 19.4, image paths no longer work for merge documents. I installed the latest update, which went back to 19.3, and have had no issues; therefore, I have isolated the issue with the update. I currently usean Excell file with an image field and the path to the image associated with each record. I have not changed anything in the file but with the new update I get the error message indicating the file is missing.
Hi,
We have been able to reproduce the issue and it is currently under investigation.
Workaround : https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/data-merge-not-working-absolute-paths-macos.html
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Adobe InDesign Team
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Derek Webster commented
I can backup this report, I had to roll back to 19.3 It attempts to fetch all graphics from 'downloads' even if the csv says an absolute folder
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mellions commented
After upgrading InDesign to v. 19.4, importing images via Data Merge did not work.
I reverted to v. 19.3 and it worked.
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mellions commented
Data Merge not finding images in v. 19.4
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Hillbillygeek commented
Working in 19.4
I have commented in another post about this:
The issue is: the @image fields in the datafile are ignored, replaced by the path to the imported data file:
my:path:to:the:image.jpg
is ignored and changed, in effect, to:
whatever:other:path:to:the_data: file:image.jpg
I have tested this, and the merged file works when the data source file is linked from the source folder of the images.