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// script.description = relinks all selected placed images at once;
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// script.parent = CarlosCanto // 7/12/11;
// script.elegant = false;

[code].....
 
and I get an
 
error 25:  Expected: }.
Line:10
->  p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times}
 
I'm on a mac, os x 10.6.8.  and I copied the script into the script preset folder so its starting  from the drop down menu.  Don't think I'm leaving anything out.  I'm swapping 1 placed(linked) PDF for another.

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