Find Unused Graphics

These are files designed to compare a FrameMaker list of imported graphics with a directory and report which graphics appear to be unused. It also creates a Windows batch file, mover.bat , that can be used to move those graphics to an 'unused_graphics' directory.

To use them, you will need Perl installed. (It does not come installed with Windows or Macintosh, but it usually does with UNIX.) On Windows, I use ActivePerl . On Macintosh, I use MacPerl .

For instructions on how to use these, see the comments at the top of find_unused_graphics.pl and at the top of run_it.bat . (To see the comments, open these in a text editor.)

The Files

All these files are text files. To download them, you can use "Save Link As" (or whatever your web browswer calls it). Or, view the file and choose "Save As" from your web browswer.

• find_unused_graphics.pl (Version 2.7) The Perl file that does all the work. (With version 2.7 I changed the way the script parses the file information.  This should avoid a potential bug, but if I introduced new ones please let me know.)
• run_it.bat (Version 1.1) A Windows batch file designed to make it easy to run the Perl script. Before running it, you'll have to open it in a text editor and change the parameters. See the comments at the top of run_it.bat .

  [Hmmm ... with some web browsers this ISP does not seem to deliver that file, even though it exists on the server. Maybe it doesn't trust batch files? Try downloading this copy ... run_it.bat2 ... you'll have to rename the extension to ".bat" manually.]

Notes

• These have been developed for use on Windows, but the Perl script should be usable on both Macintosh and UNIX. The mover.bat file won't be of much use on a Macintosh, but (if you know Perl and Apple script) you could modify the Perl script to have it create an Apple script.
• Freeware written by Philip Sharman. Placed in the public domain. No rights reserved. Use at your own risk. No warranties expressed or implied. Please report any bugs you encounter.

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