Is it possible to link to/collect images from a network drive when doing a data merge? I’ve tried various paths in the csv/spreadsheet but nothing seems to work. Any tips?
Answer
Two things should get it working for you: 1. a specially named header row in the CSV and 2. the correct network path to the image. This path will vary depending if you’re working on a Mac or PC.
Here’s a really simple data merge CSV example for PC:
name,@image
Jay,\\nas\photos\jay.jpg
Bob,\\nas\photos\bob.jpg
And the same for Mac:
name,@image
Jay,Macintosh HD:Volumes:photos:jay.jpg
Bob,Macintosh HD:Volumes:photos:bob.jpg
Note the special @image title for the image field in the CSV and the way the network drive paths are addressed. On a PC it’s easy – the regular UNC network path that you would expect. On a Mac it’s the path to the mounted share, but it requires the name of the drive where the /Volumes folder lives that Finder mounts drives under (in my case Macintosh HD – note that there’s no leading slash or colon, and the paths are colon-separated rather than slash separated.
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Source : Link , Question Author : Phillip B Oldham , Answer Author : jaygooby
