How can I detect which pages of a PDF have missing link boxes?

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PrepressUnc
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How can I detect which pages of a PDF have missing link boxes?

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Hello everyone

We're doing this variable job that grabs company logos. We end up with a 300+ page PDF and have to manually check each page to make sure all logos are present. It seems like a fairly easy thing to do in Pitstop but when trying to grab the missing image frame for a visual check it says not enough object information. When I try looking for objects with the exact resolution and image size it doesn't find it either. I even built a flow to sort by file size and while that puts the problem pages within at least the first 10 of the document, it's not the best fix.
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Anybody have any ideas?
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Re: How can I detect which pages of a PDF have missing link boxes?

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Are you able to supply a sample file?
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Here's a Sample PDF. The boxes are on page 5 and 6. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/v0klokoq ... jx3ng&dl=0
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Re: How can I detect which pages of a PDF have missing link boxes?

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Wow, I must have left out Log Selection the first time I tried that. Thank you so much! :)
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Glad to see MURNMO could help.
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