InDesign crashes when trying to delete an object

[kat miller]

When I try to delete a graphic image in InDesign, the whole application quits. When I select it and check to see what kind of object it is, it shows as being neither a graphic, text, or unassigned object. Since I cannot delete it, I made it really small and moved it off my page. Has anyone experienced this or know how to delete it? Thanks!!

[Bjor...@adobeforums.com]

I've only seen it once or twice, and then only in document converted from pagemaker, some corruption that carried over.

[Bob_Levine]

Saw it only once with an ID 1.5 file. I created a new file and
copy/pasted everything else into but the bad graphic.

Bob

[Peter_T...@adobeforums.com]

It sounds like a corrupt file. If you are uisng InDesign CS, one thing to try would be to export the document to Interchange format (.inx), and then "Open" the exported .inx file. Be sure to check the new file for accuracy before trashing the source file...

Another thing you might try (assuming this is Mac version) is to delete it using AppleScript. I have found that this works in some cases in which trying to delete in the UI does not:
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tell application "InDesign CS"
tell active document
delete item 1 of the selection
end tell
end tell
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Copy and paste the above (between the dashed lines) into the Script Editor (Applications:AppleScript:Script Editor). Next, select the one object you want to delete in your InDesign document. Back in the Scripot Editor, press the "Run" button, and hopefully it will work...

[kat miller]

Peter,
Very slick!!! I exported the document with the corrupted image to Interchange format worked, reopened it, and simply deleted the image. VERY NICE!!! Thank you!! I will keep the script in my back pocket for next time.