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• • November 24, 2016 at 6:12 am #90069
    Paul Williams

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    Hi,

    I am having a mental block!

    Can anyone show me how, using GREP, I can locate the 1st instance of a word so I can change it but ignore the 2nd instance – but then repeat for next line of text.

    This example shows what I mean:

    Audi A3 1.6 TDI Sportback – 10/60, 59K, FSH, Diesel, 5dr, Blue, Alloys, Radio/CD, Sport Seats, R/L, PAS, Stunning looking Diesel A3 TDI £8,995
    Audi A4 Avant 2.0 TDI Black Edition Quattro – 12/62, 40K, FSH, Diesel, 5dr, Grey, Cruise, Stunning fully loaded Quattro Diesel £19,995
    Audi S3 2.0 TFSI Sportback S-Tronic Quattro Diesel – 10/10, 52K, FSH, 5dr, Purple, Climate, Cruise, Nappa Leather, Great Diesel £16,995

    I need to change the 1st instance of the word ‘Diesel’ on each line to read “<r>Diesel<r>” but ignore the 2nd “Diesel” at the end of the text on each line.

    Please help…..Many thanks in advance. :)

  • November 24, 2016 at 3:29 pm #90071
    Kai Rübsamen

    Member

    Hi Paul,

    the first one: ^.+?\KDiesel
    the last one: ^.+\KDiesel

    Find what: ^.+?\K(Diesel)
    Change to: <r>$1<r>

    Kai

  • November 25, 2016 at 2:26 am #90078
    Paul Williams

    Participant

    Hi Kai,

    Thanks for this, but I have a problem.

    I can get this to work fine in the Find/Change box in indesign but can’t get it to function when I use it in a script environment.

    Any ideas as to why this maybe?

    Thanking in you in advance of your plethora of knowledge :)

  • November 25, 2016 at 3:19 am #90079
    Paul Williams

    Participant

    Hi Kai,

    Ignore previous – I realised that I needed to double up on ie ^.+?\KDiesel to ^.+?KDiesel.

    So I needed to escape it with K

    But again, many thanks for your help :)

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