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• • May 29, 2012 at 3:27 am #62296
    Anonymous

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    I need a javascript to find/replace text from Grep command. For example, to add an anchored object at the beginning of a heading. I know how to do it from Indesign grep command (cut object to clipboard first) then find ^(.) and replace it with ~C$1.

    Please advice.

  • May 31, 2012 at 3:43 am #62315
    Chuck Nigash

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    This is a good link and will lead you to what you want.

    https://creativepro.com/fin…..odness.php

  • May 31, 2012 at 3:46 am #62316
    Chuck Nigash

    Member

    … and ultimately this. https://www.kasyan.ho.com.ua/find_change_by_queries.html

    This record find change currently supports text and not GREP. With maybe some tweaking, you could get what you want. I am after something similar to build arbitrary fractions.

  • May 31, 2012 at 3:50 am #62317
    Chuck Nigash

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    Another good one from Kasyan's site. See if this one works for you too.

    https://www.kasyan.ho.com.ua/cr…..chors.html

  • May 31, 2012 at 10:59 am #62323
    Lala Lala

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    Second vote for that last script, I find it very easy to use… there's a text file, you just throw a line into the text file, at the bottom. I think it would look something like:

    grep {findWhat:”^(.)”} {changeTo:”~C$1″} {includeFootnotes:true, includeMasterPages:true, includeHiddenLayers:true, wholeWord:false}

    Not sure if you would leave those quotes or not… but that's the gist of it.

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