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Script to update index numbering?

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    • April 15, 2022 at 5:29 am #14364379
      Steve Straus
      Member

      I am working on a new edition of a book that has grown by two pages in the middle of the book. I have a memory of a script that would search out page ranges and then could increase it by a set amount (in my case, anything from pages 204–422 becomes 206–424 [+2]). I have done an exhaustive search online and can’t track down anything that would work.

      Anyone know of a script that can do such a miracle?

    • April 15, 2022 at 6:02 am #14364380
      Dhafir Photo
      Participant

      I think you mean this script:

      Free Script to Change All Numbers in a Document using Math

    • April 15, 2022 at 6:07 am #14364381
      Steve Straus
      Member

      I was looking at that script but it felt like a money script. Have you worked with it before? Can I simply tell it to ADD +2 to all numbers in an index in a certain number range? I’ll give it a try to see if it can work the magic I need. Thanks!

    • April 15, 2022 at 6:24 am #14364382
      Steve Straus
      Member

      After running a quick test, this script is amazing but won’t work for my specific needs. It does not have the ability to only update numbers in a certain range as it simply updates an entire story or document.

    • April 16, 2022 at 6:08 am #14364406
      David Blatner
      Keymaster

      I assume that you didn’t use InDesign’s index feature, right? So you can’t just re-generate the index?

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