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• • May 18, 2010 at 10:47 am #55743
    jonsmilburn

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    Due to the database source, my client can only give me the text as formatted below and it's a very long doc.

    This is an example of what I am trying to do.

    Make the below (the start/stop code may be different in the final)

    Text text @@::>Johnson & Johnson Case study@@::< text text

    Look like this

    Text text Johnson & Johnson Case study text text

    Just italicizing what is inside the codes and deleting the codes.

  • May 18, 2010 at 11:45 pm #55748
    Roland

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    You could use a GREP search for this, separating the three parts (“@@::>”, the text and “@@::<”) and turn on a style on the just the text, ignoring the start & stop codes.

    Edit: I figured it out :)

    Do a GREP search for: (@@::>)([w -]+.+)(@@::<)
    Change to: $2
    Create a character style for the italic text and, using the Change Format option, apply that style to the search result.

  • May 19, 2010 at 11:06 am #55756
    jonsmilburn

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    Roland, You Rock!

    Works like a charm. Do you know of a good reference for GREP code?

    Thanks! Jon

  • May 19, 2010 at 1:12 pm #55759
    Theunis De Jong

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    Peter Kahrel's e-book “GREP in InDesign CS3/CS4” has occasionally been called 'best value for money': https://oreilly.com/catalog/978&#8230;..596557348/

  • May 19, 2010 at 2:53 pm #55766
    Roland

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    jonsmilburn said:

    Roland, You Rock!

    Works like a charm. Do you know of a good reference for GREP code?

    Thanks! Jon

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    Good to hear it worked for you :)
    I'm not good at GREP, but trial & error (using GREP in a Paragraph style to see if the code works before doing a find & replace) and help on these forums have gotten me able enough to use GREP more and more lately. I'm learning as I go right now, but I think I'll check out the ebook Jongware mentioned.

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