Hello,

With GREP, it is impossible, because footnote marker can't be entered in the Change To box. You can do it with a script.

I use this one :

app.findGrepPreferences = null;
app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
app.findChangeGrepOptions.includeFootnotes = false;

var pattern = “[,;.]+~F”;

app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = pattern;
var finds = app.activeDocument.findGrep();
for (var i = finds.length-1 ; i>=0 ; i–)
{
finds[i].characters.item(-1).move(
LocationOptions.before,
finds[i].characters.item(0)
);
}
app.findGrepPreferences = null;
app.changeGrepPreferences = null;

Hello,

With GREP, it is impossible, because footnote marker can't be entered in the Change To box. You can do it with a script.

I use this one :

app.findGrepPreferences = null;
app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
app.findChangeGrepOptions.includeFootnotes = false;

var pattern = “[,;.]+~F”;

app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = pattern;
var finds = app.activeDocument.findGrep();
for (var i = finds.length-1 ; i>=0 ; i–)
  {
  finds[i].characters.item(-1).move(
    LocationOptions.before,
    finds[i].characters.item(0)
    );
  }
app.findGrepPreferences = null;
app.changeGrepPreferences = null;

Hello

This is a very good regex, and I am sure I will need it one day (but for french biblical references, sometimes with roman numbers, I Cor., XV, 14-17 ; II Rois, XVIII, 2 [second roman numerals in small caps]).

For index, without using a character style, I use a Peter Kahrel's JavaScript : Chain_GREP_queries (download here). Using Test mode, “the script collects all instances matched by the Find What expressions in all selected queries and lists these matches in a new document.” To have a look of the result, you can see my blog, indigrep, here.

After, you can index with another script as IndexBrutal (Marc Autret) or one of P. Kahrel (here).

Best and thanks

Hello

Are you sure about the regular expression ? I think it is (?<=\w)(?=\w+[[:punct:]]+$)

In a lookbehind, the string must have the same length, i.e. the same number of characters. You can't use + * or ?

ex : (?<=figs?)\d is impossible (matche a digit preceded by fig or figs)

There is no limitation in a lookahead.

Hi. I am come back (too late ?)
Some others regular expressions for examples :

^ for any lower case letters at the beginning of a paragraph. I don't know other solutions to uppercase than Casey D and Jongware (perhaps by changing this Peter Kahrel's JavaScript ? https://creativepro.com/con&#8230;..tility.php or using this script : https://indesigning.net/search-&#8230;..hange-case ?

[[:blank:]]+\Z (or \z is equal). The posix [[:blank:]], undocumented, finds 13 spaces + Tabulation (InDesign CS4). Only space, Non-Breaking Space and Tab with InDesign CS3 (both with PC, perhaps different with Mac)

Hi,

@Jessereko

Just one think (I have no time now) : in a lookbehind, the length of the string must be fixed. What is why you can't use + ? *

I come back

Hello,

With you example, this regex works : ([^)]+only)

It finds (handbag only) and (coat only)

Laurent

Hello,

With you example, this regex works : \([^)]+only\)

It finds (handbag only) and (coat only)

Laurent