GREP and Cross-Reference Find/Change

Question

Dear all, I'm asking for Your help.I need to change some formula in a big book that includes cross reference. I've got repeating formula that goes like this:Details - see page 171Détails v. page 171Detalles v. página 171Dettagli v. pagina 171The number of page is a cross-reference link which varies depending of product which it connects. My goal is to add another (polish) translation between french and spanish one. So I thought this sentence would work:Find: (Détails v. page )(~v$)Change: $1$2
Stronas\$2Hovewer instead of getting right cross-reference to specific page, it changes page numer to the one, on which the sentence is located. Could You tell me, what I've done wrong?Kind regards,Piotr

FRIdNGE · Accepted Answer

Simplically:

… using this simple Script:

var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
// Step 1
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "Détails v\\. page ~v\\r";
myFound = myDoc.findGrep();
var F = myFound.length;
for (var f = 0; f < F; f++) myFound[f].duplicate(LocationOptions.AFTER, myFound[f]);
// Step 2
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "(Détails v\\. page) ~v\\r\\K\\1";
app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "Stronas";
myDoc.changeGrep( );
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;

alert("Done [" + F + "]")

(^/) The Jedi

Peter Kahrel · Answer

You can't use GREP variables like that, it works only for literal text. Not for cross-references, footnotes, endnotes, etc.

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