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Mike Witherell
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November 22, 2023
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GREP decoder into plain english

  • November 22, 2023
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It seems like this exists, but I cannot find it. 

Is there a gadget where you paste in a GREP expression, and it explains it to you in words?

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Correct answer jmlevy

Hi @Mike Witherell I use this script, written by our late friend, Jongware

http://kasyan.ho.ua/indesign/2022/jongware/what_the_grep.html

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Mike Witherell
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November 22, 2023

Precisely what I was looking for! I half remembered seeing that before, but couldn't google it. Thank you for the help!

Mike Witherell
leo.r
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November 22, 2023

There's also https://regexr.com/ if you want a more graphic representation.

jmlevy
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November 22, 2023

Hi @Mike Witherell I use this script, written by our late friend, Jongware

http://kasyan.ho.ua/indesign/2022/jongware/what_the_grep.html