GREP for Numbered/Bulleted List

Question

I want to insert the cursor at the beginning of a Numbered/Bulleted List in InDesign.The Numbered/Bulleted List has been created in InDesign.The Numbered/Bulleted List does NOT have a Paragraph Style applied to it.For example, if I have a list like this:1.     Adam2.     Bryan3.     Chris4.     DavidI want to write a GREP query to place the cursor right before the word Adam.Find Next should put the cursor right before Bryan, and so on.

Sudha_K · Answer

Hi, Check with the below code.app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null; app.findGrepPreferences.bulletsAndNumberingListType=ListType.NUMBERED_LIST;var res = app.activeDocument.findGrep()alert("RES COUNT :: " + res.length)for(var pCnt = 0; pCnt < res.length; pCnt++){var cRes = res[pCnt];alert("Res.paragraphs.length;" +cRes.paragraphs.length) //for(var npCnt = 0; npCnt < cRes.paragraphs.length; npCnt++)for(var npCnt = cRes.paragraphs.length - 1; npCnt >= 0; npCnt--){var nPara = cRes.paragraphs[npCnt];nPara.insertionPoints[0].select()//app.selection[0].contents = "test"//------- CODE HERE ----}}app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;

	var cRes = res[pCnt];
	alert("Res.paragraphs.length;" +cRes.paragraphs.length)

	//for(var npCnt = 0; npCnt < cRes.paragraphs.length; npCnt++)
	for(var npCnt = cRes.paragraphs.length - 1; npCnt >= 0; npCnt--)
	{
	var nPara = cRes.paragraphs[npCnt];
	nPara.insertionPoints[0].select()
	//app.selection[0].contents = "test"
	//------- CODE HERE ----
	}

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