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virender_CTS
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February 8, 2023
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How to run find replace only in few text frames?

  • February 8, 2023
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var myDoc = app.activeDoucment;

var myFrame1 = myDoc.textFrames.itemByName("one");

var myFrame2 = myDoc.textFrames.itemByName("two");

var myFrame1 = myDoc.textFrames.itemByName("three");   //and so on

var myFrames = [myFrame1, myFrame2, myFrame3] // and so on

 

for (var i=0; i< myFrames.length; i++)

{

var myText = myFrames[i].parentStory.contents;

myText = myText.replace(/\r\r/g, "\r");  // double enter to single enter

myFrames[i].parentStory.contents = myText;

}

 

This is working fine but if any two consective paragraphs has bold format in the starting then after find-replace formatting got mixed. The concern is not to mix formatting of paragaphs.

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Correct answer Peter Kahrel

In what way does it not work? Error message?

 

Anyway, this example works for me:

 

var myDoc = app.activeDoucment;
var myFrame1 = myDoc.textFrames.itemByName("one");
var myFrame2 = myDoc.textFrames.itemByName("two");
var myFrame3 = myDoc.textFrames.itemByName("three");   //and so on
var myFrames = [myFrame1, myFrame2, myFrame3] // and so on

app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = '\\r\\r+';
app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = '\\r';

for (var i = myFrames.length-1; i >= 0; i--) {
  myFrames[i].texts[0].changeGrep()
}

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Peter Kahrel
Community Expert
Peter KahrelCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
February 9, 2023

In what way does it not work? Error message?

 

Anyway, this example works for me:

 

var myDoc = app.activeDoucment;
var myFrame1 = myDoc.textFrames.itemByName("one");
var myFrame2 = myDoc.textFrames.itemByName("two");
var myFrame3 = myDoc.textFrames.itemByName("three");   //and so on
var myFrames = [myFrame1, myFrame2, myFrame3] // and so on

app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = '\\r\\r+';
app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = '\\r';

for (var i = myFrames.length-1; i >= 0; i--) {
  myFrames[i].texts[0].changeGrep()
}
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virender_CTSAuthor
Inspiring
February 9, 2023

Hi Peter again,

Thank you. The error could be becuase of:

1)  I kept findwhat and changeTo inside for loop

2) for loop start with i =0 and increasing

 

Regards

Virender

Peter Kahrel
Community Expert
Peter KahrelCommunity Expert
Community Expert
February 8, 2023

> formatting got merged

 

I was guessing that you were working on a text-only document 🙂

 

You can use InDesign's findWhat and changeTo. use

 

// Set up the findWhat and changeTo, then

myFrames[i].texts[0].changeGrep();

 

V
virender_CTSAuthor
Inspiring
February 9, 2023

hi again Peter, I used in a loop but it did not work. any direct help is helpful.

Peter Kahrel
Community Expert
Peter KahrelCommunity Expert
Community Expert
February 8, 2023

Change myFrames[i].parentStory.contents to myFrames[i].contents

 

V
virender_CTSAuthor
Inspiring
February 8, 2023

hi Peter, many thanks for the swift reply but formatting got merged. I also tried usual findreplace (findWhat etc) but not sure how to apply only in required text frames instead of whole document.

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