Remove all anchor tags before exporting to HTML

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February 19, 2021
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My .html file is filled with anchor tags after I export to HTML. <a id="_idTextAnchor006"></a>.

I'm trying to figure out how to use GREP to remove these. Here is my code:

Find what:

Change to:

blank

Scripting

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Eugene Tyson

Community Expert

A text anchor is ~a

In InDesign Grep search

You would look for

(<a id="_id)~a(\d\d\d"></a>)

Change to

$1$2

Peter Kahrel

Community Expert

If you want to delete all anchors in InDesign, just reolace ~a with nothing. To delete certain anchors in .html files, the code you posted should do the trick. Are you sure that your text editor supports GREP?

hammer0909

Community Expert

I'm not sure this is even an InDesign question? Sounds like you're asking how to perform a GREP search using a text editor? If you don't want the anchors, why not delete them from the InDesign document prior to export?

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danielp94937834Author

Participating Frequently

I am using the built-in InDesign search and replace, not with a text editor. The .HTML file I was referencing is from an .indd export.

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