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What language is indesign's regular expressions in?

  • May 24, 2025
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Feels a lot like perl's, and occasionally a little different from js's?

 

I downloaded a RegexBuddy and tried it but it didn't recognize ~K.

It's so sad that so many people only know each other.
Don't recognize \l\u.

Correct answer Barb Binder

"InDesign uses the Boost libraries for GREP; information on those libraries is available from http://www.boost.org, though the documentation there is a bit sparse."

 

—GREP in InDesign, Third Edition by @Peter Kahrel 

 

If you haven't purchased this book yet, @dublove, I highly recommend it.

 

~Barb

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May 24, 2025

"InDesign uses the Boost libraries for GREP; information on those libraries is available from http://www.boost.org, though the documentation there is a bit sparse."

 

—GREP in InDesign, Third Edition by @Peter Kahrel 

 

If you haven't purchased this book yet, @dublove, I highly recommend it.

 

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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May 24, 2025

Thanks Barb Binder
I found boost:regex 1.78-1.83 now.
Also, I found that Editpad 8 is also very much like ID's regular.