Find Web address and apply the character style

[Anantha Prabu G]

Hi Everyone !

I wrote this script to find the all web address (http|www.|https) and apply the character styles. Below script works fine, but now i remove the (http|www.|https) like, www.google.com to google.com. Could you please find solution for that.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!

if (app.documents.length==0)
{
alert("please open the InDesign Document and then run the tool!");
exit(0);
}
var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
if(app.activeDocument.characterStyles.itemByName("!text udl").isValid == true)
{
var mycode = "(?i)(http|ftp|www)\\S+[\\l\u|\\d\\/]";
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;  
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = mycode;   
var found_B = app.activeDocument.findGrep();
for(var i =0;i<found_B.length;i++)
{ 
found_B.appliedCharacterStyle = app.activeDocument.characterStyles.itemByName("!text udl");
}
}
else
{
alert("Please Ensure the character styles name '!text udl' in Character style Pallate")
exit(0);
}
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;  
alert("Process Completed")

Thanks,

Prabu G

[BarlaeDC]

HI,

If you are looking for all (Hyper)links then you could use the hyperlinks object of the document.

var links = app.activeDocument.Hyperlinks;

and then just loop through each one.

Hope this helps

Malcolm

[Manan Joshi]

Try the following code

if (app.documents.length==0) 
{ 
    alert("please open the InDesign Document and then run the tool!"); 
    exit(0); 
}
var myDoc = app.activeDocument; 
if(app.activeDocument.characterStyles.itemByName("!text udl").isValid == true) 
{ 
    var mycode = "(?i)(http|ftp|www)\.(\\S+[\\l\u|\\d\\/])";     
    app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;           
    app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = mycode;     
    app.changeGrepPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = "!text udl"
    app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$2"
    app.activeDocument.changeGrep()
} 
else 
{   
    alert("Please Ensure the character styles name '!text udl' in Character style Pallate") 
    exit(0);
}
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
alert("Process Completed")

-Manan

[Anantha Prabu G]

Hi Manan, Malcolm and Grefel,

Thanks for the reply...

Manan,

I have used your script and attached before and after screenshots. Help me in finding the web address which excludes "www."

       

Thanks,

Prabu G

[Manan Joshi]

Works fine for me, see the attached gif of the code run and result

[Anantha Prabu G]

Hi Manan,

Sorry for the confusion..

My actual request is need to apply the underline in all website address. I have used your script and its works fine. At the same time I would removed “www” and “http”, it is look like google.com. Totally I need to apply underline all web address with “http” & “www” and without “http” & “www”. Please help me how can do that?

Thanks,

Prabu G

[Anantha Prabu G]

Hi,

I found the Grep code to below link.

Tips & Techniques: Use GREP to find URL's

Grep Code: '\S*?(\.org|\.com|\.net|\.edu|\.us|\.gov|\.biz)+\S*\>/?'

Its working fine. But we have problem with "(www.google.com)". What I have highlighted red, it is taking "(" also underline. Please help me how can do that?

Thanks,

Prabu G

[Manan Joshi · Accepted solution]

You keep on changing your question, creating quite a bit of confusion. In the original code that i gave if your character style applied underline there is no need for code change, i am not sure what was not working for you if you yourself say that the code works fine. However look at the code below, i have changed the grep a bit and it works fine for your problem of underline as well, even though the original code i gave also works fine for me with the underlining for your example

Make sure you have underline configured in your character style

if (app.documents.length==0) 
{ 
    alert("please open the InDesign Document and then run the tool!"); 
    exit(0); 
} 
var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null; 
if(app.activeDocument.characterStyles.itemByName("!text udl").isValid == true) 
{
    var mycode = "(?i)(http:\/\/|https:\/\/|ftp:\/\/|www\.)(\\S+)(\.gov|\.us|\.net|\.com|\.edu|\.org|\.biz)";     
    app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;           
    app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = mycode;     
    app.changeGrepPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = "!text udl" 
    app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$2$3" 
    app.activeDocument.changeGrep() 
} 
else 
{   
    alert("Please Ensure the character styles name '!text udl' in Character style Pallate") 
    exit(0); 
} 
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null; 
alert("Process Completed")

-Manan

[Anantha Prabu G]

Hi Manan,

Words cannot express how grateful I am for your help. You were there for me when I needed it the most. Thank you for everything that you've done to help me.

Thanks,

Prabu G

[grefel]

If you want to create Hyperlinks from URLs. This is a quite difficult task... You could have a look at this script

GitHub - grefel/createHyperlinks: Create InDesign hyperlinks from URLs and mail adresses

which performs far better than the shipped version at the hyperlinks panel. But you will still find edge cases where a valid URL is not located.