Grep alternate method

[selvam214]

Hi,

While using the grep in coding, the character style is applied additionally within the word, please suggest an alternative method if any.

app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "(?<=-)([[:word:]]+)";
app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "~-~k$0";
app.documents.item(0).changeGrep();

Original (see color text):

After executing the code (see color text):

Thanks,

Selva

[Peter Kahrel]

Works ok here. Which InDesign version do you use? Maybe try a different formulation, e.g.

\K(\w+)

which means the same as your expression.

[selvam214]

Hi Kahrel,

Thank you so much for the quick response. I have used CC2019 (14.0.3) and the CC2017 (12.1.0.56). I will try the suggested method and get back to you shortly.

Thanks,

Selva

[selvam214]

Hi Kahrel,

Related with this testing, when I'm using the manual grep replace method with one by one, it's working fine (see below 1st screenshot). But I have used the 'Change All' option manually, it's going wrong (see 2nd screenshot). The same concept is working in coding itself. So, can I consider this for InDesign default behavior and no need to change the coding? Please guide me if I'm wrong.

Change All:

Thanks,

Selva

[Peter Kahrel · Accepted solution]

I missed something in your original post. So the character style is applied but you don't want that, correct? The character style is probably already there. What is that red 3 doing there? Is that a footnote or endnote with a style applied? Well, I still can't reproduce it. What else is there? Can you show a screenshot of the story editor?

Here's another formulation to try:

Find what: -(?=\w)

Change to: -~-~~k

[selvam214]

Hi Kaherl,

Thanks for focus on this topic. The character style is applied to one character in originally, but I don't want to modify anything here, just I try to insert the break character before the word. Below my reply with 'Ans:'.

1. So the character style is applied but you don't want that, correct? Ans: Yes, but I need to maintain the same (no need to change anything here).
2. The character style is probably already there. What is that red 3 doing there? Ans: This is a reference number, color is applied with a character style.
3. Is that a footnote or endnote with a style applied? Ans: Yes.
4. Well, I still can't reproduce it. What else is there? Ans: While inserting the non-printable character (no-breaking) with 'grep change all ', The Character style is applied to text too (before one character in every insertion count).
5. Can you show a screenshot of the story editor? Ans:

Your suggestion is working fine with small changes, reference here:

---

app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "-(?=\\w)";
app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$0~-~k";
app.documents.item(0).changeGrep();

---

Kindly let me know if not clear.

Thanks,

Selva

[selvam214]

Hi Kaherl,

Kindly suggest to alternate this code too,

app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "[[:word:]]+(?=-)";
app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "~-$0";
app.documents.item(0).changeGrep();

Thanks,

Selva

[selvam214]

 app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = " (?=\\w+-)";
app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$0~-";
app.documents.item(0).changeGrep();