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Hello, I'm not able to compile the script below. (Syntax eror Expected "" but found unknown token). It is not a complicated search but can't get it to work. Would love an explanation if possible where my error resides. I also tried the FindChangebyList applescript but I'm having unknown token error too
Need to perform 2 GREP finds.
Example 1 :
$1.99 5.99 $189.99 599.99. I know in Indesign the $ symbol is problematic so in the Find/change/Grep i'm using the unicode value. This GREP search works perfect but not in the script. \x{0024}?[\d.]+\d{2}. I found that I needed to add an xtra \ to the digits but still i'm not able to compiling it \x{0024}?[\\d.]+\\d{2}
Example 2:
Find a pattern & replace with a tab
Tab (might be there or not)
Find literal 120
followed by 2 uppercase letters
followed 5 digits
after the 5 digits (uppercase |or digits) might be there or not
example codes: 120AB12345, 120BC78945CD788, 120BC15935ABCL
tell application "Adobe InDesign CS4"
set find text preferences to nothing
set change text preferences to nothing
--Set FindWhat
set find what of find grep preferences to "\x{0024}?[\\d.]+\\d{2}"
--Find $1.99, $11.99, $119.99, 1599.99 The $ symbol (unicode \x{0024}) might be there or not
set change to of change grep preferences to "" --replace with nothing
set find what of find grep preferences to "\t?120[\u]{2}[\d]{5}([\u|\d]+)?"
set change to of change grep preferences to "\t" --replace with a tab
--set the options
set include footnotes of find change grep options to false
set include hidden layers of find change grep options to false
set include locked layers for find of find change grep options to false
set include locked stories for find of find change grep options to false
change grep
set find grep preferences to nothing
set change grep preferences to nothing
end tell
Hi,
first of all, I have no idea how to write an applescript . So this is my first one.
Some thoughts:
1. If you escape something, you must escape it in general, so not only digits, but also \x{0024} or \t >> \\x and \\t
2. If you have two queries, you must set 'change grep' twice
3. Some cosmetics: \x{0024} can be written as \x24 and [\d]{5} should be written als \d{5}.
With some changes, this lines work for me:
...tell application "Adobe InDesign CC 2014"
set find grep preferences to nothing
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Hi,
first of all, I have no idea how to write an applescript . So this is my first one.
Some thoughts:
1. If you escape something, you must escape it in general, so not only digits, but also \x{0024} or \t >> \\x and \\t
2. If you have two queries, you must set 'change grep' twice
3. Some cosmetics: \x{0024} can be written as \x24 and [\d]{5} should be written als \d{5}.
With some changes, this lines work for me:
tell application "Adobe InDesign CC 2014"
set find grep preferences to nothing
set change grep preferences to nothing
set find what of find grep preferences to "\\x24?\\d+\\.\\d{2}"
set change to of change grep preferences to "" --replace with nothing
change grep
set find what of find grep preferences to "\\t?120\\u{2}\\d{5}([\\u|\\d]+)?"
set change to of change grep preferences to "\\t" --replace with a tab
change grep
set find grep preferences to nothing
set change grep preferences to nothing
end tell
– Kai
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Thanks Kai. I'm trying a different approach. I'm using POSIX classes for finding $ & the prices. When I'm using the Find & Change windowThe code is compiling but it's not finding anything. Do i need escape characters too. If that's the case where I should put the escape character \\
tell application "Adobe InDesign CS4"
set find text preferences to nothing
set change text preferences to nothing
--Set FindWhat
set find what of find grep preferences to "~h?[[=$=]]?[[:digit:]][[:digit:]][[=.=]][[:digit:]][[:digit:]]"
--Find $11.99, The $ symbol might be there or not
set change to of change grep preferences to "" --replace with nothing
set find what of find grep preferences to "\\t?120[\\u]{2}[\\d]{5}([\\u|\\d]+)?"
set change to of change grep preferences to "\t" --replace with a tab
--set the options
set include footnotes of find change grep options to false
set include hidden layers of find change grep options to false
set include locked layers for find of find change grep options to false
set include locked stories for find of find change grep options to false
change grep
set find grep preferences to nothing
set change grep preferences to nothing
end tell
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Is it free to play
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If you mean 'Can I use this script?' then yes, any script that's posted here is free for you to use.