Try the following code, you can make entries in the array defined at the top named findChangeList
//FindChangeByList.jsx
//An InDesign JavaScript
/*
@@@BUILDINFO@@@ "FindChangeByList.jsx" 3.0.0 15 December 2009
*/
//Add the strings as an element of the following array, just add a , and add the string by enclosing it in ''
var findChangeList = [
'grep {findWhat:"نگاه"} {changeTo:"نگاه نگاه نگاه"} {includeFootnotes:true, includeMasterPages:false, includeHiddenLayers:true, wholeWord:false}'
]
main();
function main(){
var myObject;
//Make certain that user interaction (display of dialogs, etc.) is turned on.
app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.interactWithAll;
if(app.documents.length > 0){
if(app.selection.length > 0){
switch(app.selection[0].constructor.name){
case "InsertionPoint":
case "Character":
case "Word":
case "TextStyleRange":
case "Line":
case "Paragraph":
case "TextColumn":
case "Text":
case "Cell":
case "Column":
case "Row":
case "Table":
myDisplayDialog();
break;
default:
//Something was selected, but it wasn't a text object, so search the document.
myFindChangeByList(app.documents.item(0));
}
}
else{
//Nothing was selected, so simply search the document.
myFindChangeByList(app.documents.item(0));
}
}
else{
alert("No documents are open. Please open a document and try again.");
}
}
function myDisplayDialog(){
var myObject;
var myDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"FindChangeByList"});
with(myDialog.dialogColumns.add()){
with(dialogRows.add()){
with(dialogColumns.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Search Range:"});
}
var myRangeButtons = radiobuttonGroups.add();
with(myRangeButtons){
radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Document", checkedState:true});
radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Selected Story"});
if(app.selection[0].contents != ""){
radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Selection", checkedState:true});
}
}
}
}
var myResult = myDialog.show();
if(myResult == true){
switch(myRangeButtons.selectedButton){
case 0:
myObject = app.documents.item(0);
break;
case 1:
myObject = app.selection[0].parentStory;
break;
case 2:
myObject = app.selection[0];
break;
}
myDialog.destroy();
myFindChangeByList(myObject);
}
else{
myDialog.destroy();
}
}
function myFindChangeByList(myObject){
var myScriptFileName, myFindChangeFile, myFindChangeFileName, myScriptFile, myResult;
var myFindChangeArray, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindLimit, myStory;
var myStartCharacter, myEndCharacter;
//Loop through the find/change operations.
for(var i = 0; i < findChangeList.length; i++){
myLine = findChangeList[i];
//Ignore comment lines and blank lines.
if((myLine.substring(0,4)=="text")||(myLine.substring(0,4)=="grep")||(myLine.substring(0,5)=="glyph")){
myFindChangeArray = myLine.split("\t");
//The first field in the line is the findType string.
myFindType = myFindChangeArray[0];
//The second field in the line is the FindPreferences string.
myFindPreferences = myFindChangeArray[1];
//The second field in the line is the ChangePreferences string.
myChangePreferences = myFindChangeArray[2];
//The fourth field is the range--used only by text find/change.
myFindChangeOptions = myFindChangeArray[3];
switch(myFindType){
case "text":
myFindText(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions);
break;
case "grep":
myFindGrep(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions);
break;
case "glyph":
myFindGlyph(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions);
break;
}
}
}
}
function myFindText(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions){
//Reset the find/change preferences before each search.
app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
var myString = "app.findTextPreferences.properties = "+ myFindPreferences + ";";
myString += "app.changeTextPreferences.properties = " + myChangePreferences + ";";
myString += "app.findChangeTextOptions.properties = " + myFindChangeOptions + ";";
app.doScript(myString, ScriptLanguage.javascript);
myFoundItems = myObject.changeText();
//Reset the find/change preferences after each search.
app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
}
function myFindGrep(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions){
//Reset the find/change grep preferences before each search.
app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
var myString = "app.findGrepPreferences.properties = "+ myFindPreferences + ";";
myString += "app.changeGrepPreferences.properties = " + myChangePreferences + ";";
myString += "app.findChangeGrepOptions.properties = " + myFindChangeOptions + ";";
app.doScript(myString, ScriptLanguage.javascript);
var myFoundItems = myObject.changeGrep();
//Reset the find/change grep preferences after each search.
app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
}
function myFindGlyph(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions){
//Reset the find/change glyph preferences before each search.
app.changeGlyphPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findGlyphPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
var myString = "app.findGlyphPreferences.properties = "+ myFindPreferences + ";";
myString += "app.changeGlyphPreferences.properties = " + myChangePreferences + ";";
myString += "app.findChangeGlyphOptions.properties = " + myFindChangeOptions + ";";
app.doScript(myString, ScriptLanguage.javascript);
var myFoundItems = myObject.changeGlyph();
//Reset the find/change glyph preferences after each search.
app.changeGlyphPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findGlyphPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
}
-Manan
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