AppleScript Error -2741

[user8238395]

I'm running a duplicate of the FindChangeByList.applescript using newly generated text query from the RecordFindChange_CS3-CS5 script. but I keep getting this error:

Error String: adobe indesign 2021 got an error: expected "'" or "}" but found "."

Here is my txt document:

--FindChangeList.txt --A support file for the InDesign AppleScript FindChangeDirectory.applescript -- --This data file is tab-delimited, with carriage returns separating records. -- --The format of each record in the file is: --findType<tab>findProperties<tab>changeProperties<tab>findChangeOptions<tab>description -- --Where: --<tab> is a tab character --findType is "text", "grep", or "glyph" (this sets the type of find/change operation to use). --findProperties is a properties record (as text) of the find preferences. --changeProperties is a properties record (as text) of the change preferences. --findChangeOptions is a properties record (as text) of the find/change options. --description is a description of the find/change operation -- --Very simple example: --text {find what:"--"} {change to:"^_"} {include footnotes:true, include master pages:true, include hidden layers:true, whole word:false} Find all double dashes and replace with an em dash. -- --More complex example: --text {find what:"^9^9.^9^9"} {applied character style:"price"} {include footnotes:true, include master pages:true, include hidden layers:true, whole word:false} Find $10.00 to $99.99 and apply the character style "price". -- --All InDesign search metacharacters are allowed in the "find what" and "change to" properties. --
text {, findWhat:"Welldynerx, Llc"} {, changeTo:"Welldynerx, Llc -"} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:true, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:false, kanaSensitive:true, widthSensitive:true, ignoreKashidas:true, ignoreDiacritics:false, searchBackwards:false} //Comment text {, findWhat:"Welldynerx-Fl"} {, changeTo:"Welldynerx-Fl -"} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:true, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:false, kanaSensitive:true, widthSensitive:true, ignoreKashidas:true, ignoreDiacritics:false, searchBackwards:false} //Comment

[user8238395]

I updated my custom querries but the second one isn't working ("Welldynerx, Llc"):

text {find what:"Welldynerx-Fl"} {change to:"Welldynerx-Fl -"} {include footnotes:true, include master pages:true, include hidden layers:true, whole word:false} Find all space-dash-space and replace with an en dash.
text {find what:"Welldynerx, Llc"} {change to:"Welldynerx, Llc -"} {include footnotes:true, include master pages:true, include hidden layers:true, whole word:false} Find all space-dash-space and replace with an en dash.

Does this have to do with the comma?

[Manan Joshi]

Try the following

text	{findWhat:"Welldynerx, Llc"}	{changeTo:"Welldynerx, Llc -"}	{includeFootnotes:true, includeMasterPages:true, includeHiddenLayers:true, wholeWord:false}

Notice that I changed the keys like find what to findWhat etc, they have to be written in the same format as I have and also shown in the sample entries in the findChangeList.txt file. Another thing to note is that the space in the string before { and after } has to be a tab character

-Manan

[user8238395]

Thank you for your help but I don't think there was anything wrong with my formatting.

Here is the updated code I have (LLC works but FL does not now):

text	{find what:"Welldynerx, Llc"}	{change to:"Welldynerx, Llc -"}	{includeFootnotes:true, includeMasterPages:true, includeHiddenLayers:true, wholeWord:false}	Add mailbox after Welldynerx, Llc.	
text	{find what:"Welldynerx-Fl"}	{change to:"Welldynerx-Fl -"}	{include footnotes:true, include master pages:true, include hidden layers:true, whole word:false}	Add mailbox after Welldynerx-Fl.

If I flip the two strings of code, FL works but LLC does not:

text	{find what:"Welldynerx-Fl"}	{change to:"Welldynerx-Fl -"}	{includeFootnotes:true, includeMasterPages:true, includeHiddenLayers:true, wholeWord:false}	Add mailbox after Welldynerx, Llc.	
text	{find what:"Welldynerx, Llc"}	{change to:"Welldynerx, Llc -"}	{include footnotes:true, include master pages:true, include hidden layers:true, whole word:false}	Add mailbox after Welldynerx-Fl.

 There must be something missing between the two to tell InDesign there is a second search command?

[Manan Joshi]

Apologies my comment was meant for Javascript but now I see that you are talking about Applescript. I tried your strings and it seems to be working for me, see the screengrab at the following link

https://www.dropbox.com/s/htav2iidmhg2c51/screen%20recording%202021-02-24%20at%207.48.38%20pm.mov?dl...

-Manan