Comments on: FindBetween: A Useful GREP String http://indesignsecrets.com/findbetween-a-useful-grep-string.php InDesignSecrets Blog and Podcast Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:24:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: David Blatner http://indesignsecrets.com/findbetween-a-useful-grep-string.php/comment-page-2#comment-495426 David Blatner Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:46:42 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/findbetween-a-useful-grep-string.php#comment-495426 @Lisa, as you can see in comments before yours, our site destroys a lot of grep codes, especially things with angle brackets. It thinks it's html code or something. In general, I would recommend asking questions on our forum instead of a particular blog post. (Click forums in the nav bar up above. You'll need to have a free membership to post.) You'll still need to "escape" those special character with backslashes, but more people will see it there. @Lisa, as you can see in comments before yours, our site destroys a lot of grep codes, especially things with angle brackets. It thinks it’s html code or something.

In general, I would recommend asking questions on our forum instead of a particular blog post. (Click forums in the nav bar up above. You’ll need to have a free membership to post.) You’ll still need to “escape” those special character with backslashes, but more people will see it there.

]]> By: Lisa http://indesignsecrets.com/findbetween-a-useful-grep-string.php/comment-page-2#comment-495424 Lisa Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:40:49 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/findbetween-a-useful-grep-string.php#comment-495424 Well that's weird - my grep string changed after I hit the comment button. Well that’s weird – my grep string changed after I hit the comment button.

]]> By: Lisa http://indesignsecrets.com/findbetween-a-useful-grep-string.php/comment-page-2#comment-495423 Lisa Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:37:56 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/findbetween-a-useful-grep-string.php#comment-495423 I work in the publishing industry and often have to format books, such as cookbooks. The text comes to me with tags at the beginning and end of each block that needs to be styled a certain way. This would be easy if the tag was at the beginning and/or end of each paragraph or line but it is not. I might have an entire ingredients list that begins with a tag, such as: then lists the ingredients and after the last one, ends with: The same goes for multiple paragraphs of text - codes at beginning and end of multiple paragraphs, not each one. I am trying to figure out if it's possible to format these easily. I tried: (?<=).*?(?=) but it only recognizes the first line. It seems the end paragraph mark messed things up. Any advice you can offer will be greatly appreciated. Thanks! I work in the publishing industry and often have to format books, such as cookbooks. The text comes to me with tags at the beginning and end of each block that needs to be styled a certain way. This would be easy if the tag was at the beginning and/or end of each paragraph or line but it is not. I might have an entire ingredients list that begins with a tag, such as:

then lists the ingredients and after the last one, ends with:

The same goes for multiple paragraphs of text – codes at beginning and end of multiple paragraphs, not each one.

I am trying to figure out if it’s possible to format these easily. I tried:

(?<=).*?(?=)

but it only recognizes the first line. It seems the end paragraph mark messed things up. Any advice you can offer will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

]]> By: Jongware http://indesignsecrets.com/findbetween-a-useful-grep-string.php/comment-page-1#comment-495155 Jongware Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:31:11 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/findbetween-a-useful-grep-string.php#comment-495155 Aina, that is exactly what this post is about! The example changes the text inbetween to italics, but surely it ought to work the same for bold. To find your specific word inside parentheses-but-excluding-them, don't use the wildcards but simply enter the to-be-found text: (?<=\()EX GST(?=\)) Aina, that is exactly what this post is about! The example changes the text inbetween to italics, but surely it ought to work the same for bold.

To find your specific word inside parentheses-but-excluding-them, don’t use the wildcards but simply enter the to-be-found text:

(?<=\()EX GST(?=\))

]]> By: Aina Olvidado http://indesignsecrets.com/findbetween-a-useful-grep-string.php/comment-page-1#comment-495152 Aina Olvidado Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:28:53 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/findbetween-a-useful-grep-string.php#comment-495152 I would like to ask how would you make the word inside the open and close parenthesis bold or how would you find a specific word inside the open and close parenthesis. for example: (EX GST)? I can't figure out how to make a grep code for this one. I would like to ask how would you make the word inside the open and close parenthesis bold or how would you find a specific word inside the open and close parenthesis.

for example: (EX GST)?

I can’t figure out how to make a grep code for this one.

]]> By: Erica Gamet http://indesignsecrets.com/findbetween-a-useful-grep-string.php/comment-page-1#comment-493336 Erica Gamet Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:36:12 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/findbetween-a-useful-grep-string.php#comment-493336 Not sure if it was mentioned (too many comments to read them all)...but the great thing about the lookaround is that it works great in a style as well. Once I discovered the lookaround, I was able to shift some of my find/change routines into integrated GREP in styles. Great tip! Not sure if it was mentioned (too many comments to read them all)…but the great thing about the lookaround is that it works great in a style as well. Once I discovered the lookaround, I was able to shift some of my find/change routines into integrated GREP in styles. Great tip!

]]> By: Jongware http://indesignsecrets.com/findbetween-a-useful-grep-string.php/comment-page-1#comment-493055 Jongware Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:35:14 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/findbetween-a-useful-grep-string.php#comment-493055 Shlomit, <em>this</em> is the Special Case. If you want to include the parentheses you don't have to do anything special (except escape the parens with a backslash because otherwise they will be interpreted as GREP commands). Shlomit, this is the Special Case. If you want to include the parentheses you don’t have to do anything special (except escape the parens with a backslash because otherwise they will be interpreted as GREP commands).

]]> By: Shlomit Heymann http://indesignsecrets.com/findbetween-a-useful-grep-string.php/comment-page-1#comment-493051 Shlomit Heymann Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:25:25 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/findbetween-a-useful-grep-string.php#comment-493051 thank you very much for that. what do I need to add if do want to find both the parentheses and whatever include between them? thanks, Shlomit thank you very much for that.
what do I need to add if do want to find both the parentheses and whatever include between them?
thanks,
Shlomit

]]> By: Tara http://indesignsecrets.com/findbetween-a-useful-grep-string.php/comment-page-1#comment-490436 Tara Wed, 13 Apr 2011 02:09:21 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/findbetween-a-useful-grep-string.php#comment-490436 I am using cs4 and am completely unfamiliar with greps. I need to change charts with plain numbers to charts with numbers surrounded with parentheses. I managed to muddle my way through the grep screen in the paragraph styles to superscript certain columns, but does anyone know how to write the command to put the parentheses around the numbers. I probably have ten thousand cells to change and I really don't want to do it by hand. ;) Thanks! I am using cs4 and am completely unfamiliar with greps. I need to change charts with plain numbers to charts with numbers surrounded with parentheses. I managed to muddle my way through the grep screen in the paragraph styles to superscript certain columns, but does anyone know how to write the command to put the parentheses around the numbers. I probably have ten thousand cells to change and I really don’t want to do it by hand. ;)

Thanks!

]]> By: Mary http://indesignsecrets.com/findbetween-a-useful-grep-string.php/comment-page-1#comment-490099 Mary Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:46:03 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/findbetween-a-useful-grep-string.php#comment-490099 BTW I did create a separate GREP to override the formatting on the forward slash, but I was wondering if it could be done all in one GREP instead. Thanks! BTW I did create a separate GREP to override the formatting on the forward slash, but I was wondering if it could be done all in one GREP instead.

Thanks!

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