Hi all,

I tried myself using the selection techniques,  from the selected text i will move forward by character by character,  If that text end with specified character style means i will print that selection[0] text.

I know the selection programs having the performance issues.   so that it takes long time for processing the outputs if the document having much pages.

var myLocalSelection = app.selection[0];

 

while (myLocalSelection.characters.nextItem(myLocalSelection.characters[-1] ).isValid == true ) {

            if (myLocalSelection.characters.nextItem(myLocalSelection.characters[-1] ).contents == " ") {

                    myLocalSelection.characters.nextItem(myLocalSelection.characters[-1]) .select(SelectionOptions.ADD_TO);

                    myLocalSelection = app.selection[0];

                    //LastCharIndex +=1;

                    //LastTargetIndex +=1;

                    }

           else if (myLocalSelection.characters.nextItem(myLocalSelection.characters[-1] ).contents == "\u000D") {

                      break;

                     }

           else if (myLocalSelection.characters.nextItem(myLocalSelection.characters[-1] ).appliedCharacterStyle.name.indexOf ("_Highlighted_phrase_1") != -1) {

                       myLocalSelection.characters.nextItem(myLocalSelection.characters[-1]) .select(SelectionOptions.ADD_TO);

                       myLocalSelection = app.selection[0];

                       //LastTargetIndex +=1;

                    }

           else if (myLocalSelection.characters.nextItem(myLocalSelection.characters[-1] ).appliedCharacterStyle.name.indexOf ("_Highlighted_phrase_2") != -1) {

                       myLocalSelection.characters.nextItem(myLocalSelection.characters[-1]) .select(SelectionOptions.ADD_TO);

                       myLocalSelection = app.selection[0];

                       //LastTargetIndex +=1;

                    }

            else if (myLocalSelection.characters.nextItem(myLocalSelection.characters[-1] ).appliedCharacterStyle.name.indexOf ("_Highlighted_phrase_2") == -1) {

                     break;

                    }

             } // end of While loop

The same to be  possible in without selection methoed means please give the solution or guidelines

Using InDesign CS5.5/ Windows 7

Thanks in advance for helping hands.

Regards,

Imagine

Hi csm

thanks for the reply.  I had done this automation by using the grep tricks.