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Hi Willy and Peter,
If the same context of 4 paras, this could be enough!
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Hi,
A part of the file (exported as pdf) would be like this. Added in red is a number to represent the tag (?) or so which is the sequence to be. The number I use has a meaning: first two digits are for the chapter, Last 3 digits are for the paragraph in that chapter.
(Language is Dutch, sorry).
The result would look like this:
Thanks for your advice!
Willy
Op 23 feb. 2017, om 00:11 heeft Obi-wan Kenobi <forums_noreply@adobe.com> het volgende geschreven:
Sorting paragraphs by tagging (?)
created by Obi-wan Kenobi <https://forums.adobe.com/people/Obi-wan+Kenobi> in InDesign Scripting - View the full discussion <https://forums.adobe.com/message/9349671#9349671>
Show us screenshots! Thanks!
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Uwe
Hi Willy,
exactly.
I assume, that one block of text is from the start of a red number to the start of the next red number.
If not, you need not read the rest of this reply. 
But you'd have a lot to explain. 
Ok.
Since the text between two red numbers could be anything—paragraphs, lines, differently formatted text of variable length—I would work with a distinct color name for the numbers, that is absolutely unique to renumbering. If this should work by a script only the numbers, nothing else should be formatted this way.
And every single ordering number should be unique as well.
I would work with textStyleRanges and a selection of text.
Note: A textStyleRange is a uniquely formatted chunk of text.
All textStyleRanges in the text selection would be analyzed and the results of that process would be stored in an array structure.
The array would not store the formatted texts. Only some short strings and some numbers.
In detail:
1. Loop through the text style ranges of the selection and an array would be fed with items.
Every item of this array would be an array by itself and will contain:
A. The contents of the red text style range, the ordering number as a string
B. The index number of the text style range in relation to the selection
C. Added every index number of consecutive text style ranges until the next numbering text style range is found
If a new ordering number will be found a new entry goes to the array.
In essence the array a could be like this:
a = [ ["3",0,1,2,3] , ["1",4,5] , ["2",6,7,8,9,10,11] ]
Formatted number "3" starts the range of text styleRanges with index number 0, followed by three ranges, that are not formatted with the numbering color. Range index numbers 1, 2 and 3. Then formatted number "1" is found, followed by one additional range. Finally formatted number "2" is found followed by five additional text style ranges. I hope, you get the schema. The array is holding the information for three unordered blocks of text. The text style ranges indicate different formatting throughout a block of text. E.g. a word in bold or a different color, a paragraph that starts with a bullet etc, etc.
2. Then one could sort the array like that:
The sorting is done by the contents of our numbering strings from above, "3", "1" and "2".
a.sort(function(a,b){return a[0]-b[0]});
The result of sorting would be this:
a = [ ["1",4,5] , ["2",6,7,8,9,10,11] , ["3",0,1,2,3] ]
3. The sorted array would be looped
and all text style ranges that are indicated by their first and last index number would be duplicated as
textStyleRanges.itemByRange(startNumber,endNumber)
to a temporary text frame.
To stay in our little example:
for the first duplication action
the range is from: 4 to 5
the second action: 6 to 11
the third action: 0 to 3
4. Next: The unsorted text in the selection would be removed
5. Then the ordered text of the temporary frame would be moved to the first insertion point of the selection.
6. Finally the temp text frame would be removed.
Done. The text is re-sorted.
Regards,
Uwe
https://forums.adobe.com/people/Obi-wan+Kenobi wrote
… For me, the most important point is:What is this 5-numbers numbering?
You have to ask Willy about the numbering scheme.
Not me.
It could be from 1 to n
Or it could be start from 1000 to n
Even 1.000 to n.nnn could do.
For the algorithm I presented it's not that important.
Important would be, that all numbers are unique.
And that they are formatted with one kind of formatting.
You could test the sort function for some schemas if you like.
But the best would be to use ordinary numbers in ascending order.
How and in what order the numbers are applied?
That's another question. And that's up to Willy.
Regards,
Uwe
Hi Uwe,
After having read a lot, Here's a new script version! …
The idea is simple: I use the "Grep-entities" sorting only to compare their "before/after places" in each story!
As the script "moves" the entities, no styling lost!
I've tested the script on 4 pages, one story [text frame] per page … That seems to work! 
Thanks for comments!
Before script:
After script:
Script:
/*
Script written by Michel Allio [2017/02/26]
See: https://forums.adobe.com/message/9348834
Object: Sorting "Grep-Entities" paras!
*/
app.doScript("main()", ScriptLanguage.javascript, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "Grep Sorting! …");
function main() {
var myDoc = app.activeDocument,
myStories = myDoc.stories.everyItem().getElements(),
S = myStories.length;
while(S--) {
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Grep queries to define the "Text Entities"!
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = ".\\z";
app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$0\\r00000x";
myStories
.changeGrep();app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "(?s)(^\\d{5}).+?(?=(?1))";
myFound = myStories
.findGrep();//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
var F = myFound.length;
// Temporary text frame per story!
var myGB = myStories
.characters[0].parentTextFrames[0].geometricBounds,myTempFrame = app.activeWindow.activePage.textFrames.add();
myTempFrame.geometricBounds = myGB;
// Sorting per story! In 2 steps:
// Step 1: the script "basically" sorts the entities but what a mess with the styles! So …
var myRandomArray = [];
for (var a = 0; a < myFound.length; a++) myRandomArray.push(myFound.contents);
var mySortedArray = myRandomArray.sort();
// Step 2: the script uses the sorting to compare each entity position in the 2 arrays:
// [in the "random" array [array of the "myFound" contents] AND [in the "sorted" array].
// When compared, the script moves each entity one per one in the right order in a temporary text frame [myTempFrame, per story]
for (var b = 0; b < mySortedArray.length; b++) {
var mySorted = mySortedArray;
for (var t = myFound.length-1; t >= 0; t--) {
if (mySorted == myFound
.contents) { myFound
.move(LocationOptions.before, myTempFrame.parentStory.insertionPoints[-1]); break;
}
}
}
// Last step:
myStories
.contents = "";myTempFrame.characters.itemByRange(0, myTempFrame.characters.length-2).move(LocationOptions.before, myStories
.insertionPoints[-1]);myTempFrame.remove();
}
app.findGrepPreferences = null;
}
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Aha! Uwe, you're right! … I could do it!
Here's how I've imagined the game! … Maybe a little loony but it seems to work!
Thanks for comments!
I've supposed we play with stories and "Text entities" independent sorting into each of them!
I've used 2 para styles ["ParaStyle_1" in "Blue"; "ParaStyle_2" in "Black] but I've indicated how and where others could be added!
Before script:
After script:
Script:
app.doScript("main()", ScriptLanguage.javascript, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "Sorting Text Entites Per Story! …");
function main()
{
var myDoc = app.activeDocument,
myStories = myDoc.stories.everyItem().getElements(),
S = myStories.length,
// myStyle_1
myStyle_1 = myDoc.paragraphStyles.item("ParaStyle_1"),
myStyleName_1 = "@1#",
// myStyle_2
myStyle_2 = myDoc.paragraphStyles.item("ParaStyle_2");
myStyleName_2 = "@2#";
// myStyle_n
//------------------------------------------------------------------------
while(S--) {
// myStyle_1
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = ".$";
app.findGrepPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = myStyle_1;
app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$0" + myStyleName_1;
myStories
.changeGrep();// myStyle_2
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = ".$";
app.findGrepPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = myStyle_2;
app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$0" + myStyleName_2;
myStories
.changeGrep();// myStyle_n
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Text Frame Last Para
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = ".\\z";
app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$0\\r00000x";
myStories
.changeGrep();
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "(?s)(^\\d{5}).+?(?=(?1))";
var myFound = myStories
.findGrep();var myArray = [];
for (var a = 0; a < myFound.length; a++) myArray.push (myFound.contents);
var myNewArray = myArray.sort();
for (var f = 0; f < myFound.length; f++) myFound
.contents = myNewArray ; //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// myStyle_1
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "(.)" + myStyleName_1;
app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$1";
app.changeGrepPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = myStyle_1;
myStories
.changeGrep();// myStyle_2
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "(.)" + myStyleName_2;
app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "$1";
app.changeGrepPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = myStyle_2;
myStories
.changeGrep();// myStyle_n
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Text Frame Last Para
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "\\r00000x";
app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "";
myStories
.changeGrep();app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
}
}
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Hi Uwe,
My problem is with the "sorting"! It triggers a true mess with the styles!
The grep code to define the "entities" array works fine!
Maybe you could do something with it?
About the tags to be included at the end of each para, it could be automatically done playing with the para styles index through a loop!
About the overrides, i never make layout with a texts mess! I style them and only after I make the layout!
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