GREP for ;

[wanderleyp41481959]

I have the following line:

Autor 1; Autor 2; Autor 3

How to use GREP to find the "Autor 1" and add a character style to it?

Thanks in advance.

[Laubender]

Hi,
is this a scripting question?

If yes, would you like to use InDesign's GREP functionality or a simple RegExp statement on a string?

Does "Autor 1" stand for a variable that can hold any name?

Tell us more about the position of "Autor 1;" in the text flow.

Could it be everywhere? Or just at the beginning of a paragraph?

Other specifics?

Regards,
Uwe

[Jump_Over]

Hi,

You can use a findGrep formula like

^.*?(?<=;)     for including semicolon

or

^.*?(?=;)     to match without semicolon

I suggest to run it with a selection as a target since this is very general condition (many matches possibly)

but

I would recommend to use nested paragraphStyle to keep this format in dynamic mode

use a condition:     upto 1st occurrence of semicolon

Jarek