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textCleanUp.vbs remove character

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From: Ben_Mathews
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:41
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Can anyone help me with the text cleanup vbs script in ID CS2 using Windows XP?

I have a text file imported into ID CS2 that has characters ("[" and "]") to tell the script what paragraph style to use. Here is a sample of the text:

WOW! WHAT A BALCONY!][Great French Quarter location! Has 2bdrm 2ba. 1170 sq ft liv. All appliances and w/d remain. Must see! 535 St. Philip $549K Warren Backer 494-9159
833 CONGRESS ST IN BYWATER][3bd/2ba Victorian w/1412 sqft, restored antique spiral staircase to loft, master has deck, lots storage. $249K. Cynthia 504-914-5722

After applying the paragraph style I want to delete the special characters. This works well:

{findText:"]"}	{changeText:"]^p"}	once	Find all instances of ] and add a return after them.
{findText:"["}	{changeText:"["}	{appliedParagraphStyle:"Body Text"}	once	Format Body Text
{findText:"]"}	{changeText:"]"}	{appliedParagraphStyle:"Caption"}	once	Format Caption

When I ad the lines to delete the special characters The scripts never stops running, repeatedly telling me the find/replace has run 100 times. It also applies the caption style to everything.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks for the help!

Ben
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