Help needed for Find and Replace

hi,

 

i trying find , replace words .txt file indesign contents. if have repeated words in .txt file indesign did 3 times. below image illustrates better. sorry improving english convey requirement better. 

 

 

script tried:

 

myfndchange(); function myfndchange(){ var myfolder = file.opendialog("select txt file proceed",issupportedtxt,true); if(myfolder!=null){filepath=decodeuri(myfolder);}     if(myfolder==null){return;} var datafile = new file(filepath); datafile.open('r') ;   while (!datafile.eof){     strlinein = datafile.readln();     colorarray = strlinein.split("\t");     var mycolumn1=colorarray[0];     var mycolumn2=colorarray[1];     var flag=0;     x=mycolumn1.split(" ");     app.findtextpreferences = app.changetextpreferences = null;     app.findchangetextoptions.includelockedlayersforfind = true;     app.findchangetextoptions.includelockedstoriesforfind = true;     app.findchangetextoptions.includehiddenlayers = false;     app.findchangetextoptions.includemasterpages = true;     app.findchangetextoptions.includefootnotes = true;     app.findchangetextoptions.casesensitive = false;     app.findchangetextoptions.wholeword = true;     mydoc=app.documents[0];     app.findtextpreferences = null;     app.changetextpreferences = null;         app.findtextpreferences.findwhat=mycolumn1;     var myfound=mydoc.findtext();     for(i=0;i<myfound.length;i++){         if(myfound[i].words.length===x.length){             app.changetextpreferences.changeto  = mycolumn1+"/"+mycolumn2;             myfound[i].changetext()             }         }     } }   function issupportedtxt(file) { try { if (file instanceof folder) return true; else return file.name.match(/\.txt$/i) != null; } catch (e) { alert("error in issupported method: " + e); } } 

 

 

thanks,

k

hello experts,

 

any quick suggestions appreciated. hope sort out issue.

 

regards,

karthi

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