find/change script highlight found text

hello,

 

i've written script , works great. i'd go through each found word individually (like in find/change dialog button 'find next').

 

this snippet:

 

app.findtextpreferences=app.changetextpreferences=null;
var = app.findtextpreferences.findwhat="ensure";

app.changetextpreferences.changeto="make sure";
var found =app.activedocument.changetext();
if (found.length=1){
alert(found.length+" instance of 'ensure' changed");
}else{
   alert(found.length+" instances of 'ensure' changed");
  }

 

i want script make each instance of "ensure" active selection can see before change them.

 

thanks

i believe scripting find/change changes instances in 1 action, making improbable if not impossible select each instance individually before making change.. use like:

 

var doc = app.activedocument;

var txts = doc.textframes;

var x = 0;

for(c=0;c<txts.length;c++){

    words = txts[c].words;

    for(c=0;c<words.length;c++){

        if(words[c].contents.tolowercase() == "ensure"){

            app.selection = words[c];

            app.layoutwindows[0].zoompercentage = app.layoutwindows[0].zoompercentage;

                if(confirm("do wish change instance?",undefined, "find/replace") == true){

                    words[c].contents = "make sure";

                    x++

                }

        }app.selection = null;

    }

}alert(x + " changes made");

 

 

 

 

though reason run through 1 text frame. maybe or else can fix flaw =)

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