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For long documents containing more than 50K characters, GREP search fails to find all matching instances

Since updating to CC 14.0.2 on Windows, GREP search is no longer functioning properly. Not all instances of queries are found, or not found at all.
I believe this is the case when working on documents created in an older version. In a newly created document it does work as it should.

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FIXED  ·  Abhinav Kaushik responded  · 

Hello All,

Thank you for reporting the issue to us.
We have fixed the issue in the latest version of InDesign, Id 14.0.3

Please upgrade your InDesign application to the latest version to try out the fix.

If you are unable to see the update yet, go to Creative Cloud desktop application, open the menu (three dots) from the top-right corner and click on ‘Check For App Updates’.

If you face any problems with the new update, do let us know in the comments.

You may also follow the below given link for the list of all fixed issues in Id 14.0.3
https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/fixed-issues.html

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  • Uta commented  ·   ·  Report

    This needs to be fixed!

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    please fix, we use grep find/replace on very long legal docs, it's a lifesaver.

  • Ali Çınkı commented  ·   ·  Report

    Same here... GREP doesn't work in my ME version. I will downgrade until it will fixed.

  • Pär commented  ·   ·  Report

    Grep is totally broke in 2019 mac swedish version. This needs bo be fixed immediately.

  • Jean-Claude Tremblay commented  ·   ·  Report

    It’s the count of text character that make the grep engine fail. Above a certain amount the search is broken and can’t find the regex at the beginning (so far my conclusion). I have also found that if I select some text around the beginning the search/replace will works. Strange bug that absolutely need to be fixed soon as a 14.0.2.1

  • Uwe Laubender commented  ·   ·  Report

    Dres Caers wrote:
    "I believe this is the case when working on documents created in an older version. In a newly created document it does work as it should."

    I cannot confirm this detail. Did all my tests with a newly created document.

    Regards,
    Uwe Laubender
    ( ACP )

  • Uwe Laubender commented  ·   ·  Report

    Here a backlink to the corresponding Adobe InDesign Forum thread:

    InDesign 2019 (version 14.0.2) - GREP is broken
    grzegorzs68195508 Apr 3, 2019

    https://forums.adobe.com/message/11009833#11009833

    FWIW: I can confirm the bug with my German InDesign CC 2019 version 323 on Windows 10.
    See my reply here:

    https://forums.adobe.com/message/11012240#11012240

    Regards,
    Uwe Laubender
    ( ACP )

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