// cleanUpBib.jsx 
 
var mySubst = "–,\t"; 
app.findPreferences = app.changePreferences = null; 
 
cleanUpBib (app.selection[0]); 
 
function cleanUpBib(textRef) { 
	var myParas = textRef.paragraphs; 
	var curName = ""; 
	for (var j = myParas.length -1; j >= 0; j--) { 
		var bibName = getBibName(myParas[j]); 
		if (bibName) { 
			if ((bibName != curName) || (bibName == "")) { 
				curName = bibName; 
			} else { 
				clearBibName(myParas[j+1]); 
			} 
		} 
	} 
}  
 
function getBibName(thePara) { 
	if (theCommas = getCommas(thePara))  
		return thePara.parentStory.characters.itemByRange(thePara.characters[0], theCommas[1]).contents.join(); 
} 
 
function clearBibName(thePara) { 
	if (theCommas = getCommas(thePara))  
		thePara.parentStory.characters.itemByRange(thePara.characters[0], theCommas[1]).contents = mySubst; 
} 
 
function getCommas(thePara) { 
	var theCommas = thePara.search( ', ' ); 
	if (theCommas.length > 0) 
		return theCommas; 
} 

thePara.parentStory.characters.itemByRange(thePara.characters[0], theCommas[1]).contents.join() 

// cleanUpIHV.jsx 
 
app.findPreferences = app.changePreferences = null; 
 
cleanUpIHV (app.selection[0].parentStory); 
 
function cleanUpIHV(textRef) { 
	var myParas = textRef.paragraphs; 
	var curName = ""; 
	for (var j = myParas.length -1; j >= 0; j--) { 
		var theEntry = getEntry(myParas[j]); 
		if (theEntry) { 
			if ((theEntry != curName) || (theEntry == "")) { 
				curName = theEntry; 
			} else { 
				clearPara(myParas[j+1]); 
			} 
		} 
	} 
}  
 
function getEntry(thePara) { 
	if (theTabs = getTabs(thePara))  
		return thePara.parentStory.characters.itemByRange(thePara.characters[0], theTabs[0]).contents.join(); 
} 
 
function clearPara(thePara) { 
	if (theTabs = getTabs(thePara))  
		thePara.remove(); 
} 
 
function getTabs(thePara) { 
	var theTabs = thePara.search( '\t' ); 
	if (theTabs.length > 0) 
		return theTabs; 
} 

app.findPreferences = app.changePreferences = null;  
. 
. 
. 
var theTabs = thePara.search( '\t' ); 

app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = null; 

var theTabs = thePara.search( '\t' ); 

app.findTextPreferences.findWhat = '\t'; 
var theTabs = thePara.findText();