What causes FindChangebyList to not work from CS5 to CS3?

i've done dozen of these now.   , txt file looks good.  don't error either.  jsx nothing.  no error, nothing.

 

i ran older jsx file works against new txt file array of text , grep changes.  nothing again. 

 

i compared text , grep preferences asking old 1 works.  didn't spot anything.

 

so question what?!?!!?!?!!?!? @!*(#&*(#&*           assuming without error script runs fine, actual language of text , grep prefs cs3 not because doesnt execute it.

 

this very basic.  looks string of of these bylines in "body" style , changes "byline" style.   works perfect in cs5, i'm flabbergasted.

 

//find string of news agencies in body , change byline

grep          {findwhat:"^the new york times news service\\r|^the washington post writers group\\r|^associated press\\r|^bloomberg news\\r|^canadian press\\r|^daily telegraph\\r|^financial post\\r|^national post\\r|^national post wire services\\r|^new york times\\r|^postmedia news\\r|^reuters\\r|^slate.com\\r|^the associated press\\r|^the canadian press\\r|^the daily telegraph\\r|^the media line\\r|^the new york times\\r|^weekend post\\r|^the new york times news service,\\r|^the washington post writers group,\\r|^associated press,\\r|^bloomberg news,\\r|^canadian press,\\r|^daily telegraph,\\r|^financial post,\\r|^national post,\\r|^national post wire services,\\r|^new york times,\\r|^postmedia news,\\r|^reuters,\\r|^slate.com,\\r|^the associated press,\\r|^the canadian press,\\r|^the daily telegraph,\\r|^the media line,\\r|^the new york times,\\r|^weekend post,", appliedparagraphstyle:"body"}          {appliedparagraphstyle:"byline"}          {includelockedstoriesforfind:false, includelockedlayersforfind:false, includehiddenlayers:false, includemasterpages:false, includefootnotes:true, kanasensitive:true, widthsensitive:true}

answered own question:  turns out grep calls making not supported in cs3.   grrrrrrr!!!

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