[CS3] GREP search first ocurence only

Hi!
I have an alphabetical list:
Asdfg
Awert
Bsdfg
Bwsd
Csdfg
Cwsd
etc
Is it possible to grep search first occurrences of A:s, B:s, C:s etc and then apply some formatting?
ie search first line that starts with A, apply formatting, ignore following lines witch start with letter A and search first line that starts with B, apply same formatting...
Thanks

Oh allright, this one sets the paragraph style "Index head" as well.
nextpar = app.activeDocument.selection[0].paragraphs[0];
do
nextletter = nextpar.contents[0].toUpperCase();
nextpar.insertionPoints[0].contents = nextletter+"\r";
nextpar.insertionPoints[0].appliedParagraphStyle = "Index head";
while (nextpar.contents.length > 0 && nextpar.contents[0].toUpperCase() == nextletter)
if (nextpar == nextpar.insertionPoints[-1].paragraphs[0])
exit(0);
nextpar = nextpar.insertionPoints[-1].paragraphs[0];
} while (nextletter < "Z");
It's surprisingly slow, on a 3 column/4 page index... but it still beats doin' it manually, 'cause you can sit back and clean your fingernails or something like that.

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