Problem setting paragraph style using FindChangeByList

am trying to apply a paragraph style using FindChangeByList. I can apply character styles but not paragraph styles.
I need to apply the paragraph style "price" to every paragraph that begins with a "$"
I have tried it everyway I can think of.
any suggestions?

Hi Carolyn,
Try something like this (assuming JavaScript, and also assuming that the paragraph style is not in a paragraph style group):
text<tab>{findWhat:"$"}<tab>{appliedParagraphStyle:app.documents.item(0).paragraphStyles.i tem("price")}<tab>{includeFootnotes:true, includeMasterPages:true, includeHiddenLayers:true, wholeWord:false}
(Where <tab> is a tab character.)
Thanks,
Ole

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