Remove space in cells.

Hello guys,
i got this problem.
when we recieve indd files from our customers,
there are sometimes a space first in each cell then comes a number in tables and sometimes there are no space.
see examples below.
" 2133"
"2344"
" 123"
"123"
I need to remove the space
could someone help me to write a function that loops through all tables and check cells if there are a space in the cell
Thank you in advance

Hi,
Chinna
I suggest find grep instead of find text
var doc = app.activeDocument,
_tables = doc.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().getElements();
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
for(var i=0;i<_tables.length;i++)
        app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "^ +";
        app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo="";
        _tables[i].changeGrep();
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
so I think it will be a little better
VK

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