You use this procedure in the Back-End Editor to quickly find and replace every occurrence of a single word or string in the current source code or in the source code of the corresponding main program (global search).
Local Search
The Find and Replace dialog box appears.
Search option | Explanation |
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As a string |
The system stops at the search string if it is a whole word or a part of a word. |
As a word |
The system stops at the search string only if it is a whole word. |
Case-sensitive |
The system stops at the search string only if it is written with the same combination of upper- and lowercase letters. |
In current source code:
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Your search starts either from the current cursor position or is limited within a predefined search area. |
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In the first case, only your inactive versions of the development objects will be included in the search. In the second case, all inactive versions of all users on the system will be included in the search. |
If the system finds the search string, it displays a hit list of the locations where it was found.
The system places the cursor at the beginning of the line containing the string.
Global Search
The Find and Replace dialog box appears.
Search option | Explanation |
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As a string |
The system stops at the search string if it is a whole word or a part of a word. |
As a word |
The system stops at the search string only if it is a whole word. |
Case-sensitive |
The system stops at the search string only if it is written with the same combination of upper- and lowercase letters. |
In current source code:
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Your search starts either from the current cursor position or is limited within a predefined search area. |
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If you want to search within the whole main program, select the option In main program. Otherwise, you search only within the source code currently displayed in the editor. |
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In the first case, only your inactive versions of the objects will be included in the search. In the second case, all inactive versions of all users on the system will be included in the search. |
If the system finds the search string, it displays a hit list of the locations where it was found.
The system places the cursor at the beginning of the line containing the string.
Replacing a String
The Find and Replace dialog box appears.
If the system finds the search string in the source code, it displays a hit list of the locations where it was found.