You can search for character strings in windows in which you can output and edit texts (such as the reportA report provides more detailed information about a task's execution or a component. display, activation report, Process and Documentation tabs).
Open the dialog by using the Search... command in the context menu (right mouse button) or the shortcut CTRL + F.
You can enter a string or select one from a previous search listShows entities in a grid view. Note that you cannot use wildcard charactersThese are placeholders for characters when you specify filters. ? stands for exactly one character, * for any number of characters. in this dialog. If you have highlighted a character string in the window before calling the dialog, this string will be searched.
You can also specify that the character string should be searched as a whole word. If this check box is not activated, all words that include this character string are displayed. You can also define the search direction and a case-sensitive search.
When the string is found, the window displays the line in which the found string is highlighted. Click Find in order to continue your search. A dialog box displays the end of the search or an unsuccessful search.
In windows in which texts can be edited, a string can also be replayed by another one. Such windows are the Process tab and objectAutomation Engine controlled activities and processes are structured in the form of objects. See also: Task- documentation tabs.
All possibilities are applicable for locating a character string in an editable text window. Use the Replace command to have each found string displayed and replace them individually. If a found string should not be changed, select "Find next". "Replace All" replaces all found character strings.
A dialog box displays the completion of a replacement procedure or an unsuccessful search for a string.
Calling the Search-and-Replace dialog | |
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Menu Edit of the UserInterfaceThis is the Automation Engine's graphical user interface. [Formerly called the "Rich Client", "RichGUI" and "Dialog Client."] |
Select the Search command to call the dialog. |
Right mouse button in the selected window |
Select the Search command in the context menu. |
Keyboard |
Use the shortcut CTRL+F. |
See also:
Search
Replacing Object Usage
Search for Object Usage
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