Chapter 17 Auxiliary Editing Tools The below operation page is for search function. Users must set the search targets and conditions in the below fields. After the setting is completed, click “Find Next” button or press the “F3” key to perform the searching task even when the search page is closed. If “Whole Project” is not selected in the Scope field, the scope of text search would be limited to the window you are currently editing. Instead, users can search in different categories by choosing “All”, “Search for Device” or “Search for Symbol” when the option “Whole Project” is selected , with the search results displayed in the message area.
* A regular expression is a type of standard syntax which uses * a wildcard. Please refer to related technical documents for more information. 17-21 Search Description Condition Search for Users can type the object which will be searched for, or select an object which has been searched for after they click in the box. Direction Users can search down or search up. Options Match Case: ISPSoft searches only for words that match the case of the word which users type in the Find box. Whole Words: Whole Words instructs ISPSoft to find complete words only, and not to find words that only contain what users type.
If the option is selected, users can further select the “Copy Comments to Replace Devices (Whole Words)” to copy the source device comments to the target device comments. Search from caret：Only search from the current cursor location. (If this option is not selected, system will search the whole program.) Selected text only：The searching starts from the selected area of texts. (If this option is not selected, system will search the whole program.) Regular Expression: Select this option to use Regular Expression in “Search For” field. Scope Specify the area you want to search. (Options “All”, “Search for Device” and “Search for Symbol” are available when “Whole Project” is selected.) All:
Search all the Strings for the qualified targets. Search for Device: Search all the devices for the qualified targets. Search for Symbol: Search all the symbols for the qualified targets. Comment: Search all the comments for the qualified targets.