Global search of targets/projects
You can search a target/project to locate where a specified text string is used. For example, you could search for:
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All scripts that use the SetTransObject function
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All windows that contain the CommandButton cb_exit (all controls contained in a window are listed in the window definition's source form in the library so they can be searched for as text)
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All DataWindow objects accessing the Employee table in the database
Working with targets/projects
To see the pop-up menu that lets you perform operations on a target/project, such as search, build, and upgrade, you must set the root of the System Tree or the view in the Library painter to the current workspace/solution.
Searching selected libraries and objects
You can also select one or more libraries or one or more PowerBuilder objects to search. The following procedure applies whatever the scope of your search is.
To search a target/project, library, or object for a text string:
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Select the target/project, library, or object you want to search.
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Select Search from the pop-up menu or the PainterBar.
For the target/project, the Search Library Entries dialog box displays (①). You can select one or more libraries to search.
For the library, the Search Library Entries dialog box displays (②).
For the object, the Search Object Entries dialog box displays (③).
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Enter the string you want to locate (the search string) in the Search For box.
The string can be all or part of a word or phrase used in a property, script, or variable. You cannot use wildcards in the search string.
The Search For box remembers the last search string.
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Select to perform a case-sensitive search.
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Select to perform a search using a regular expression.
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In the Display group box, select the information you want to display in the results of the search.
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In the Search In group box, select the parts of the object that you want PowerBuilder to inspect: properties, scripts, and/or variables.
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In the Object Type group box, select the object type in which you want to search: Window, Menu, User Object, DataWindow, Function, Application, Structure, and Others (including pipeline, project, query etc.) .
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Click OK.
PowerBuilder searches the libraries for matching entries. When the search is complete, PowerBuilder displays the matching entries in the Output window.
For example, the following screen displays the results of a search for the string garbagecollect:
From the Output window, you can:
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Jump to the painter in which an entry was created
To do this, double-click the entry or select it and then select Edit from the pop-up menu.
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Print the contents of the window
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Copy the search results to a text file
