Program Editor makes it easy to search for specified text in your script and automatically replace instances of specified text.

	Find text in your script.
	Replace text in your script.

Find text in a script

1. Move the insertion point to where the search will start.

Tip: To start at the beginning of the script, press Ctrl+Home.

2. Do either of the following.

Press Ctrl+F.

Click Edit>Find on the Program Editor menu bar.

A Find dialog box opens.

3. Do the following.

Feature	Description
Find what	Enter the text to find.
Match case	Check to limit the results to the case entered in the Find what field.
Find Next	Click to start the search and continue the search when a match is found. Tip: You can also press Enter.

Results

The Find dialog box remains open

The Program Editor either highlights the first instance of the specified text or reports  that the text cannot be found.

4. If the specified text has been found, click Find Next or press Enter to search for the next instance.

Tip: If the Find dialog box blocks your view of an instance of the specified text, you can do either of the following.

Move the dialog box out of your way and continue with your search.

Click Cancel.

The Find dialog box closes, but maintains the established search criteria.

Press F3 to find successive occurrences of the specified text without re-opening the Find dialog box.

Note: If you press F3 when there is no entry in the Find what field the Program Editor opens the Find dialog box.

Automatically replace text in a script

1. Move the insertion point to where you the replacement operation should start.

Tip: To start at the beginning of the script, press Ctrl+Home.

2. Do either of the following.

Press Alt+E+R on the keyboard.

Click Edit>Replace on the Program Editor menu bar.

The Replace dialog box opens.

3. Do the following.

Feature	Description
Find what	Enter the text to find.
Replace with	Enter the replacement text.
Match case	Check to limit the results to the case entered in the Find what field.
Find Next	Click to start the search and continue the search when a match is found. Tip: You can also press Enter.
Replace	Click to replace a found instance of the text. Result: When the text is replaced either of the following happens. The cursor highlights the next found instance A message reports that there are no more instances of the Find what text.
Replace All	(Optional) Click to automatically replace all found instances of the Find what text with the replacement text. Result: All instances are replaced with no requests for confirmation.
Cancel	Click to cancel the Find/Replace operation.

More information

2. Text procedures.

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