3.9.3.6 Search

Searches all screens in the project file for the parts that meet the specified conditions. Based on the search results, you can change the attributes.

Search/Replace

Select when you want to search text.

Select when you want to search and replace text.

Search Type

Select the search method from [Comment], [Label/Text], [Parts ID], [Device Address], [Symbol Variable/Operand], [Label], [Logic Instruction], or [Text Table].

When Using Search

Comment

Searches for the text in [Comment] fields. In [Search for text], enter the text you wish to find.

Label/Text

Searches for the parts' [Label] or Drawing text. In [Search for], enter the text you wish to find.

Device Address

Searches for the address used in the parts. From the [Search Type] menu, select [Device Address] or [Symbol Variable].
If you select [Device Address], enter [Search Type] and [Search for address].
If you select [Symbol Variable/Operand], enter [Search for address] only.

Symbol Variable/Operand

Search Symbol Variable/Operand. In [Search for], enter the text you wish to find.

Label

Search logic label names. From [Type], select [Labels] or [Subroutine labels], then type text in [Search for label].

Parts ID

Searches the Parts ID. Select [All Parts] or [Part ID] (number only).

Logic Instruction

Search logic instructions. Type the instruction you want to find in [Search for instruction].

Text Table

Searches the text table. In [Search for number], enter the text table number you wish to find.

When Using Replace

Comment

Replaces text entered in [Comment] fields. Enter the text you want to search and replace in [Search for text] and [Replace with text].

  • If you want to replace a part of text being searched (just replacing the "C" in "ABC"), select the [Search for text] check box. When the check box is selected, the text entry column is displayed. Enter the text you want to replace.

Label/Text

Replaces the text drawing or parts' [Label]. Enter the text you want to search and replace in [Search for text] and [Replace with text].

  • If you want to replace a part of text being searched (just replacing the "C" in "ABC"), select the [Search for text] check box. When the check box is selected, the text entry column is displayed. Enter the text you want to replace.

Device Address

Replaces the address used in parts. From the [Search Type] menu, select [Device Address] or [Symbol Variable].
If you select [Device Address], enter [Type] and [Find Address] and [Replace with address].
If you select [Symbol Variable], enter [Find Address] and [Replace with address].

Symbol Variable/Operand

Replaces Symbol Variable/Operand. Enter the symbol variable/operand you want to search and replace in [Search for text] and [Replace with text].

Label

Replace logic label names. From [Type], select [Labels] or [Subroutine] and enter [Search for label] and [Replace with label].

Logic Instruction

Replace logic instructions. Enter the instruction you want to search and replace in [Search for logic instruction] and [Replace with logic instruction].

Text Table

Replaces the text table number set in the part or drawing. Enter the text table number in [Search for number] or [Replace number with].

Preferences

Click to display [Option] dialog box.

3.9.3.7 Search - Preferences

Search all

Click to display list of search results.

Next

Click to move to the next search result. If you click without selecting a search result, the top item in the search result list will be selected.

When Using Replace

Replace

Click to replace and move to the next search result. If you click without selecting a search result, the top item in the search result list will be selected.

Replace all

Click to replace all the search results.

  • When items are not in the search results, even they match the search condition, they will not be replaced.

  • When all of the search items cannot display in the search results (when there are more than 1000), click [Replace All] and replace the displayed items. Then click [Search All] to display the next set of results that could not display the first time. Click [Replace All] again.

Search Result

Click the search results to call the screen where the part is used. The screen shows the selected parts. Double-click the search results to display the parts setting dialog box.

Screen

Displays the screen where the found parts are placed.

Location

Displays ID / No. / Rung of search target.

Target

Displays the type of the search target.