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To find strings in a script:
Note
If you only want to search a particular section of the script, you should select it before performing
the following procedure.
1.
Choose Search | Find, or press CTRL+F. The Find Text dialog box appears. The last
used string is displayed in the Text to find drop-down list box.
2. Set the search settings and options.
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Text to find: Enter a new search string or select a previous search from the drop-
down list.
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Case sensitive: Select to limit the search to instances of text with the same case as
the text in the Text to find box.
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Whole words only: Select to limit the search to complete words matching the text in
the Text to find box. Whole words are defined as strings that have a space or
punctuation before and after the word.
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Regular expressions: Select to treat the regular expressions of the scripting
language as text to search. If you clear this option, the regular expressions of the
language are not included in the search.
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Global: Select to search the entire content of the script.
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Selected text: Select to find matching text within the text block you select. A portion
of text must be selected before you run the search.
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Forward: Select to search the script forward, from the location of the cursor or from
the beginning of the script, depending on what you choose as the origin (From
cursor begins where the cursor is currently located in the script, Entire scope begins
from the beginning of the script or beginning of script selection). If you limit the
scope to selected text, you move forward only within the selection. When the search
reaches the end of the script or script selection, the search finishes. It does not loop
back to the beginning.
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Backward: Select to search the script backward, from the location of the cursor or
from the end of the script, depending on what you choose for the origin (From cursor
begins where the cursor is currently located in the script, Entire scope begins from
the beginning of the script or beginning of script selection). If you limit the scope to
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