Searching targets, libraries, and objects – PB Docs 2018

• All scripts that use the SetTransObject function

• 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)

• All DataWindow objects accessing the Employee table in the
  database

Working with targets

To see the pop-up menu that lets you perform operations on a
target, such as search, build, and migrate, you must set the root of
the System Tree or the view in the Library painter to the current
workspace.

To search a target, library, or object for a text
string:

1. Select the target, library, or objects you want to
   search.

   You can select multiple objects in the List view using
   Shift+click and Ctrl+click.

2. Select Search from the pop-up menu or the PainterBar.

   The Search Library Entries dialog box displays.

   

3. 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.

4. In the Display group box, select the information you want to
   display in the results of the search.

5. In the Search In group box, select the parts of the object
   that you want PowerBuilder to inspect: properties, scripts, and/or
   variables.

6. 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:

   

• 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.

• Print the contents of the window

• Copy the search results to a text file