Searching targets, libraries, and objects
Global search of targets
You can search a target to locate where a specified text string
is used. For example, you could search for:
- 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 popup 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.
Searching selected libraries and objects
You can also select a library or one or more PowerBuilder
objects to search. The following procedure applies whatever the
scope of your search is.
To search a target, library, or object for a text
string:
-
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.
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Select Search from the popup menu or the PainterBar.
The Search Library Entries dialog box displays.
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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. -
In the Display group box, select the information
you want to display in the results of the search. -
In the Search In group box, select the parts of
the object that you want PowerBuilder to inspect: properties, scripts,
and/or variables. -
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 window displays the results of
a search for the string garbagecollect
:
From the Output window, you can:
- 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 popup menu. - Print the contents of the window
- Copy the search results to a text file