Find And Replace

Shortcuts: Ctrl+F (Find only mode) or Ctrl+H (Find and Replace mode)

This dialog box allows you to you to specify a text to search for and optionally its replacement.

Once the dialog box is opened, you can click on the Replace by text label to toggle between the Find only mode and the Find and Replace mode).

If the filter is set, the search and replace function works in the visible entries. Note that it works on all fields specified in the scope, even if a field is not visible in the grid. The function works in the order the entries are sorted. You can use regular expressions.

Search for -- Enter the text for which you intend to search.

Replace by -- Enter the text which you intend to use as a replacement for the matches to the text entered into the Search for edit box. You can click on this text label to toggle between Find only mode and Find and Replace mode.

Fields -- Check the fields where you want to execute the search/replace command.

Match case -- Select this option to search only for occurrences that match the uppercase and lowercase characters you enter in the Find edit box.

Match whole word -- Select this option to search only for occurrences that are whole words rather than text within words. For example, if you search for "print" with this option you will not match "prints". Note that this option work with regular expression only if the expression is not complex. For matching words with complex regular expressions use the \b assertion.

Use regular expressions -- Select this option to allow the use of regular expressions. See more details in the Regular Expressions section.

Regular Expression Help -- Click this button to open the help page on regular expressions.

Find Next -- Click this button to search for the next occurrence of the text you have entered in the Search for edit box. The search starts at the current entry, in the current field, at the current cursor position if the field is one that is editable in one of the edit box above the grid.

Replace -- Click this to replace the text currently selected by the text you have entered in the Replace by edit box. Then, search for the next occurrence of the text you have entered in the Search for edit box.

Replace All -- Click this to automatically search for all occurrences of the text you have entered in the Search for edit box and replace them by the text you have entered in the Replace by edit box. The replacement is done for the whole table (including the occurrences located before the current cursor location).