Find (& Replace)

Highlight an operand or Ladder Element and press <Ctrl> + <F>; the results will be displayed in the Output window at the bottom of the screen.  Highlighting a function and pressing <Ctrl> + <F> will open a dialog box, enabling you to select the desired operand.

In addition, right-clicking most program elements will display the Find button.

In addition, VisiLogic offers the following Find functions:

• Find

  Use Find to locate operands, labels, subroutines and Displays.

  

  You can also right-click an element or subroutine to display the Find icon on the right-click menu.

  Notes ♦

  Labels: Clicking on a found 'Label' will list the Jump to Label linked to that label in the Output Window.

• Find Element

  The Find Element utility enables you quickly locate any element that is used in a project.

  1. Select Find Element from the Edit menu; the utility opens.

  2. Click the desired element type in the left pane, then select the element from the right and click OK.

  You can select more than one element by holding the CTRL key down and clicking the desired elements.

  

• Find & Replace Operand

  The Find & Replace Operand utility enables you quickly replace any operand or vector of operands that is used in a project.

  1. Select Replace Operand from the Edit menu; the Replace utility opens.

  2. The Select Operand box opens; select the Source and Target operands.

  3. To restrict the Replace operation to a specific subroutine, click the Subroutine field to open the selection box, then click the desired subroutine.

  4. To replace a vector, enter its length.

  5. To copy the operand descriptions, power-up values, and formats, select Copy Properties; select Clear Source to remove these from the source operands.

  6. Click OK; the operands are replaced.

  In the following figure, running the Replace function replaces all instances of MB 99 in the Subroutine Fault Message with the operand MB 100.

  

• Find FB

  Find FB enables you to locate the FBs in your project.

  

• Find Font

  This enables you to find fonts used in HMI Displays.

  

• Finding a Load Display Target

  

• Finding a Call Subroutine Target

  

• Go To Label

  To find Labels, use Go To Label <Alt> + <Right/Left arrow> and List of Labels <Ctrl> + <L> utility.

  

• Find Constant Value

  To find Constant values, either:

  1. • Click on the Constant, then press <Ctrl> + <F>; the results appear in the Output window.

  

  1. • Start Find, select the Constant tab and enter the value, then press OK ; the results appear in the Output window.