Use this dialog to find out in which LN software components an element, selected in the script editor, is used.
The search results are displayed in the Search view. Double-click a search result to open the corresponding script or library at the line where the result occurs.
Note:
- This dialog is only available for LN servers with Enterprise Server 8.7 or higher.
- The component you are searching for must exist. If the specified component does not exist, a message is displayed.
You can start this dialog from the shortcut menu in the script editor.
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Activity
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The activity in which you started the Application Search command.
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Expression / Component Name
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The expression or component name you are searching for. The element that you selected in the script editor is automatically filled in.
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Search in Scripts
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If this option is selected, the expression or component name is searched in the scripts/sources of the component types specified in the Component Types field.
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You can perform the search in these component types:
- Sessions
- Functions
- Tables
- Reports
- Libraries
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Search as
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The component type you want to search for.
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The expression or component name is searched in all parts of the component types specified in the Component Types field.
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Allowed values
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| Value |
Description |
| Message |
The search process searches only for messages.
You can perform the search in these component types:
- Sessions
- Functions
- Tables
- Reports
- Libraries
- Domains
- Report Designs
- BFlow components
- Workbenches
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| Question |
The search process searches only for questions.
You can perform the search in these component types:
- Sessions
- Functions
- Libraries
- BFlow components
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| Session |
The search process searches only for sessions.
You can perform the search in these component types:
- Sessions
- Functions
- Libraries
- BFlow components
- Menus
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| BFlow Component |
The search process searches only for BFlow components.
You can perform the search in BFlow components. |
| Table/Field |
The search process searches for tables or table fields. The type of search depends on the length of the component name you specify in the Expression / Component Name field:
- If you specify 8 characters or less, the search process searches for tables.
- If you specify more than 8 characters, the search process searches for table fields.
You can perform the search in these component types:
- Sessions
- Functions
- Tables
- Reports
- Libraries
- BFlow components
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| Library |
The search process searches only for libraries. You can perform the search in these component types:
- Sessions
- Reports
- Functions
- Libraries
- Report Designs
- Menus
This option is only available if it is supported by the LN server. |
| Label |
The search process searches only for labels. You can perform the search in these component types:
- Sessions
- Reports
- Functions
- Libraries
- Report Designs
- Workbenches
- Menus
- Domains
This option is only available if it is supported by the LN server. |
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The search process performs the same search actions as the "Print Where Used" sessions on the LN server. The search results are displayed in the Search view.
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Note: This option is only available for LN servers with Enterprise Server 10.3 or higher.
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Component Types
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The component types in which the search is performed.
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Package Selection
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The packages in whose components the search must be performed.
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Options
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Extended regular expression
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If this check box is selected, the search will use the specified regular expression.
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A regular expression is a pattern used to match or find specific text in a string. The following special characters can be used in regular expressions to define patterns for text matching:
| Special character |
Description |
| ^ |
The end of the line |
| . |
Any character |
| * |
Takes the previous character 0 or more times |
| \\ |
Takes the following special character literally |
| [] |
One of the characters between [ ] |
| [^] |
Any character except the characters after ^ |
| {m} |
The previous character exactly m times |
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Case sensitive
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If this check box is selected, the search will distinguish uppercase from lowercase letters.
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Include expired components
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If this check box is selected, the search process will also search in expired components.
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Exclude comment lines
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If this check box is selected, the search process will not search in comment lines.
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Range
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From/To
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The range of components in which the search must be performed.
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The package code must be omitted. The specified code must start with a module code. For example, you want to search in components in the com module in the tc package. Select tc in the Package Selection field, and specify this range:
| From |
To |
| com |
comzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz |