Search|Replace

Search|Replace is activated for all files, except data files.

Find:

Enter the string to use as the search criteria in this field. Alternatively, you can paste information from the clipboard. To do so, right-click within the field, then click Paste from the context-sensitive menu.

Replace with:

Enter the string you want to use as replacement text or paste it from the clipboard.
To delete all occurrences of the string entered in the Find: field from your file, leave the Replace with: field blank.

Match whole words

Searches for occurrences that are whole words, rather than those that are part of a larger word.

Match case

Distinguishes between uppercase and lowercase characters.
When Match case is selected, WinCross finds only those instances in which the capitalization matches what you entered in the Find what: field.

Direction|Forward

Searches from the top down through the selected text for the search criteria specified.

Direction|Backward

Searches from the bottom up through the selected text for the search criteria specified.

Scope|Selection

Replaces all occurrences in the selected text.
Job file syntax matching is not valid with Scope|Selection.

Scope|From cursor

Replaces from where the cursor is placed in the file to the top or bottom of the file depending on the Direction selected.

Select Find Next to begin a search or to locate the next instance of the string.
Select Replace to replace a single occurrence of the string entered in the Find: field with the string entered in the Replace with: field.
Select Replace All to replace all occurrences of the string entered in the Find: field with the string entered in the Replace with: field.
Select Close to close the Replace dialog box without conducting a search.

Job file syntax matching (for job files only)

Match text of type:

Choose this option to filter the search/replace criteria to specific sections/elements of the job file.
Use the dropdown menu to select the section/element of the job file (for example, Preferences Section, Glossary Section, Glossary Comment, Tables Section, Table Name etc.).
Job file syntax matching is only valid if the Scope option being used is From cursor.

An "End of text has been reached" message appears if the string is not found.