Find and Replace

Truly Global Tools

Up through 4D 2004 you had to use 4D Insider to perform an application-wide search and replace. That’s changed in 4D v11 SQL. Our new search and replace tools are truly global in scope.

More Searching Power

We’ve significantly expanded the ways you can run your searches, including:

Multi-criteria search: you can set up to 3 criteria (object type, object name, modification date)
You can choose from 4 match types: “contains”, “is exactly”, “starts with” or “ends with”
With a new object type, you can search on a project method name
You can use “@” as a wildcard
You can select a folder to limit the search area

More Search Options

We’ve added additional areas to the search, including: formats/filters, style sheets, plug-in commands, 4D commands, constants and folders. And of course, you can still search through: forms, methods of any type, menus and menu commands, choice lists, tables and fields, code comments, library pictures, static texts and help tips.

Powerful Results Handling

Results are grouped by object type, then alphabetical order, in the results window. This should make results easier to read.
A toolbar is available to make working with the displayed results easier. For instance, you can display a sub-list by selecting an object type, or you could modify it by expanding or collapsing the hierarchical items in the results list.

Better Results Display

To improve the readability of your code, or to more easily isolate object families in your database, you can add a prefix or rename variables, project methods and forms, all in just one action.

With a simple click on an option, both Callee objects and Caller objects can be prefixed or renamed. Callee objects reference the selected objects (Caller objects), such as methods calling the method to be prefixed or renamed.

Multiple access search mode

A new function from the Explorer displays a list of objects in the database (methods or menus) that reference the project method selected.

Now, all you have to do is to change the project method name (prefixing or renaming it) once, and the modification is automatically made to every object in your database that uses this method. It’s faster and less error-prone than manually renaming methods!