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11.3.6 How to Change Symbol or Address
You can choose one of following ways to change address or symbol in
ladder diagram:
Search the address, and change them one
by one.
Search function
Collect the appearance of the address, and
change them one by one.
Search function
Collective display function
Use Replace function to change them at
once.
Replace function
11.3.6.1 Search function
You can find a symbol, address, or functional instruction in the ladder
diagram.
Operation
1. Open the ladder program in which you want to find something.
2. Click [F
ind…] in [Edit] menu, or press <Ctrl>+<F>.
3. [Search] screen appears.
Fig. 11.3.6.1
4. Enter the address or symbol that you want to find.
5. Click Next search button to search it.
Table 11.3.6.1
Search k
ind Select one of Address/Symbol and Functional Instruction.
Program Choose the programs to be searched
Search string Enter the string to search for.
Wildcard search(Y) This option is available to search for an address. With this option, you can use
wildcard characters ‘*’ and ‘?’ in the search string.
Search string of “R10.*” will hit any of R10.0 - R10.7
You can not use wildcard search at searching for a symbol.
Multiple search
strings
You can specify multiple addresses separated by comma “,” or semicolon “;”, such
as “Y0.0;X0.0”.
Search result list
d
isplay
The result of the search summarizes the results in [Search result list] screen.
[Search result list] screen shows the program number, net number, ladder diagram,
and coil comment of each appearance of what you searched.
Global search Search the whole ladder program.