Online Documentation for SQL Query for MySQL

Find Text dialog


The Find Text dialog is provided for quick and flexible searching for specified text within the SQL Editor working area.

 

Text to find

Enter a search string in this box. The Arrow-Down button which can be found next to the input box allows you to select any of the previously entered search strings.

 

Options

CheckBox Case Sensitive

This option can be used to differentiate uppercase characters from lowercase ones during the search process.

 

CheckBox Whole words only

Use this option to search for words only (with this option off, the search string might be found within longer words.)

 

CheckBox Regular Expressions

Recognizes regular expressions in the search string.

 

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Direction

RadioButton Forward

Searches from the current position to the end of the SQL Editor area.

 

RadioButton Backward

Searches from the current position to the beginning of the SQL Editor area.

 

Scope

RadioButton Global

Searches within the entire SQL Editor working area, in the direction specified by the Direction setting.

 

RadioButton Selected text

Searches only within the currently selected text, in the direction specified by the Direction setting. You can use the mouse or block commands to select a block of text.
 

Origin

RadioButton From cursor

The search starts at the cursor's current position, and then proceeds either forward to the end of the scope, or backward to the beginning of the scope depending on the Direction setting.

 

RadioButton Entire scope

The search covers either the entire block of selected text or the entire script (no matter where the cursor is in the Editor area) depending upon the Scope options.