Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Operating Manual page 120

Machining the workpiece
6.10 Editing a program
Note
Search with place holders
When searching for specific program locations, you have the option of using place holders:
● "*": Replaces any character string
● "?": Replaces any character
Precondition
The desired program is opened in the editor.
Procedure
Further search options
Softkey
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1. Press the "Search" softkey.
A new vertical softkey bar appears.
The "Search" window opens at the same time.
2. Enter the desired search term in the "Text" field.
3. Select "Whole words" if you want to search for whole words only.
- OR -
Activate the "Exact expression" checkbox if, for example, you want to
search for place holders ("*", "?") in program lines.
4. Position the cursor in the "Direction" field and choose the search direction
(forward, backward) with the <SELECT> key.
5. Press the "OK" softkey to start the search.
If the text you are searching for is found, the corresponding line is high‐
lighted.
6. Press the "Continue search" softkey if the text located during the search
does not correspond to the point you are looking for.
- OR -
Press the "Cancel" softkey when you want to cancel the search.
Function
The cursor is set to the first character in the program.
The cursor is set to the last character in the program.
Operating Manual, 05/2017, A5E40868517
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