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9.5 Finding and Replacing Device Addresses with the Find/Replace Addr…
Utility
The
Find/Replace Addr…
utility is used find instance where a device address is used in project windows. This allows a user
to modify a project easily when an address change happens in the controller logic program or the HMI developer wants to
reconfigure an address for some other reason. This Utiltiy searches project windows and returns information about where a
specific device type or address is used.
Using the
Find/Replace Addr…
Command:
1. Select
Edit|Find/Replace Addr…
from the menu or
click the
tool.
2. Select to search for a
Bit Address
or a
Word
Address
.
3. Fill in the
Find What
fields as described below:
Window No.
: This field holds the specific window for
searching or All windows can be specified.
Device address:
The dropdown is the bit/word
prefix and in the field following it the bit/word
address.
4. Fill in the
Replace With
Device address
. The
dropdown is the bit/word prefix and in the field
following it the bit/word address.
5. Click
the
Find
button to see a list of instances where
the
Find What
Device address
is used.
6. Select
the
Match whole address
only
checkbox to
narrow the search results if desired.
7. Highlight a result and click the
Replace
button to
change the objects Device address to the
Replace With
Device address.
8. Click
Replace
All
to change all the found objects Device addresses to the
Replace With
Device address.
When finished select
Exit
to close the dialog.
Note:
All changes are saved as they are made.
Note:
The undo command cannot be used to recover changes made by the Find/Replace process.
Note:
The
Find/Replace
utility does not search the Alarm Scan, PLC Control, Event Log and Data Transfer Parts. These
Parts must be edited separately.
Note:
The
Find/Replace
utility does not search
Macro
scripts. Scripts must be edited separately.
Sample Window Showing Find/Replace
Sample Window Find/Replace Dialog
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