MA Lighting grandMA2 User Manual - page 939
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24. Search and Replace
The two functions
Search
and
Replace
are two very powerful tools in the grandMA2.
Search
can be used to find a where different elements are used.
Replace
is also doing a search, but it then uses the search result to replace one element with another. This can also
be ranges of elements.
There is no graphic interface for these two functions. It is all done by typing in the command line entry.
There are some nice predefined macros for many of the search and replace functions - please read more about
loading predefined macros in the
Import Predefined Objects topic
.
24.1. Search
Search can be used to find almost anything in a show file.
The general idea behind search is that an object is searched - maybe with a limited scope - the result is displayed
and the result can be used as a basis for further action.
The result can be viewed in a report that can be used as a world or saved in text file. The result is stored in a
(hidden) world called SearchResult. This can be used to limit the search even more.
The syntax is:
Search [search for objects] ( At [search values] ) If [search in objects]
The
has a description of how it is used and some nice examples. The Search command can be
reached by pressing and holding the
key while pressing the
Move
key.
Searching for values
Searching where values are used is very easy.
For instance a search for the dimmer value of 100 can be done like this:
[Channel]> Search Value 100
The result will be a listing of all the locations the dimmer value 100 is used (including the programmer).
Hint:
If the attribute is not specified, it will be searched for the dimmer attribute.
The result of the search appears in a
Search pop-up
like this:
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