This dialog box includes the following components:
Search for: ObjectsSearches for a VI, function, or other graphical object. When you select this option, the Select Object button appears.
Select ObjectAppears if you select Objects at the top of the dialog box. Click the button to display a pull-down menu of objects for which you can search.
Search for: TextSearches for a word or phrase. When you select this option, the Find What text box appears.
Find WhatAppears if you select Text at the top of the dialog box. Type the word or phrase you want to find.
Match CaseAppears if you select Text at the top of the dialog box. Place a checkmark in this option to find text strings that match the case exactly. For example, a search for foo does not match an occurrence of FOO or Foo.
Match Whole WordAppears if you select Text at the top of the dialog box. Place a checkmark in this option if you want to search for whole words. If you do not place a checkmark in this option, LabVIEW finds all instances of the text in Find What, even when it is a fragment of a word. For searching purposes, a word is any sequence of characters delimited by non-alphanumeric characters, such as spaces, or the start or end of a line. For example, if you place a checkmark in this option, a search for foo does not match an occurrence of foot or food.
Regular ExpressionAppears if you select Text at the top of the dialog box. Place a checkmark in this option if the text in Find What is a regular expression. The regular expression has the same specifications as the Match Pattern function.
More OptionsAppears if you select Text at the top of the dialog box. Click this button to configure where LabVIEW searches for the text. When you click this button, the Text Search Options dialog box appears.
Search ScopeSelects the scope of the search. Search the current VI, all VIs in memory, or selected VIs. If you select Selected VIs, click the Select button to select the VIs to search. You can search only VIs in memory.
SelectClick this button to select the VIs to search. When you click this button, the Select VIs To Search dialog box appears.
Include SubVIsSearches all subVIs of the VIs you select in Search Scope.
Include VIs in vi.libSearches the VIs in vi.lib.
Include Hierarchy WindowSearches the Hierarchy window.