Finding character strings in the source or target

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The Visual Diff dialog box lets you search for text in your files or database objects.

To search for text in the source or target pane

1. Open the Visual Diff dialog box and load the source and target files or database objects. For details, see Specifying the Files or Database Objects to Compare.
2. Place your cursor inside the pane you want to search.
3. Click the Find icon on the Visual Difference toolbar.

   

   The Find dialog box opens.

4. In the Find What box, enter the search string.
5. Use the Match... controls specify whole word searching or case sensitivity.
6. Click Find Next to find the next occurrence of the search string.

After specifying the search string in a visual difference session, you can repeat the search without opening the Find dialog

To find the next instance of the search string

1. Click the Find Next icon on the Visual Difference toolbar.

   

Topics

• Visual Difference.