Manual

This manual will explain how to install the Search unit and how to use it.

Installation

The complete installation set exists out of two files namely:

  1. SearchUnit.bpl, the tool;
  2. SearchUnit.html, this document;

To install the tool you have to start Delphi and close all the files or project you have opened. Go to Component|Install packages menu

and click on the "Add..." button. 

Select the SearchUnit.bpl package and after you close the open dialog you will see the following screenshot.

 

Press the Ok button and the tool is installed, simple isn't?

When you click on the Search menu of Delphi you will see that there is an extra menu-item namely Search Unit, when you click on it a dialog appears. Read the next section to find out how the tool works.  

How to use the tool

When you click on the menu-item Search unit a dialog appears.

The dialog has two tabsheets, Search and Settings.  

In the combo box you can type a search string, when you press the Ok button the tool will search in your library path to find *.pas files that have the search string in there name. The last ten search strings are displayed in the combobox.

The second tabsheet contains some settings. 

When the utility finds no files the following message box appears:

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When the tool finds only one file, that file is automatically opened. When the search result exist of more than one file the following dialog appears

You select a file to open and click the Ok button or double click on the file.

Known challenges (Bugs only exists in the rainforest and you're bedroom when you go to bed)

When you start Delphi there will be no shortcut assigned to the menu item "Search unit", as soon as you click on the menu item the shortcut you defined will be assigned. The next time you want to search for a file you can use you're shortcut. 


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06-11-2000 17:56:08
Copyrights Ralph van Roosmalen 2000