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Text Search

Background

The text search script gives you an alternatvie interface to performing a text search from within IDEA.  The script allows you to select up to 10 different search terms (you can use the wildcards), it also allows you decide if the search is case sensitve or not and the type of search, i.e.

CSng()

This function will change a number into a single type.  A single type has 4 decimals so any decimals larger than 4 will be rounded to 4.

CInt()

Converts a numeric expression into one of an integer data type.  In the example below when we changed a double into an integer the fractional portion is rounded.

CDate()

This function converst a valid date or time expression that is currently a string into a date type.  The expression can contain only the date, only the time or both.