MapInfo Products KnowledgeBase

Product: MapInfo Professional
Version: 8.0, 7.8
Platform: All Windows Platforms
Category: Tools

Summary:
Search and Replace tool updates multiple columns (MapInfo Professional 7.8 and higher).

Question:
Search and Replace tool updates multiple columns (MapInfo Professional 7.8 and higher).

Answer:

The Search and Replace tool in MapInfo Professional v7.8 has been updated to facilitate the replacement of multiple column entries in a selected table. This tool is particularly useful when names change or specific character data changes. To search a table, the file must be open.

To use the Search and Replace tool:

1. Open the table for which it is desired to search and replace data. MapInfo Professional must be able to read the tables to search.

2. From the Tools Menu, select Search and Replace and click the Search and Replace sub-menu option. The Search and Replace dialog box displays:



Note: The new multi-list box added to the Search&Replace dialog (Highlighted in yellow) allows for picking multiple columns.

3. Select the table and columns to search from the Table To Search and Column To Search drop-down lists.

4. Type the text to find in the Search String field.

5. Type the new text to insert into the Replacement String field.

6. If the string entered should be case sensitive, select the Case Sensitive check box.

7. Click OK to begin the search and replace process.

Last Modified: 04/17/2006 09:27:46 AM
Document URL: http://testdrive.mapinfo.com/techsupp/miprod.nsf/kbase_by_product/6E74007745ED80F585256F1D004B5390

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