Tracing Variables / Addresses
Original instructions
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Introduction
Using the tracing feature, you can locate the occurrences of a variable/address in an application.
Tracing
Step
Action
1
Select an object in a language editor window.
Result:
The address attached to the object is displayed in the edit field of the Search Toolbar.
2
Start a search either
Result:
  • The search results are displayed in the Cross-References dialog.
  • A direct jump is initiated to the first found occurrence of the reading/writing reference (for example into the containing network).
  • A new automatic Search_”<Search String>” bookmark is created (to be able to jump back later on). This bookmark is inserted into the bookmarks list like any other manually created bookmark. Automatically created bookmarks are displayed in gray and can not be renamed.
3
Double-click a search result, displayed in the Cross-References dialog, to jump to the respective read/write location.
4
With the bookmarks feature you can mark one or more of the shown locations in the language editor. These bookmarks can be used later on to jump to from the bookmarks window.
5
From the bookmarks window you can also select the automatic Start of Search bookmark for going back to the original starting position of the search.
NOTE: You can delete automatically generated bookmarks via the bookmarks window.