# Search and replace within scripts **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [March 2, 2011, 9:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/search-and-replace-within-scripts/2708 "2011-03-02T09:19:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AlThePal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/althepal/32/3603_2.png) [@AlThePal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AlThePal)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 9:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/search-and-replace-within-scripts/2708/1 "2011-03-02T09:19:18Z")
It would be very useful to have a local search and replace within scripts, in addition to the project-wide search and replace tool currently being developed. ---
**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/search-and-replace-within-scripts/2708/2 "2011-03-04T00:57:47Z")
Totally agree. I’ve added a ticket. ---
**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/search-and-replace-within-scripts/2708/3 "2012-03-29T21:10:41Z")
7.4 Added this. CTRL-F for find, CTRL-R for find/replace. ---
**Author:** ![nmudge](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nmudge/32/3394_2.png) [@nmudge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nmudge)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/search-and-replace-within-scripts/2708/4 "2012-04-05T15:20:50Z")
This is awesome. Thanks Carl!