# Find / Replace inside calculation fields **URL:** \ **Category:** Classic Servoy\ **Created:** [November 19, 2004, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/find-replace-inside-calculation-fields/3098 "2004-11-19T16:07:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![faheemhameed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ea924/32.png) [@faheemhameed](https://forum.servoy.com/u/faheemhameed)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/find-replace-inside-calculation-fields/3098/1 "2004-11-19T16:07:25Z")
Can I do Find / Replace inside calculation fields? I think this is a must have for me (for everyone too). If I change a relation name and that relation is used inside many calculations, then I would be able to do a global find/replace within calculation fields as well. Thanks Hameed ---
**Author:** ![RobertMeyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@RobertMeyer](https://forum.servoy.com/u/RobertMeyer)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/find-replace-inside-calculation-fields/3098/2 "2004-11-19T16:38:11Z")
sounds like a great idea. in general, editing of calculations is a little strange; it would be great if they could just be opened and edited in the method editor along with all global & form methods. ---
**Author:** ![jcompagner](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/forum.servoy.com/jcompagner/32/4889_2.png) [@jcompagner](https://forum.servoy.com/u/jcompagner)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2004, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/find-replace-inside-calculation-fields/3098/3 "2004-11-22T14:14:30Z")
both (better search/replace and opening calculations in the method editor) are in the feature db’s. Don’t know exactly what release they will emerge. ---
**Author:** ![RobertMeyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@RobertMeyer](https://forum.servoy.com/u/RobertMeyer)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2004, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/find-replace-inside-calculation-fields/3098/4 "2004-11-22T14:52:10Z")
excellent! and now one more idea…(i’m full of ideas some days ![:lol:]( "Laughing") ); would it be possible to debug calculations? ---
**Author:** ![Harjo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/forum.servoy.com/harjo/32/4873_2.png) [@Harjo](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Harjo)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2004, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/find-replace-inside-calculation-fields/3098/5 "2004-11-22T17:58:48Z")
> RobertMeyer: > excellent! > > and now one more idea…(i’m full of ideas some days :lol: ); > > would it be possible to debug calculations? Yes, would be wonderfull ---
**Author:** ![faheemhameed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ea924/32.png) [@faheemhameed](https://forum.servoy.com/u/faheemhameed)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2004, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/find-replace-inside-calculation-fields/3098/6 "2004-11-23T02:29:21Z")
This is an excellent thing!! Also it would be much better, if we can be able to find the fields placed in forms (find this by its dataprovider & element name) and labels placed in forms. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![olivier\_melet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ba8739/32.png) [@olivier\_melet](https://forum.servoy.com/u/olivier_melet)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/find-replace-inside-calculation-fields/3098/7 "2004-11-24T12:43:31Z")
> jcompagner: > both (better search/replace and opening calculations in the method editor) are in the feature db’s. Great ![:!:]( "Exclamation") > jcompagner: > Don’t know exactly what release they will emerge. ![:cry:]( "Crying or Very sad") > RobertMeyer: > would it be possible to debug calculations? PPPPlease ![:!:]( "Exclamation") ---
**Author:** ![bcusick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@bcusick](https://forum.servoy.com/u/bcusick)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/find-replace-inside-calculation-fields/3098/8 "2004-11-24T17:54:12Z")
TIP: Great way to debug calculations: create a method that sets a global (or show a dialog) with the result of the calculation. This way you can use the debugger. Once debugged, copy/paste into your calculation (minus the global setting or showDialog). I do this all the time (I have a special “\_aTEST” method for this purpose. WORKS! Cheers, Bob Cusick ---
**Author:** ![RobertMeyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@RobertMeyer](https://forum.servoy.com/u/RobertMeyer)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2004, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/find-replace-inside-calculation-fields/3098/9 "2004-11-24T18:09:02Z")
but this doesn’t let you actually debug (step thru, and examine variables in) the calculation, does it? a trick i use a lot is to put “application.output()” statements in the calcs to dump info as i’m debugging. ---
**Author:** ![jcompagner](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/forum.servoy.com/jcompagner/32/4889_2.png) [@jcompagner](https://forum.servoy.com/u/jcompagner)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2004, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/find-replace-inside-calculation-fields/3098/10 "2004-11-25T16:30:15Z")
you can debug a calculation if you really want it. Just make a global method where you move the code of the calculation for a while. Then call that global method in that calculation (return globals.testCalcMethod()😉 Set the breakpoint in the global method. ---
**Author:** ![RobertMeyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@RobertMeyer](https://forum.servoy.com/u/RobertMeyer)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2004, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/find-replace-inside-calculation-fields/3098/11 "2004-11-25T16:38:43Z")
sounds good! thanks.