This has already been explained by Mr. Elson, but to say it perhaps another way:
The message about the number of primitives to be "changed" tells you how many matches you got. It is a tad different in Schematic than in PCB. PCB does not include the object being edited in the match count, as I recall Schematic does. Further, in PCB, most changes are made directly to the primitive fields instead of in the change field, global changes are transferred if Change or Copy to All -- I forget the exact words -- for that field is checked. So if you get a message saying that 20 objects are going to be changed, you know that you got 20 matches. You do not know that any of them, or more of them than 1, are going to be changed, that depends on the settings in the fields to be globalized. Schematic global edit can drive one a little buggy until one understands it. It took me some time, and I'm still not sure that I've got it all. String-substitution operators are used, there is some information on it in the manual or tutorial as I recall. There are also some irritating limitations, as have been discussed before on this list. The reported behavior is quite common, and it is not a bug, just a tool not being used as designed. Probably. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Abdulrahman Lomax Easthampton, Massachusetts USA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
