# Scan not working in program editor **URL:** \ **Category:** Forum\ **Tags:** Adabas-Natural, Natural, Natural-on-Linux\ **Created:** [October 26, 2005, 2:51am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/scan-not-working-in-program-editor/60286 "2005-10-26T02:51:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![papajohn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/papajohn/32/85_2.png) [@papajohn](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/papajohn)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2005, 2:51am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/scan-not-working-in-program-editor/60286/1 "2005-10-26T02:51:19Z")
When I key the command ‘scan’ on the command line while editing a program, I receive a popup, but instead of having input for: ‘scan value’, ‘replace value’, ‘replace with null value’, ‘absolut scan’, and ‘x - y range’ , Instead I receive a popup with input for :‘Find Value’, ‘From col’, ‘to col’, ‘From label’, and ‘To label’. What happened to the old scan? Documentation shows I should have the old scan, We are running Natural Version 6.1.1 on Suse Linux Enterprise edition, with Natural Security. Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![Matthias1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@Matthias1](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Matthias1)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2005, 4:06pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/scan-not-working-in-program-editor/60286/2 "2005-10-26T16:06:46Z")
the command “scan” while editing a program is just the same like “find”. You have to leave the editor first. Then you’ll get the wanted dialog. The reason is: “scan” loads the codes into the editor work space for scanning. Your program would be overwritten… ---
**Author:** ![papajohn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/papajohn/32/85_2.png) [@papajohn](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/papajohn)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 8:43am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/scan-not-working-in-program-editor/60286/3 "2005-10-28T08:43:57Z")
Aha, great, thanks again for your help, Hopefully someday I will be able to help someone… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 2:40pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/scan-not-working-in-program-editor/60286/4 "2021-04-02T14:40:20Z")