# Search variables

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/search-variables/3871
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Created:** [June 27, 2007, 8:26am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/search-variables/3871 "2007-06-27T08:26:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 1
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### Author: ![stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2007, 8:26am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/search-variables/3871/1 "2007-06-27T08:26:09Z")

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I think it would be useful if a search would look in the current and/or default values of variables. The reason is you often search the project for something like a directory name, but get no results because it's actually stored in a variable which is substituted in.

Steve