EDIT Subcommands-ZONE ZONE Use the rONE subcommand to specify the columns of each record (starting
position and ending position) to be scanned when the editor searches for
a character string or to display the current ZONE settings. The format
of the ZONE subcommand is:
r--- I I Zone I r r " I I firstcol Ilastcolll I I I * I * II ! I I 1 I " I ILL .J.J L
firstcol indicates the near zone column of each record to be scanned.
If firstcol is specified as an asterisk (*), the default is
column 1.
lastcol indicates the end zone column of each record to be scanned.
If lastcol is specified as an asterisk (*), the default is the
record length.
1. The editor assigns the following settings by default: ASSEMBLE, MACRO, UPDATE, UPDTxxxx AMSERV, PLI, PLIOPT COBOL, DIRECT, FORTRAN BASIC, VSBASIC PF.EFFORT Others 1
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Record Length
Record Length
Record Length
2. The ZONE settings are used by the ALTER, CHANGE, and LOCATE subcommands to define the columns that will be scanned. If you
specify a character string longer than the zone, you receive the
message:
and the subcommand is not executed.
3. If vou issue a CHANGE subcommand that increases the length of a
line beyond the end zone setting, the line is truncated. Section 3. EDIT Subcommands and Macros 257
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EDIT Subcommands-ZONE r ? U. You can use the ZONE subcommand to protect data in particular columns r for example:
edit newfile memo NEW FILE:
EDIT:
zone
1 80 zone 10 20 input the zone is now set for columns 10-20 EDI!: change /0/*/ the zone is n*w set for columns 10-20 Note that the LOCATE and CHANGE now r not the word zone
r because
not in position 1.
subcommands operated on the word
scanning started in position lOr When you enter the ZONE subcommand without zone settings, the
editor displays the current setting.
? (QUESTION MARK) Use the? subcommand to display the last EDIT subcommand executed except
for a REUSE (=) or ? (question mark) subcommand. The format of the?
subcommand is:
r------- I ? L- After an Xr Y r subcommand that
subcommand.
or = subcommand r was executed as
the last
a result
EDIT subcommand
of issuing the
1 , -----' is the
I or Y When you issue the ? subcommand using a 3270 in display mode, the last
EDIT subcommand that was executed is redisplayed in the user input area.
Press the Enter key to execute it again; you may modify the line before
reentering it.
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