Object COBOL Character Tools

Table of Contents

Index

Chapter 7: Editor

• 7.1 Overview
  • 7.1.1 The On-line Reference
  • 7.1.2 General Editing Features
  • 7.1.3 COBOL Program Editing Features
• 7.2 Operation
  • 7.2.1 Invoking the COBOL Editor
    • 7.2.1.1 Invoking Editor on DOS, Windows or OS/2
    • 7.2.1.2 Invoking Editor on UNIX
  • 7.2.2 Exiting from the COBOL Editor
  • 7.2.3 The Editor Screen
    • 7.2.3.1 The Work Area
    • 7.2.3.2 The Information Line
    • 7.2.3.3 The Menu
      • 7.2.3.3.1 Help
      • 7.2.3.3.2 Escape
    • 7.2.3.4 The Message Line
  • 7.2.4 Multiple Files and Views
• 7.3 Functions
  • 7.3.1 Loading a File
    • 7.3.1.1 Using the File Prompt
    • 7.3.1.2 Using the Directory Facility
    • 7.3.1.3 File Access Considerations
  • 7.3.2 Entering Text
    • 7.3.2.1 Caps Lock
    • 7.3.2.2 Num Lock
    • 7.3.2.3 Word-wrap
    • 7.3.2.4 File Lock Indicator
    • 7.3.2.5 The Enter Key
    • 7.3.2.6 Margins
  • 7.3.3 Inserting, Deleting and Restoring Text
    • 7.3.3.1 Characters
      • 7.3.3.1.1 Inserting Characters
      • 7.3.3.1.2 Deleting and Restoring Characters
    • 7.3.3.2 Words
      • 7.3.3.2.1 Inserting Words
      • 7.3.3.2.2 Deleting and Restoring Words
    • 7.3.3.3 Lines
      • 7.3.3.3.1 Inserting Lines
      • 7.3.3.3.2 Deleting and Restoring Lines
      • 7.3.3.3.3 Repeating Lines
      • 7.3.3.3.4 Splitting and Joining Lines
  • 7.3.4 Moving Through a File
    • 7.3.4.1 Moving Across a Line
      • 7.3.4.1.1 Home and End Keys
      • 7.3.4.1.2 Tab Keys
      • 7.3.4.1.3 Moving to the Next or Previous Word
    • 7.3.4.2 Moving to the Next/Previous Line
    • 7.3.4.3 Moving to the Beginning/End of a File
    • 7.3.4.4 Moving Up/Down Through a File
      • 7.3.4.4.1 Page-up and Page-down Keys
      • 7.3.4.4.2 Scrolling
  • 7.3.5 Tagging Text Lines
    • 7.3.5.1 Setting a Tag
    • 7.3.5.2 Clearing a Tag
    • 7.3.5.3 Locating a Tag
  • 7.3.6 Finding and Replacing Text
    • 7.3.6.1 Entering the Text String
    • 7.3.6.2 Moving Through the Find and Replace Fields
    • 7.3.6.3 Clearing the Find and Replace Fields
    • 7.3.6.4 Locating the Text String
      • 7.3.6.4.1 Moving to a Specific Line
    • 7.3.6.5 Replacing the Text String
      • 7.3.6.5.1 Individual or "Step" Replacement
      • 7.3.6.5.2 Global Replacement
  • 7.3.7 Moving and Copying Text
    • 7.3.7.1 Defining Blocks of Text
    • 7.3.7.2 Moving/Copying Blocks of Text
    • 7.3.7.3 Editing Blocks of Text
    • 7.3.7.4 Combining Blocks of Text
  • 7.3.8 Saving a File
    • 7.3.8.1 The Save-file List Boxes
    • 7.3.8.2 File Access Considerations
  • 7.3.9 Using Edit Windows
    • 7.3.9.1 Creating a New Window
    • 7.3.9.2 Selecting a Window
    • 7.3.9.3 Sizing a Window
    • 7.3.9.4 Moving a Window
    • 7.3.9.5 Closing a Window
    • 7.3.9.6 The Window Navigation List Box
    • 7.3.9.7 Accessing Files in a Window
  • 7.3.10 Clearing a File
  • 7.3.11 Printing a File
  • 7.3.12 Additional Features
    • 7.3.12.1 Drawing Lines
    • 7.3.12.2 Calculate
    • 7.3.12.3 Editing Files Identified in Your COBOL Program
  • 7.3.13 Using the Mouse
    • 7.3.13.1 Moving the Cursor in a Window
    • 7.3.13.2 Selecting a Window for Editing
    • 7.3.13.3 Moving a Window
    • 7.3.13.4 Sizing a Window
    • 7.3.13.5 Maximizing and Restoring a Window's Size
    • 7.3.13.6 Accessing the Window Navigation List Box
    • 7.3.13.7 Using the Mouse with List Boxes
• 7.4 The Directory Facility
• 7.5 COBOL Support Functions
  • 7.5.1 Syntax-checking and Animating
    • 7.5.1.1 Syntax Checking
      • 7.5.1.1.1 Specifying Compiler Options
      • 7.5.1.1.2 Compiler Error Handling
    • 7.5.1.2 Animating
    • 7.5.1.3 Command File Processing
  • 7.5.2 COBOL Source Information (CSI)
    • 7.5.2.1 Accessing CSI-functions
  • 7.5.3 File Handling Considerations
• 7.6 Concurrent Editing and Checking
  • 7.6.1 Invoking the COBOL Editor
  • 7.6.2 Invoking the Compiler
    • 7.6.2.1 The Checking Status
  • 7.6.3 Additional Editor Menu Functions
  • 7.6.4 Check Menu Functions
• 7.7 Configuring the COBOL Editor
  • 7.7.1 Toggle Settings
  • 7.7.2 Defining Language Settings
  • 7.7.3 Defining Margins
  • 7.7.4 Defining File Search Extensions
    • 7.7.4.1 Defining Copyfile Search Extensions
  • 7.7.5 Colorizing the Editor
  • 7.7.6 Default Configuration of the COBOL Editor
• 7.8 Display Attributes and Printer Codes
  • 7.8.1 Display Attributes
    • 7.8.1.1 Monochrome Display
    • 7.8.1.2 Color Display
  • 7.8.2 Printer Control Codes
    • 7.8.2.1 Controlling the Printer