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Subject: vms edit help required

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Name: arunjit
Date: April 3, 2003 at 15:29:22 Pacific
Subject: vms edit help required
OS: vms
CPU/Ram: alpha

Comment:

Hi,
I have 2 questions.
1. How can I edit a file of record length more than 132. whenever i open it, bytes beyond 132nd col are not visible. any way to wrap them to the 2nd row ?
2. Is there any file editor (like file-aid in mainframe) to see the packed fields in a file ?
thanks
Arunjit

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Response Number 1

Name: dcrim
Date: April 4, 2003 at 05:35:14 Pacific
Subject: vms edit help required

Reply: (edit)

Check the editors command list. It may have a "shift" command (I know EDT does, not sure about TPU). This command will shift the screen view to the right or left.
I'm not sure what you're asking about packed fields. If it's ascii, you can edit it. If it's binary, it's harder to work with.
dcrim

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Response Number 2

Name: johno2003
Date: April 4, 2003 at 10:24:01 Pacific
Subject: vms edit help required

Reply: (edit)

using edit/tpu
you can use commands, such as:
set width 132
set width 80
also
shift right x (x = columns)
shift left x
press the help key (f15 VT420) for more info once in a tpu session.

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Response Number 3

Name: vchapman4
Date: April 21, 2003 at 05:41:55 Pacific
Subject: vms edit help required

Reply: (edit)

You can also type
set keyp edt
In the TPU command if you are more comfortable with EDT keystrokes.

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