You can use most primary commands in an edit macro if you precede it with ISREDIT. Table 1 shows the macro commands available to use. There are differences, though, between entering a command on the command line and processing the same command in a macro as one of a series:

• When you enter a command on the command line, the result of the command is displayed in either an informational or an error message. If you process the same command in a macro, messages are not displayed, and the lines actually displayed may be different from a command entered on the command line.
• When you issue a series of commands as a macro, the display does not change with each command. The lines displayed are the end result of the macro running, not the individual commands.
• Some commands have additional operands permitted in a macro that cannot be used interactively.

These topics apply to CLIST, REXX, and program macros and are described in:

• Naming edit macros
• Variables
• Edit assignment statements
• Performing line command functions
• Parameters
• Passing parameters to a macro
• Using edit macros in batch
• Edit macro messages
• Macro levels
• Labels in edit macros
• Referring to data lines
• Referring to column positions
• Defining macros
• Using the PROCESS command and operand
• Recovery macros