These sample macros are explained in Edit macros. They demonstrate various techniques you can use when writing, running, and testing macros.

ISRBLOCK

Source code for the Block Letter Model selection panel.

ISRBOX

Edit macro that draws a box with its upper left corner at the cursor position.

ISRCHGS

Sample edit macro that shows the lines most recently changed and excludes all other lines.

ISRCOUNT

Edit macro that finds occurrences of a string and returns a count of the number found. Demonstrates passing parameters, and retrieving and returning information.

ISRDASH

Edit macro that deletes all lines that begin with a dash except the first one.

ISRFLAG

ISPF/PDF edit macro to add change flags to a new file based on the differences between the new file and an ancestor of that file.

ISRIMBED

Sample edit macro that builds a list of imbed (.im) statements found in the member that is entered as an operand.

ISRMASK

Sample edit macro that overlays lines with data from a mask line, for example to place a comment area over existing lines.

ISRMBRS

Processes all members of partitioned data set, running a second, user-specified, ISPF edit macro against each member.

ISRONLY

An ISPF Edit macro written in REXX that combines the ISPF Edit commands EXCLUDE and FIND such that only the lines containing the search string are displayed.

ISRSEPC

Version of the macro ISRSLREX written in COBOL. Demonstrates calling edit functions from a COBOL program.

ISRSEPP

Version of the macro ISRSLREX written in PL/I. Demonstrates calling edit functions from a PL/I program.

ISRSLREX

REXX version of an edit macro that separates each line of data with a line of dashes.

ISRTDATA

Edit macro that demonstrates using a loop structure and conditional logic to generate test data.

ISRTDWRI

A version of the sample edit macro ISRTDATA that demonstrates using CLIST WRITE statements as a debugging aid.

ISRTRYIT

Processes another edit macro command and displays the return code. Useful for experimenting with command or assignment statements without actually writing a complete macro.