PDF Edit and View commands

This topic provides information on these matters:

Primary commands
Line commands
Picture search strings – special characters for string-1:
Picture search strings – special characters for string-2
Character search string format

Primary commands

While you are using the PDF editor to edit or view data, these commands can be entered on the command line.


             .-ON--.   
>>-AUTOLIST--+-----+-------------------------------------------><
             '-OFF-'


            .-ON--.   
>>-AUTONUM--+-----+--------------------------------------------><
            '-OFF-'


             .-ON----------------.   
>>-AUTOSAVE--+-------------------+-----------------------------><
             |      .-PROMPT---. |   
             '-OFF--+----------+-'   
                    '-NOPROMPT-'


>>-+-BOUNDS-+--+-----------------------------+-----------------><
   +-BOUND--+  '-+-left_col-+--+-right_col-+-'   
   +-BNDS---+    '-*--------'  '-*---------'     
   +-BND----+                                    
   '-BOU----'


>>-BROWSE--+--------+------------------------------------------><
           '-member-'


>>-BUILTIN--cmdname--------------------------------------------><


>>-+-CANCEL-+--------------------------------------------------><
   '-CAN----'


         .-ON--.   
>>-CAPS--+-----+-----------------------------------------------><
         '-OFF-'


                                 .-.ZFIRST--.ZLAST-.   
>>-+-CHANGE-+--string1--string2--+-----------------+------------>
   +-CHA----+                    '-labela--labelb--'   
   +-CHG----+                                          
   '-C------'                                          

   .-NEXT--.  .-CHARS--.                                    
>--+-------+--+--------+--+----+--+---------------------+------><
   +-ALL---+  +-PREFIX-+  +-X--+  +-start_col-----------+   
   +-FIRST-+  +-SUFFIX-+  '-NX-'  '-left_col--right_col-'   
   +-LAST--+  '-WORD---'                                    
   '-PREV--'


         .-ON--.   
>>-COLS--+-----+-----------------------------------------------><
         '-OFF-'


>>-COPY--+----------------+--+--------+--label------------------>
         +-member---------+  +-AFTER--+          
         +-(member)-------+  '-BEFORE-'          
         +-dsname---------+                      
         +-dsname(member)-+                      
         '-pathname-------'                      

>--+----------------------+------------------------------------><
   '-start_line--end_line-'


>>-+-CREATE-+--+----------------+--+--------------------+------><
   '-CRE----'  +-member---------+  |                (1) |   
               +-(member)-------+  '-labela--labelb-----'   
               +-dsname(member)-+                           
               +-dsname---------+                           
               '-pathname-------'

Notes:

If you don't specify the group of lines using labels, you must specify the group by using C or M line commands.


>>-CUT---------------------------------------------------------->

     .-.ZFIRST--.ZLAST----.  .-DEFAULT--------.                          
>--+-+--------------------+--+----------------+--+----+--+---------+-+-><
   | |                (1) |  '-clipboard_name-'  +-X--+  +-APPEND--+ |   
   | '-labela--labelb-----'                      '-NX-'  '-REPLACE-' |   
   '-DISPLAY---------------------------------------------------------'

Notes:

You can also specify the group of lines using C or M line commands.


                              .-CMD-.     
>>-+-DEFINE-+--name--+-MACRO--+-----+-+------------------------><
   '-DEF----'        |        '-PGM-' |   
                     +-ALIAS--name_2--+   
                     +-NOP------------+   
                     +-RESET----------+   
                     '-DISABLED-------'


>>-+-DELETE-+--+-+-ALL------------+--+-X--+-+------------------><
   '-DEL----'  | '-labela--labelb-'  '-NX-' |   
               '-ALL--labela--labelb--------'


>>-EDIT--+--------+--------------------------------------------><
         '-member-'


>>-+-EDITSET-+-------------------------------------------------><
   '-EDSET---'


>>-END---------------------------------------------------------><


                         .-.ZFIRST--.ZLAST-.  .-NEXT--.   
>>-+-EXCLUDE--+--string--+-----------------+--+-------+--------->
   +-EXCLUDED-+          '-labela--labelb--'  +-ALL---+   
   +-EXC------+                               +-FIRST-+   
   +-EX-------+                               +-LAST--+   
   '-X--------'                               '-PREV--'   

   .-CHARS--.                            
>--+--------+--+---------------------+-------------------------><
   +-PREFIX-+  +-start_col-----------+   
   +-SUFFIX-+  '-left_col--right_col-'   
   '-WORD---'


                     .-.ZFIRST--.ZLAST-.  .-NEXT--.   
>>-+-FIND-+--string--+-----------------+--+-------+------------->
   '-F----'          '-labela--labelb--'  +-ALL---+   
                                          +-FIRST-+   
                                          +-LAST--+   
                                          '-PREV--'   

   .-CHARS--.                                    
>--+--------+--+----+--+---------------------+-----------------><
   +-PREFIX-+  +-X--+  +-start_col-----------+   
   +-SUFFIX-+  '-NX-'  '-left_col--right_col-'   
   '-WORD---'


         .-.ZFIRST--.ZLAST----.   
>>-FLIP--+--------------------+--------------------------------><
         '-labela--+--------+-'   
                   '-labelb-'


              .-VERT-.     
>>-HEX--+-ON--+------+-+---------------------------------------><
        |     '-DATA-' |   
        +-VERT---------+   
        +-DATA---------+   
        '-OFF----------'


>>-HIDE--+-EXCLUDE--+------------------------------------------><
         +-EXCLUDED-+   
         +-EXC------+   
         +-EX-------+   
         '-X--------'


>>-IMACRO--+-name-+--------------------------------------------><
           '-NONE-'


>>-LEVEL--num--------------------------------------------------><


>>-LF----------------------------------------------------------><


Specific LOCATE syntax

>>-LOCATE--+-label---+-----------------------------------------><
           '-linenum-'


Generic LOCATE syntax

           .-NEXT--.                .-.ZFIRST--.ZLAST-.   
>>-LOCATE--+-------+--+-CHANGE---+--+-----------------+--------><
           +-FIRST-+  +-COMMAND--+  '-labela--labelb--'   
           +-LAST--+  +-ERROR----+                        
           '-PREV--'  +-EXCLUDED-+                        
                      +-LABEL----+                        
                      +-SPECIAL--+                        
                      +-INFOLINE-+                        
                      +-MSGLINE--+                        
                      '-NOTELINE-'


Model name syntax

>>-MODEL--+-------------------------------+--------------------->
          '-model_name--+---------------+-'   
                        | .-----------. |     
                        | V           | |     
                        '---qualifier-+-'     

                          .-NOTES---.   
>--+-------------------+--+---------+--------------------------><
   '-+-AFTER--+--label-'  '-NONOTES-'   
     '-BEFORE-'


Class name syntax

>>-MODEL--+-----------------------+----------------------------><
          '-CLASS--+------------+-'   
                   '-class_name-'


>>-MOVE--+----------+--+-----------------------+---------------><
         +-member---+  |                   (1) |   
         +-(member)-+  '-+-AFTER--+--label-----'   
         +-dsname---+    '-BEFORE '                
         '-pathame--'

Notes:

If you don't specify the position using a label, you must specify the position by using an A or B line command.


>>-+-NONUMBER-+------------------------------------------------><
   +-NONUMBR--+   
   +-NONUMB---+   
   '-NONUM----'


              .-ON--.   
>>-+-NOTES-+--+-----+------------------------------------------><
   '-NOTE--'  '-OFF-'


              .-ON--STD-----.   
>>-+-NULLS-+--+-------------+----------------------------------><
   +-NULL--+  |     .-ALL-. |   
   '-NUL---'  +-ON--+-----+-+   
              +-STD---------+   
              +-ALL---------+   
              '-OFF---------'


                                     (1)                    
                         .-+-STD---+-----.                  
                 .-ON-.  | '-COBOL-'     |                  
>>-+-NUMBER-+--+-+----+--+---------------+--+---------+-+------><
   +-NUMB---+  |         +-STD COBOL-----+  '-DISPLAY-' |   
   '-NUM----'  |         +-NOSTD---------+              |   
               |         +-NOCOBOL-------+              |   
               |         '-NOSTD NOCOBOL-'              |   
               '-OFF------------------------------------'

Notes:

STD is the default for non-COBOL data set types. COBOL is the default for COBOL data set types.


         .-ON--.   
>>-PACK--+-----+-----------------------------------------------><
         '-OFF-'


          .-DEFAULT--------.                     .-DELETE-.   
>>-PASTE--+----------------+--+-AFTER--+--label--+--------+----><
          '-clipboard_name-'  '-BEFORE-'         '-KEEP---'


             .-ON--.   
>>-PRESERVE--+-----+-------------------------------------------><
             '-OFF-'


Profile control

            .-current_edit_profile-.  .-5------.   
>>-PROFILE--+----------------------+--+--------+---------------><
            '-name-----------------'  '-number-'


Profile LOCK syntax

>>-PROFILE--+-LOCK---+-----------------------------------------><
            '-UNLOCK-'


Profile RESET syntax

>>-PROFILE--RESET----------------------------------------------><


>>-RCHANGE-----------------------------------------------------><


                   .-ON---.            
>>-+-RECOVERY-+--+-+------+--------+---------------------------><
   +-RECOVER--+  | '-SUSP-'        |   
   +-RECOVRY--+  '-OFF--+--------+-'   
   +-RECVRY---+         +-WARN---+     
   +-RECOV----+         '-NOWARN-'     
   '-RECVR----'


                                  (1)                  
                      .-+-STD---+-----.                
              .-ON-.  | '-COBOL-'     |                
>>-+-RENUM-+--+----+--+---------------+--+---------+-----------><
   '-REN---'          '-STD COBOL-----'  '-DISPLAY-'

Notes:

STD is the default for non-COBOL data set types. COBOL is the default for COBOL data set types.


>>-+-REPLACE-+--+----------------+--+--------------------+-----><
   +-REPL----+  +-member---------+  |                (1) |   
   '-REP-----'  +-(member)-------+  '-labela--labelb-----'   
                +-dsname(member)-+                           
                +-dsname---------+                           
                '-pathname-------'

Notes:

If you don't specify the group of lines using labels, you must specify the group by using C or M line commands.


                            .-.ZFIRST--.ZLAST-.   
>>-+-RESET-+--+----------+--+-----------------+----------------><
   '-RES---'  +-CHANGE---+  '-labela--labelb--'   
              +-COMMAND--+                        
              +-ERROR----+                        
              +-EXCLUDED-+                        
              +-FIND-----+                        
              +-HIDE-----+                        
              +-LABEL----+                        
              +-SOURCE---+                        
              '-SPECIAL--'


>>-RFIND-------------------------------------------------------><


>>-RMACRO--+-name--+-------------------------------------------><
           +-!name-+   
           '-NONE--'


>>-SAVE--------------------------------------------------------><


                .-STORAGE-.   
>>-+-SETUNDO-+--+---------+------------------------------------><
   '-SETU----'  +-KEEP----+   
                +-RECOVER-+   
                +-ON------+   
                '-OFF-----'


         .-.ZFIRST--.ZLAST-.                                   
>>-SORT--+-----------------+--+----+--+--------------------+---><
         '-labela--labelb--'  +-X--+  | .----------------. |   
                              '-NX-'  | V                | |   
                                      '---| sort_field |-+-'   

sort_field

   .-A-.                           
|--+---+--start_col--+---------+--------------------------------|
   '-D-'             '-end_col-'


>>-SOURCE--character_encoding----------------------------------><


          .-ON--.   
>>-STATS--+-----+----------------------------------------------><
          +-OFF-+   
          '-EXT-'


               .-.ZFIRST--.ZLAST-.           
>>-+-SUBMIT-+--+-----------------+--+----+---------------------><
   '-SUB----'  '-labela--labelb--'  +-X--+   
                                    '-NX-'


               .-ON-.  .-STD-----------.     
>>-+-TABS-+--+-+----+--+---------------+-+---------------------><
   '-TAB--'  |         +-ALL-----------+ |   
             |         '-tab_character-' |   
             '-OFF-----------------------'


>>-UNDO--------------------------------------------------------><


>>-+-UNNUMBER-+------------------------------------------------><
   +-UNNUMB---+   
   +-UNNUM----+   
   '-UNN------'


>>-+-VERSION-+--num--------------------------------------------><
   +-VERS----+        
   '-VER-----'


>>-VIEW--+--------+--------------------------------------------><
         '-member-'

Line commands

Under Edit or View, you can enter these line commands at the beginning of a line by typing over the line number. If you do not enter a value of n, the default is 1 except for:

The shift commands, which default to 2 column positions
The TE command, which defaults to the number of lines remaining on the screen
The TF command, which defaults to the current right boundary.


           .-2-.   
>>-+-(--+--+---+-----------------------------------------------><
   '-((-'  '-n-'

Shifts columns left the specified number of positions


           .-2-.   
>>-+-)--+--+---+-----------------------------------------------><
   '-))-'  '-n-'

Shifts columns right the specified number of positions


           .-2-.   
>>-+-<--+--+---+-----------------------------------------------><
   '-<<-'  '-n-'

Shifts data left the specified number of positions (default 2).


           .-2-.   
>>-+->--+--+---+-----------------------------------------------><
   '->>-'  '-n-'

Shifts data right the specified number of positions (default 2).


>>-+-A--+--+---+-----------------------------------------------><
   '-AK-'  '-n-'

Identifies the line after which copied, moved, or model lines are to be inserted.


>>-+-B--+--+---+-----------------------------------------------><
   '-BK-'  '-n-'

Identifies the line before which copied, moved, or model lines are to be inserted.


>>-+-BOUNDS-+--------------------------------------------------><
   +-BOUND--+   
   +-BNDS---+   
   +-BND----+   
   '-BOU----'

Displays the column boundary definition line.


>>-+-C--+---+-+------------------------------------------------><
   |    '-n-' |   
   '-CC-------'

Copies one or more lines from one location to another.


>>-+-COLS-+----------------------------------------------------><
   '-COL--'

Displays a position identification line.


>>-+-D--+---+-+------------------------------------------------><
   |    '-n-' |   
   '-DD-------'

Deletes one or more lines.


>>-F--+---+----------------------------------------------------><
      '-n-'

Redisplays one or more lines at the beginning of a block of excluded lines.


>>-+-HX--+---+-+-----------------------------------------------><
   |     '-n-' |   
   '-HXX-------'

Displays characters in hexadecimal format.


>>-I--+---+----------------------------------------------------><
      '-n-'

Inserts a blank data entry line.


>>-L--+---+----------------------------------------------------><
      '-n-'

Redisplays one or more lines at the end of a block of excluded lines.


>>-+-LC--+---+-+-----------------------------------------------><
   |     '-n-' |   
   +-LCC-------+   
   '-LCLC------'

Converts all uppercase alphabetic characters in one or more lines to lowercase.


>>-+-M--+---+-+------------------------------------------------><
   |    '-n-' |   
   '-MM-------'

Moves one or more lines from one location to another.


>>-MASK--------------------------------------------------------><

Displays the contents of the mask when used with the I (insert), TE (text entry), and TS (text split) line commands.


>>-+-MD--+---+-+-----------------------------------------------><
   |     '-n-' |   
   +-MDD-------+   
   '-MDMD------'

Makes NOTE, MSG, INFO, and COLS lines into data lines.


>>-+-+-O--+--+---+-+-------------------------------------------><
   | '-OK-'  '-n-' |   
   '-+-OO--+-------'   
     '-OOK-'

Rearranges a single column list of items into multiple column, or tabular, format.


>>-+-R--+--+---+-----------------------------------------------><
   '-RR-'  '-n-'

Repeats one or more lines.


>>-S--+---+----------------------------------------------------><
      '-n-'

Redisplays one or more lines with the leftmost indentation in a block of excluded lines.


>>-+-TABS-+----------------------------------------------------><
   '-TAB--'

Displays the tab definition line.


>>-TE--+---+---------------------------------------------------><
       '-n-'

Inserts blank lines to allow power typing for text entry.


>>-TF--+---+---------------------------------------------------><
       '-n-'

Restructures paragraphs following deletions, insertions, splitting, and so forth.


>>-TS--+---+---------------------------------------------------><
       '-n-'

Divides a line so that data can be added.


>>-+-UC--+---+-+-----------------------------------------------><
   |     '-n-' |   
   +-UCC-------+   
   '-UCUC------'

Converts all lowercase alphabetic characters in one or more lines to uppercase.


>>-+-X--+---+-+------------------------------------------------><
   |    '-n-' |   
   '-XX-------'

Excludes one or more lines from a panel.

Picture search strings – special characters for string-1:

P'=': Any character
P'¬': Any character that is not a blank
P'.': Any character that cannot be displayed
P'#': Any numeric character, 0-9
P'-': Any nonnumeric character
P'@': Any alphabetic character, uppercase or lowercase
P'<': Any lowercase alphabetic character
P'>': Any uppercase alphabetic character
P'$': Any special character, neither alphabetic nor numeric.

If you are using an APL or TEXT keyboard, you can use the following additional characters in a picture string:

P' ': Any APL-specific or TEXT-specific character
P'_': Any underscored nonblank character.

Picture search strings – special characters for string-2

P'=': Equal to the corresponding character in string-1
P'>': Converts the corresponding character in string-1 to uppercase
P'<': Converts corresponding character in string-1 to lowercase.

Character search string format

Simple string:: cccccc (no embedded blanks or commas)
Delimited string:: 'ccccc' or "ccccc"
Hex string:: X'hhhh' or 'hhhh'X
Text string:: T'cccc' or 'cccc'T
Picture string:: P'ssss' or 'ssss'P
Character string:: C'cccc' or 'cccc'C
Previous string:: * (single asterisk)