The Natural program editor is used to create and modify the source code of a Natural object of the type program, subprogram, subroutine, helproutine, copycode, text, class or function.

The Program Editor documentation is organized in the following parts:

• Invoking the Program Editor

• Editor Command Line

• Top Information Line

• Editing Area

• Bottom Information Line

• Editor Commands

• Editor Commands for Positioning

• Line Commands

• Special PF-Key Functions

• Cursor-Sensitive Commands

• Saving and Cataloging Sources

• Exit Function

Related Topic:

For information on Unicode and code page support for Natural editors, see Editors in the SPoD Environment in the Unicode and Code Page Support documentation.

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Invoking the Program Editor

To invoke the program editor

• Use the system command EDIT as described in the System Commands documentation.

  When the program editor is invoked, an editor screen similar to the example below appears:

  > > + Program SAGDEMO Lib SAGTEST All ....+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7.. 0010 ** EXAMPLE 'SAGDEMO': DISPLAY 0020 ************************************************************************ 0030 DEFINE DATA LOCAL 0040 1 VIEWEMP VIEW OF EMPLOYEES 0050 2 PERSONNEL-ID 0060 2 NAME 0070 2 BIRTH 0080 2 JOB-TITLE 0090 END-DEFINE 0100 * 0110 READ (3) VIEWEMP BY BIRTH 0120 DISPLAY PERSONNEL-ID NAME JOB-TITLE 0130 END-READ 0140 END .... 0280 ....+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+... S 14 L 1

  The editor screen contains the following items (from top to bottom): the editor command line, the top information line, the editing area and the bottom information line. These items are explained in the following sections.

Editor Command Line

The editor command line is indicated by the leftmost greater than sign (>) in the top line of the editor screen. In the command line, you can enter one of the following:

• Any Natural system command.

  For example: The system command CHECK can be used for checking the syntax of source code and SAVE for saving source code (see also Saving and Cataloging Sources).

  For other system commands related to maintaining and using object sources, see Managing Applications with Natural Objects in the System Commands documentation.

• One or more editor commands.

• The name of a Natural program to be executed.

Additionally, the top line can contain the following items (from left to right):

Direction Indicator: + or -	The direction indicator can be set to control the direction of the editor commands ADD and SCAN, and of the line commands .C, .I and .M. The plus sign (+) indicates after and the minus sign (-) indicates before. The exact interpretation is described with the relevant command description. See also the editor profile option Direction Indicator described in Editor Profile.
Object Type	The type of object currently in the source work area. If no object type or object name is specified when the program editor is invoked, object type Program is displayed by default. The object type can be changed by using the editor command SET TYPE.
Modification Indicator: *	An asterisk (*) indicates whether the source code currently in the source work area contains unsaved modifications. The asterisk (*) also appears for new source code that has not yet been saved as a source object. The asterisk (*) is only visible if the editor profile option Source Status Message is set to Y (see Editor Profile). The asterisk (*) disappears when you execute a successful SAVE or STOW command on the source. See also Exit Function.
Object Name	The name of the object currently in the source work area. No name is displayed if the source work area is empty or if the current source code has not yet been saved as a source object with the SAVE, CATALOG or STOW command.
Lib	The library to which you are currently logged on.

Top Information Line

The top information line of the editor screen is a scale line. It can contain the following:

• A message indicating object modification. This information is only displayed if the editor profile option Source Status Message is set to Y (see Editor Profile).

• The programming mode (structured or reporting) currently in effect. When a Natural object is read into the source work area, the mode is set to the one which was in effect when the object was saved with the SAVE or STOW command. This information is only displayed if the editor profile option Source Size Information is set to Y (see Editor Profile).

  For information on the differences between structured and reporting mode, see Purpose of Programming Modes in the Programming Guide.

Editing Area

The editing area of the editor screen contains the numbered lines where you add or modify source code.

The editing area is either empty or contains source code that was last read into the source work area with the command EDIT or READ as shown in the example of a program in Invoking the Program Editor.

When you read in the source of an existing object, the entire source code is loaded into the source work area and is available for editing. However, depending on the size of the source, the editing area may not show all of the lines that belong to the source. In this case, you have to scroll down the source (see Editor Commands for Positioning) to go to the line you want to view or modify.

In addition, if you use split-screen mode, the editing area displays fewer lines of source code. See also Split-Screen Mode.

To create or edit source code, you can perform multiple functions:

• Type in or update code directly in the relevant source line.

• Use one or more editor commands as described in the relevant section.

• Use one or more line commands as described in the relevant section.

When performing multiple functions, consider the following:

• Only one insert line command (.I) can be performed at a time.

• You can enter multiple commands in the command line of the editor: you can enter more than one editor command, but only the last command entered in the editor command line can be a system command. For example:

  SC 'MOVE',-2,RENUMBER

  Note:
  Natural treats the editor command N like a system command. N corresponds to the system command RENUMBER.

• If you have changed the source code by typing in a modification or by using an editor command, a system command cannot be entered until you press ENTER.

Dynamic Conversion from Lower to Upper Case

You can activate or deactivate dynamic conversion to upper case, by setting the appropriate editor profile options Editing in Lower Case and Dynamic Conversion of Lower Case to Y (see Editor Profile). All source code you enter in the editing area is then converted to upper case, with the following exceptions:

• The contents of a Natural object of the type text remain as entered.

• A text string that is not

  • a hexadecimal constant or

  • a Unicode hexadecimal constant

  and is enclosed in apostrophes or quotation marks remains as you enter it.

• DBCS characters enclosed in shift-out and shift-in characters remain as you enter them.

• A comment indicated by the character string blank-slash-asterisk ( /*) remains as you enter it.

  Caution:
  If the character string slash-asterisk (/*) denotes an executable part of a statement, it must be specified without a blank character in front of the string (/*). The string will otherwise be considered a comment.

Bottom Information Line

The bottom information line of the editor screen is a scale line. It can contain the following:

• Current Source Size

  The size (number of characters) of the current source. As source lines are stored in variable length in the source work area, trailing blanks within a source line are not counted; leading and embedded blanks are counted. This information is only displayed if the editor profile option Source Size Information is set to Y (see Editor Profile).

• Char. Free

  The number of characters still available in the source work area. This information is only displayed if the editor profile option Source Size Information is set to Y (see Editor Profile).

• S

  The size (number of lines) of the source being edited.

• L

  The number of the source line currently displayed as the top line.

Editor Commands

Editor commands are entered in the command line of the program editor. The command parameters must be separated either by the input delimiter character as defined with the Natural session parameter ID (the default delimiter character is comma (,)) or by a blank. When multiple commands are entered, these must also be separated by the delimiter character or by blanks.

The editor commands available are described in the following table and in the section Editor Commands for Positioning. For explanations of the syntax symbols used in the editor commands, refer to System Command Syntax in the System Commands documentation. An underlined portion of a command denotes a valid abbreviation.

Editor Command	Function
ADD[(n)]	Adds n blank lines. If the direction indicator is set to + (plus sign), the lines are added after the last line of the object being edited; if the direction indicator is set to - (minus sign), the lines are added before the first line of the object. The value for n can be in the range from 1 to 9. If n is not (or not correctly) specified, 9 lines (4 in split-screen mode) are added by default. With the next ENTER, lines that are still left blank are removed.
CANCEL or . (a period)	Leaves the editor. Any modifications made since the last time the SAVE command was entered are not saved.
CATALOG [object-name]	Executes the system command CATALOG which checks and catalogs the current source code. You must supply an object name with the command if you catalog new source code or if you want to copy the current source code. See also Saving and Cataloging Sources.
CHANGE ['scan-value'replace-value']	Scans the source code for the character string entered as scan-value and replaces each such scan-value found with the character string entered as replace-value. Each line in which a character string is replaced is marked with an R to the left of the line. Any special character which is not valid within a Natural variable name can be used as the delimiter character. If you enter CHANGE without any parameter, the SCAN/REPLACE window is invoked. In addition to the scan-value and the replace-value, you can specify the following in this window: the null value option (see SET NUL), the absolute scan mode (see SET ABS), and the range mode (see SET RANGE).
CHECK	Executes the system command CHECK which checks the syntax of the current source code. If an error is found, the erroneous line is marked with an E and an appropriate error message appears in the message line. If no errors are found, a message appears indicating successful completion of the check.
CLEAR	Executes the system command CLEAR which clears the source work area (including the object name and the line markers X and Y).
DX or DY	Deletes the X-marked or the Y-marked line. See also the line commands .X and .Y.
DX-Y	Deletes the block of lines delimited by the X and Y markers. See also the line commands .X and .Y.
EX or EY	Deletes lines from the top of the editing area to, but not including, the X-marked line; or from the line following the Y-marked line to the bottom of the editing area. See also the line commands .X and .Y.
EX-Y	Deletes all lines in the editing area excluding the block delimited by X and Y. See also the line commands .X and .Y.
EXIT	Leaves the editor. Any modifications to the source are saved depending on the setting of the editor profile described in Exit Function.
LET	Undoes all modifications made to the current screen since the last time ENTER was pressed. In addition, LET ignores all line commands already entered but not yet executed.
N [(nnnn)]	This command corresponds to the system command RENUMBER. It renumbers the lines of the source code currently in the source work area. If you only enter N, the lines are numbered in increments of 10; if you enter N (nnnn), the lines are renumbered in increments of nnnn. If the value specified for n is too big, lines are numbered in increments of 5. Note: See also Renumbering of Source-Code Line Number References in the Programming Guide.
PROFILE [name]	Invokes the Editor Profile screen where you can view or change your current editor profile settings. For details, see the section Editor Profile.
REN ON|OFF	ON	Renumbers the lines of a source whenever the CHECK, RUN, SAVE, CATALOG or STOW command is executed on the source.
	OFF	Indicates that automatic renumbering is not in effect.
	The default is ON. The REN command corresponds to the editor profile option Auto Renumber described in Editor Profile. Note: See also Renumbering of Source-Code Line Number References in the Programming Guide.
RESET	Deletes the current X and Y line markers and any marker previously set with the line command .N. See also the line commands .X and .Y.
SAVE [object-name]	Executes the system command SAVE which saves the current source code. You must supply an object name if you save new source code or if you want to copy the current source code. See also Saving and Cataloging Sources.
SCAN ['scan-value']	Scans the source code for a character string (scan-value). Each line in which the scan-value is found is marked with an S to the left of the line. If the supplied scan-value is entered without delimiter characters, for example, SCAN ABC D, the entire character string which follows the keyword SCAN is used as the scan value. Note: The SCAN command performs an exact search for the supplied scan-value. This should be taken into account when searching for DBCS (Double Byte Character Set) characters. If the direction indicator is set to + (plus sign), the scan is performed from the first line shown on the screen to the last line of the source work area. If the direction indicator is set to - (minus sign), the scan is performed from the last line shown on the screen to the first line of the source work area. If you enter SCAN without any parameter, the SCAN/REPLACE window is invoked. In addition to the scan-value, you can specify the following in this window: a replace-value (see CHANGE), the null value option (see SET NUL), the absolute scan mode (see SET ABS), and the range mode (see SET RANGE). SCAN is a cursor-sensitive command which provides additional options described in Cursor-Sensitive Commands.
SCAN=[+|-]	Scans for the next occurrence of scan-value specified with the SCAN command. The direction for a given scan command can be explicitly specified by entering SCAN=+ or SCAN=-. The setting of the direction indicator is then ignored. Note: The equal sign (=) used with the SCAN command is the default input assign character. If another character has been specified as the input assign character (see session parameter IA as described in the Parameter Reference), that other character must be used instead.
SET ABS [ON|OFF]	ON	The SCAN and CHANGE commands operate in absolute mode, which means that the scan-value and the replace-value need not be delimited by blanks or special characters.
	OFF	The SCAN and CHANGE commands do not operate in absolute mode, which means that the scan-value and the replace-value must be delimited by blanks or special characters.
	The default is OFF. The SET ABS command corresponds to the editor profile option Absolute Mode for SCAN/CHANGE described in Editor Profile.
SET CAPS [ON|OFF|ALL]	This command affects the settings of the editor profile options Editing in Lower Case and Dynamic Conversion of Lower Case described in Editor Profile.
	ON	Converts all lowercase characters displayed on the current screen to upper case, except for those characters placed in a comment or enclosed in apostrophes or quotation marks. Sets Editing in Lower Case to Y and Dynamic Conversion of Lower Case to Y.
	OFF	Characters are not converted, they remain as entered. Sets Editing in Lower Case to Y and Dynamic Conversion of Lower Case to N.
	ALL	Converts all characters to uppercase. Sets Editing in Lower Case to N and Dynamic Conversion of Lower Case to N.
	The default is ON.
SET ESCAPE character	The escape character which must precede each line command. The default escape character is the period (.).
SET NUL [ON|OFF]	ON	All occurrences of a value scanned with the SCAN command are deleted. After the deletion of the scanned value, the SET NUL command is automatically set to OFF.
	The default is OFF.
SET RANGE [ON|OFF]	ON	The SCAN and CHANGE commands operate in range mode, which means that the value to be scanned/changed must be located within the range of lines delimited by the X and Y line markers.
	OFF	The SCAN and CHANGE commands operate in non-range mode, which means that no range limit is to be in effect.
	The default is OFF. The SET RANGE command corresponds to the editor profile option Range Mode for SCAN/CHANGE described in Editor Profile.
SET RELINE [ON|OFF]	ON	Removes empty lines from the source of an object (except text objects) when you press ENTER.
	OFF	Empty lines are retained.
	The default is ON. This command corresponds to the Empty Line Suppression option described in Editor Profile.
SET SEQ [ON|OFF]	OFF	If your input is numeric, the first four positions in the editing area are considered as the line number and are moved to the line number position once you press ENTER. This feature is useful, for example, if a statement line is to be referenced by a source code line number in another statement line; when you renumber the source code, the referencing line number is renumbered, too.
	ON	Numeric input in the first four positions remains as entered.
	The default is OFF except for object type text. The SET SEQ command corresponds to the editor profile option Numeric Input as Line Number described in Editor Profile.
SET SIZE [ON|OFF]	ON	The size of the source is displayed at the bottom information line of the editor screen and the programming mode is displayed on the scale line.
	OFF	This information is not displayed.
	The default is OFF. The SET SIZE command corresponds to the editor profile option Source Size Information described in Editor Profile.
SET STAY [ON|OFF]	ON	The current screen will stay when ENTER is pressed. Forward and backward positioning can be done by positioning commands only.
	OFF	Pressing ENTER positions to the next screen.
	The default is OFF. The SET STAY command corresponds to the editor profile option Stay on Current Screen described in Editor Profile.
SET TYPE object-type	This command is used to change the object type (displayed in the editor command line) for the source currently contained in the source work area. object-type represents one of the following values that must be specified with the command:
	P	or PROGRAM
	S	or SUBROUTINE
	N	or SUBPROGRAM
	H	or HELPROUTINE
	T	or TEXT
	C	or COPYCODE
	4	or CL or CLASS
	7	or FUNCTION
SHIFT [-nn|+nn]	This command shifts each line delimited by the X and Y markers to the left or right. The nn parameter represents the number of characters the line is to be shifted. Comment lines are not shifted.
SHIFT --	This command shifts each line delimited by the X and Y markers to the leftmost position. Comment lines are not shifted.
SHIFT ++	This command shifts each line delimited by the X and Y markers to the rightmost position (maximum 99 positions). Comment lines are not shifted.
SPLIT [parameter]	This command splits the editor screen and displays the source of another Natural object in one half of the screen as described in Split-Screen Mode. parameter represents a parameter that must be specified with the command as described in Split-Screen Commands SPLIT is a cursor-sensitive command which provides additional options described in Cursor-Sensitive Commands. If SPLIT is entered without any parameter, the source of the object previously displayed in the split-screen area is displayed again. This applies for the duration of the current editor session.
STOW [object-name]	Executes the system command STOW which saves and catalogs the current source code. You must supply an object name if you STOW new source code or if you want to copy the current source code. Otherwise, an appropriate message appears. See also Saving and Cataloging Sources.
STRUCT [DISPLAY]	This command performs structural indentation of source code. The default indentation is in increments of two positions. If DISPLAY is specified, the source code is displayed in compressed form: see the system command STRUCT in the System Commands documentation.
*	This command displays the editor command most recently entered.
*=	This command again executes the command most recently entered in the command line.

Editor Commands for Positioning

Editor commands for positioning are entered in the command line of the program editor. The following commands are available for positioning:

Command	Function
ENTER or +P  or +	Position forwards one page.
-P or -	Position backwards one page.
+H	Position forwards half a page.
-H	Position backwards half a page.
T  or –	Position to top of source.
B  or ++	Position to bottom of source.
+nnnn	Position forwards nnnn lines (maximum 4 digits).
-nnnn	Position backwards nnnn lines (maximum 4 digits).
nnnn	Position to line number nnnn.
X	Position to the line marked with an X.
Y	Position to the line marked with a Y.
POINT	Positions to the line in which the line command .N was entered. See also the line command .P.

Line Commands

Line commands are entered in the first position of a source line. The line commands provided by the program editor are listed below. The notation (nn) or (nnnn) indicates a repetition factor. The default repetition value is 1 (with the exception of the .I command; see below). For explanations of the syntax symbols used in this section, refer to System Command Syntax in the System Commands documentation.

Line Command	Function
.C[(nnnn)]	Copies the line in which the command was entered.
.CX[(nnnn)] or .CY[(nnnn)]	Copies the X-marked or the Y-marked line. See also the line commands .X and .Y as well as Notes for Line Commands.
.CX-Y[(nnnn)]	Copies the block of lines delimited by the X and Y markers. (See also Notes for Line Commands.)
.D[(nnnn)]	Deletes one or more lines beginning with the line in which you enter the command towards the end of the source (regardless of any direction indicator setting). The default is 1 line.
.I[(nn)]	Inserts nn empty lines, where nn can range from 1 to the total number of lines shown in the editing area minus two. For example, if a total of 28 lines is shown in the editing area, you can insert a maximum of 26 lines. If nn is not (or not correctly) specified, 9 lines (4 lines in split-screen mode) are inserted by default. Lines that are left blank are then removed from the source, depending on the setting of the editor profile options Empty Line Suppression and Empty Line Suppression for Text described in Editor Profile. See also Notes for Line Commands.
.I(obj,ssss,nnnn)	Includes into the source an object contained in the current library or in the steplib (the default steplib is SYSTEM). Depending on the direction indicator, the object is inserted before or after the line in which you enter the command. If you want to include only part of the object, you specify as ssss the first line to be included (for example, 20 means the inclusion will start from the 20th line), and as nnnn the number of lines to be included. If you enter multiple commands, this command is always executed after all other line and/or editor commands have been executed. If the object is a map, an INPUT USING MAP statement (see INPUT Syntax 2 - Using Predefined Map Layout in the Statements documentation) with all defined variables is automatically included in the current line. If the object is a data area, the entire data area is included, except comment lines. Only local and parameter data areas that were saved and cataloged with the STOW command can be included into the source work area; global data areas cannot be included. If the object is an adapter, a PROCESS PAGE USING (see Syntax 2 - PROCESS PAGE USING in the Statements documentation) with all defined variables is automatically included in the current line.
.J	Joins the current line with the next line. If the resulting line exceeds the length of the editor screen line, the line is marked with an L and must be split in two with the .S command (see below) before it can be modified.
.L	Undoes all modifications that have been made to the line since the last time ENTER was pressed.
.MX or .MY	Moves the X-marked or the Y-marked line. See also the line commands .X and .Y as well as Notes for Line Commands.
.MX-Y	Moves the block of lines delimited by the X and Y markers (see also Notes for Line Commands).
.N	Marks (invisibly) a line to be positioned at the beginning of the source work area by the editor command POINT. The mark is automatically deleted when an error with a line command or editor command occurs, or when the RESET command is executed.
.P	Positions the line marked with this command to the top of the screen.
.S	Splits the line at the position marked with the cursor.
.X	Marks a line with an X (see also Notes for Line Commands).
.Y	Marks a line with a Y (see also Notes for Line Commands).

Notes for Line Commands:

• If both the commands .X and .Y are applied to one line, it is treated as being marked with an X and with a Y; the line marker actually shown to reflect this status is a Z.

• If the direction indicator is set to + (plus sign), the copied, inserted or moved lines are placed after the line in which the corresponding command was entered; if the direction indicator is set to - (minus sign), the copied, inserted or moved lines are placed before the line in which the command was entered.

Special PF-Key Functions

The following special functions can also be controlled using PF keys:

Function	Explanation
*CURSOR	A line split function can be combined with the command .I, .CX, .CX-Y, .MX or .MX-Y. This is accomplished by assigning the value *CURSOR to a PF key in the editor profile (see PF and PA Keys in Editor Profile). If this PF key is then pressed instead of ENTER after a line command has been entered, the line in which the command was entered is first split at the cursor position and then the line command is executed. See also Example of *CURSOR on PF Key.
*X or *Y	If a PF key is assigned the value *X or *Y in the editor profile (see PF and PA Keys in Editor Profile), the cursor position is marked X or Y whenever this PF key is used. These position markers are then used to determine which portion of a line is to be included in the command operation. See also Example of *X and *Y on PF Keys.

Example of *CURSOR on PF Key:

The following are instructions for using a PF key to which the value *CURSOR is assigned.

1. In the PF and PA Keys section of the Editor Profile screen (see Editor Profile), enter *CURSOR next to PF6.

2. Open the program editor, type in the following text, and press ENTER:

   > > + Program Lib SAGTEST All ....+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7.. 0010 MOVE A TO B 0020 WRITE A B C 0030 MOVE C TO B MOVE A TO C 0040 0050 0060 0070 0080 0090 0100 .... 0280 ....+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+... S 3 L 1

3. In line 0020, enter the line command .X and press ENTER.

   The line is marked as indicated by the X next to it.

4. In line 0030, enter the line command .CX, place the cursor on the M of the second MOVE, and press PF6.

   The screen then looks similar to the one below:

   > > + Program Lib SAGTEST All ....+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7.. 0010 MOVE A TO B X 0020 WRITE A B C 0030 MOVE C TO B 0020 WRITE A B C 0030 MOVE A TO C 0040 0050 0060 0070 0080 0090 0100 .... 0260 ....+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+... S 5 L 1

   Line 0030 is split before the cursor position, line 0020 is copied to the line after the line in which you entered the .CX command, and the second half of the split line is moved to the last line.

Example of *X and *Y on PF Keys

The following are instructions for using PF keys to which the values *X and *Y are assigned.

1. In the PF and PA Keys section of the Editor Profile screen (see Editor Profile), enter *X next to PF4 and *Y next to PF5.

2. Open the program editor, type in the following text, and press ENTER:

   > > + Text Lib SAGTEST All ....+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7.. 0010 THIS PORTION 0020 OF TEXT IS 0030 FOR DEMONSTRATION OF 0040 PF-KEY ASSIGNMENTS. 0050 0060 0070 0080 0090 0100 .... 0280 ....+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+... S 0 L 1

3. In line 0010, place the cursor on the letter P and press PF4.

   The position of P is marked as shown on the following example screen.

4. In line 0030, place the cursor on the blank character behind DEMONSTRATION and press PF5.

   The screen then looks similar to the one below:

   > > + Text Lib SAGTEST All ....+X...1....+..Y.2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7.. X 0010 THIS PORTION 0020 OF TEXT IS Y 0030 FOR DEMONSTRATION OF 0040 PF-KEY ASSIGNMENTS. 0050 0060 0070 0080 0090 0100 .... 0280 ....+X...1....+..Y.2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+... S 4 L 1

   The positions of the characters (P and blank) are marked as indicated by the X and Y respectively, which appear in the top and bottom information lines and next to the source lines that contain the marked characters.

5. In line 0040, enter the line command .MX-Y and press ENTER.

   The screen then looks similar to the one below:

   > > + Text Lib SAGTEST All X...+....1....+.Y..2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7.. 0010 THIS 0030 OF 0040 PF-KEY ASSIGNMENTS. X 0010 PORTION 0020 OF TEXT IS Y 0030 FOR DEMONSTRATION 0040 0050 0060 0070 0080 0090 0100 .... 0250 X...+....1....+.Y..2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+... S 6 L 1

   The block of text starting with P in line 0010 and ending with N in line 0030 is moved to the line below the line in which you entered the command. The moved block of text and the remaining text in line 0010 and 0030 are left-justified.

Cursor-Sensitive Commands

Cursor-sensitive commands are entered without any parameters but with the cursor positioned anywhere on the editor screen (except in the command line).

To use a cursor-sensitive command

1. Enter a cursor-sensitive command in the editor command line.

2. Position the cursor on any character string contained on the editor screen (except in the command line).

3. Press ENTER.

Alternatively, you can use a PF key:

1. Position the cursor on any character string contained on the editor screen (except in the command line).

2. Press the PF key to which the required cursor-sensitive command is assigned (see PF and PA Keys in Editor Profile).

The following topics are covered below:

• SCAN Command

• SPLIT Command

• EDIT and LIST System Commands

SCAN Command

The cursor-sensitive SCAN command searches the current source for the character string on which the cursor is positioned. (If the cursor is positioned on a blank character, however, the SCAN/REPLACE window is invoked.)

In split-screen mode, the cursor can be placed on a string in the split-screen area, too.

When using the SPLIT SCAN command, the same applies as for the SCAN command, but the scan operation is performed in the split-screen area only (see also the section Split-Screen Commands).

For more information on SCAN, see the relevant description in Editor Commands.

SPLIT Command

Instead of using object-specific SPLIT commands to display the source of an object (see the section Split-Screen Commands), you can use the cursor-sensitive SPLIT command.

If you use the cursor-sensitive SPLIT command and position the cursor on a character string that corresponds to an object name or extended name (long name), the source code of the respective object is displayed in the split-screen area of the editor. The required object must be contained in the current library.

This feature is particularly useful, for example, if you do not know the object name that corresponds to the extended name (long name) of an object (for example, a subroutine) referenced in the current source.

EDIT and LIST System Commands

If you use the cursor-sensitive EDIT or LIST command and position the cursor on a character string that corresponds to an object name or extended name (long name), the source of the respective object is shown:

• With the EDIT command, the source is loaded into the editing area. If necessary, even a different editor is invoked.

• With the LIST command, the source is listed, even if a view (DDM) has been referenced.

The objects to be edited or listed must be contained in the current library.

For more information on EDIT and LIST, see the System Commands documentation.

Saving and Cataloging Sources

You can save the source code currently in the source work area as a source object and also as a cataloged object, which are stored in a Natural library in a Natural system file.

To save and/or catalog the current source

• Use the system command SAVE, CATALOG or STOW as described in Saving and Cataloging Objects in the Using Natural documentation.

  Note:
  When you leave the program editor with the EXIT editor command, the current source code is saved automatically if the appropriate editor profile option is set accordingly as described in Exit Function.

To keep a copy of the current source

• Use the editor options Source Save into and Auto Save Numbers as described in Editor Profile.

  A copy of the source edited last with any of the Natural editors is then automatically saved as a source object in the current Natural environment.

Exit Function

The exit function is used to terminate the current editor session by issuing the EXIT command.

The effect of the EXIT command depends on the setting of the editor profile option Prompt Window for Exit Function:

• If the option is set to Y (default setting), the EXIT command invokes the EXIT Function window whenever you execute the command on a source that contains unsaved modifications (see also Modification Indicator). If no modifications were made to the source, the window does not appear and the editor closes without saving the source.

  The EXIT Function window provides the following options:

  Option	Explanation
  Save and Exit	Saves all modifications made to the current source code and leaves the editor. See also SAVE Object Window.
  Exit without Saving	Leaves the editor without saving any modifications made to the current source code since it was last saved.
  Resume Function	Neither leaves the editor nor saves any modifications; the prompt window is closed and the current function is resumed.

• If the option is set to N, the EXIT command executes the Save and Exit function: saves all modifications made to the current source and leaves the editor. See also SAVE Object Window.

SAVE Object Window

The Save and Exit function invokes the SAVE Object window if no object name has yet been defined for the current source code (as indicated in the editor command line).

This window prompts you to enter an object name and type. If you confirm your entries with ENTER, the source is saved under the specified name as a new object in the current library and the editor is terminated. PF3 closes the window without any action and the editor session is retained.