Invoking the Program Editor

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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:

      >> -----------Columns 001 072 <<  Program SAGDEMO  Lines  14     User SAG
      Command ===>                                       Mode   Struct Lib  SAGTEST
      ****** ****************************** top of data *****************************
      000010 ** Example 'SAGDEMO': DISPLAY
      000020 ************************************************************************
      000030 DEFINE DATA LOCAL
      000040 1 VIEWEMP VIEW OF EMPLOYEES
      000050   2 PERSONNEL-ID
      000060   2 NAME
      000070   2 BIRTH
      000080   2 JOB-TITLE
      000090 END-DEFINE
      000100 *
      000110 READ (3) VIEWEMP BY BIRTH
      000120   DISPLAY PERSONNEL-ID NAME JOB-TITLE
      000130 END-READ
      000140 END
      ****** **************************** bottom of data ****************************

      Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
            Help  Save  Exit  Run   Rfind Stow  -     +     Check Home  Undo  Canc

  The editor screen contains the following items (from top to bottom): the top information line, the editor command line, the prefix area, the editing area and PF-key lines (described in Displaying and Modifying PA/PF-Key Assignments). These items are explained in the following sections.