Text Editor Commands

Text Editor Commands

Text editor commands

enable you to delete, insert, move, copy, and repeat text
are entered in the line number area in the Program Editor window.

The table below summarizes the basic text editing commands.

Command	Action
Cn	copies n lines (where n = a number up to 9999)
Dn	deletes n lines
In	inserts n blank lines
Mn	moves n lines
Rn	repeats current line n times
A	after (used with C, I, and M)
B	before (used with C, I, and M)

You can use text editor commands to perform actions like these:

Command Action

00001 i3002 00003 inserts 3 lines after line 00002

0ib01
00002
00003 inserts 1 line before line 00001

0ib41
00002
00003 inserts 4 lines before line 00001

000c2
00002
0a003 copies 2 lines (00001 and 00002) after line 00003

00001
0d302
00003 deletes 3 lines (00002, 00003, and 00004)

00b01
00002
00m03 moves 1 line (00003) before line 00001

Command	Action
00001 i3002 00003	inserts 3 lines after line 00002
0ib01 00002 00003	inserts 1 line before line 00001
0ib41 00002 00003	inserts 4 lines before line 00001
000c2 00002 0a003	copies 2 lines (00001 and 00002) after line 00003
00001 0d302 00003	deletes 3 lines (00002, 00003, and 00004)
00b01 00002 00m03	moves 1 line (00003) before line 00001

In the example below, a PROC PRINT statement and a RUN statement need to be inserted after line 00004.

Program Editor Window

To insert the PROC PRINT and RUN statements in the program,

Type i2 anywhere in the line number area for line 00004 in the Program Editor window. Two blank lines are inserted, and the cursor is positioned on the first new line.
Type the PROC PRINT statement on line 00005.
Type a RUN statement on line 00006.

Text Editor Commands