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Using The JED Editor and Navigation in Classic

This document provides instructions for using the JED editor and navigation commands in Classic to create, modify, and delete records in a database. It describes the syntax for opening files in JED and lists commands for navigating between the command line and text line. Commands are provided for moving the cursor, formatting code, locating text, and editing text like deleting lines, inserting lines, and copying/moving/deleting blocks of text. The navigation section then describes commands for committing changes, moving between records, and navigating fields and subvalues in Classic.

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Using The JED Editor and Navigation in Classic

This document provides instructions for using the JED editor and navigation commands in Classic to create, modify, and delete records in a database. It describes the syntax for opening files in JED and lists commands for navigating between the command line and text line. Commands are provided for moving the cursor, formatting code, locating text, and editing text like deleting lines, inserting lines, and copying/moving/deleting blocks of text. The navigation section then describes commands for committing changes, moving between records, and navigating fields and subvalues in Classic.

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Using the JED Editor and Navigation in Classic

Introduction:

JED is a robust, terminal independent screen editing tool


Editor for create, modify and delete operations in database
There are two types of commands:(1) Command line (2) Text line (Execution)

JED Command Syntax:


JED < Filename > < Record Id >
Filename can be Hashed and Non-Hashed.

Switch Between Command line and Text line (Execution):


Command line to text line - <line number>
Text line to command line Esc
Command line Commands:
1

: Move cursor to line number 1 (one)

9999

: Move cursor to the end of the program provided the program


has less than 9999 lines

EX

: Exit without saving (same as EXIT, Ctrl X)

FI

: Save and Exit

FS

: Save

BI

: Format code

Nn

: Goes to line number nn

DE

: Delete current line (DE5 Delete next 5 lines)

L <chars>

: Locate the next occurrence of chars

Ctrl n

: Repeat the locate

!<command> : Execute jBASE/OS command


!!

: Re-execute the last command

Text line (Execution) Commands:


Arrow keys

: Move around in editor (also, Page Up and Page Down)

Ctrl A

: Move to start of current line

Ctrl E

: Move to end of current line

Ctrl W

: Delete word

Ctrl K

: Clear to end of line or join

Ctrl D

: Delete the current line

Ctrl L

: Insert line below current line

Ctrl N

: Locate next occurrence ( used after using command line


command L)

Ctrl O

: Toggle between insert and overwrite mode (Default is insert)

Ctrl V

: Format code (same as BI in command line)

Ctrl G

: Marking block ( 1st -> block start, 2nd -> block end, 3rd ->
remove block)

CA after
Blocking

: Copy block after current line (CB -> copy before current line)

MA after
Blocking

: Move block after current line (MB-> move before current line)

DB after
Blocking

: Delete block

Enter

: New line / break current line

Navigation in Classic:
EX

: Command to enter into T24 prompt. This is a core T24 routine

BK

: exit T24 and back to jBASE prompt

F5

: Commit ( Ctrl + V + Enter)

F3

: Move to next record ( Ctrl + F + Enter)

F2

: Move to previous record ( Ctrl + B + Enter)

F4

: Move to the end of the record ( Ctrl + E + Enter)

F1

: Return to previous state ( Ctrl + U + Enter)

Field Number : Go to the specified field


>

: Multi value after the current point

<
)

: Multi value before the current point


: Sub value after the current point

: Sub value before the current point

- Enter

: Delete a multi value / sub value

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