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APPENDIX1.2.1.1.4 INPUT Mode in the Background

 






   When the EDIT command is executed in the background and input mode is 
   requested, blank lines should not be entered into the data set. EDIT 
   interprets a blank line as a null line causing a switch from input mode to 
   edit mode. When it is necessary to incorporate blank lines into your data 
   set, certain methods can be followed. One method is to insert an unused 
   character string wherever a blank line is required. Before ending the edit 
   session, insert the CHANGE subcommand to change the character string to 
   blanks. Figure 24 illustrates how this is done: 





 





    __________________________________________________________________________________  
   |                                                                                  | 
   | EDIT   examp4.cntl  NEW                                                          | 
   | INPUT                                                                            | 
   | 00010 LOGON user4 PROC(proca)                                                    | 
   | 00020 PROFILE PREFIX(userID)                                                     | 
   | 00030 EDIT p.data NEW                                                            | 
   | 00040 line one                                                                   | 
   | 00050 @@@@@                                                                      | 
   | 00060 line two                                                                   | 
   | 00070 @@@@@                                                                      | 
   | 00080 line three                                                                 | 
   | 00090 @@@@@                                                                      | 
   | 00100 line four                                                                  | 
   | 00110                                                                            | 
   | 00120 c 10 999 /@@@@@/ / all                                                     | 
   | 00130 list                                                                       | 
   | 00140 end save                                                                   | 
   | 00150 (null line)                                                                | 
   | end save                                                                         | 
   | READY                                                                            | 
   | SUBMIT examp4.cntl NOTIFY JOBCHAR(a)                                             | 
   | JOB USER4A(JOB00001) SUBMITTED                                                   | 
   | READY                                                                            | 
   |                                                                                  | 






 
   Figure 24. Entering Blank Lines Into Your Data Set 






   An alternate method is to specify the operand EMODE on the EDIT command 
   that is to be executed in the background. With this method, each new line 
   of data is preceded by a line number if the data set has line numbers. 



   To insert a line of data ending in a hyphen in situations where the system 
   would remove the hyphen (that is, while in subcommand mode or in input 
   mode for other than a CLIST data set), enter a hyphen in the next-to-last 
   column, a blank in the last column, and immediately press the Enter key. 





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