Common edit primary commands in Browse/Edit
You can use the following primary commands in any of the three editing modes: Formatted, Unformatted, or Character. Each of these commands operates the same in all three editing modes. Except where noted, each command is also valid in browse mode. See Primary Commands for a detailed explanation of these and other File-AID for IMS/ISPF commands.
Common Edit Primary Commands
Command | Description |
|---|---|
CAPS | Sets or changes caps mode. |
CHANGE/RCHANGE | Changes one or more occurrences of string-1 to string-2. |
CHAR | Switches to character editing mode. |
END | Returns to the Data Base Location screen. |
FIND/RFIND | Searches for one or more occurrences of a specified string. |
FORMAT | Switches to formatted editing mode. |
GOH/GOT, GOM | Retrieves the segment at a bookmarked location. |
HEX | Displays data in either hexadecimal or character format. |
HIERARCHY | Displays the Hierarchy Display screen. |
KEY | Displays the Key Specification screen. |
MARK | Creates or lists names for database locations. |
PARENT | Retrieves the parent of the current segment. |
RECOVERY | Forces a DL/I checkpoint call at a specified interval (edit only). |
REFRESH | Retrieves the current version of a segment (edit BMP only). |
RETURN | Returns to the Primary Option Menu. |
ROOT | Retrieves the specified root segment. |
SAVE | Forces a DL/I checkpoint call (edit only). |
SHOW | Toggle display of Format type or location of data elements in Formatted Edit and Browse. |
UNFORMAT | Switches to unformatted editing mode. |
DBCS1 | Changes display format to DBCS (Double-Byte Character Set). |
EBCDIC1 | Changes display format to EBCDIC (Single-Byte Character Set). |
MIXED1 | Changes display format to mixture of DBCS and EBCDIC strings. |
- 1: For Double-Byte Character Set (DBCS) support, these primary commands change the display format of data fields to the specified data format. See to Double-Byte Character Support for a description of File-AID for IMS’s DBCS support.