Displaying the column number information line
The COLS (COL) primary command displays the COLS information line. The information line is a ruler which allows you to identify the specific location of data in the data area of the screen.
Display COLS Ruler (COLS command)
Perform the following steps to display COLS ruler:
- Type COL in the COMMAND field.
- Press Enter. File-AID displays the ruler line at the top of the data display as illustrated in the following figure.
Browse - Character Mode - After COLS Command
File-AID - Browse - USERID9.FASAMP.EMPMAST ---------------- LINE 0000 COL 1 80
COMMAND ===> SCROLL ===> PAGE
----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8
********************************* TOP OF DATA **********************-CAPS OFF-*
00090MARTIN EDWARD M AIRPLANE MANUFACTURER 427890125 1019549
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 RECORD(S) NOT SELECTED
00200JACKSON JOSEPH C ORATOR 275587177 0204629
10000ANDREWS GEORGE ACTOR 576312032 0422489
15000MURPHY RONALD L PAINTER 987654321 1202559
18034SCHNEIDER ELLEN C NURSE 341559549 0329609
21035JONES GEORGE B COUNTRY SINGER 463813456 0909449
25100ROBERTS WILLIAM R POLITICIAN 879563325 0508659
27007ALLEN JOYCE M AUTHOR 783458334 0121329
30001RICHARDS REX W RODEO CLOWN 632764534 0401409
31000SAVAGE JONATHON C ELECTRICIAN 348567992 0622509
34010SMITH JANET AIRLINE ATTENDANT 557782984 1123599
34011JACOBS DIANA DOCTOR 225368395 0217579
******************************** BOTTOM OF DATA ********************-CAPS OFF-*
Enter FMT (formatted mode), VFMT (vertical format), UNFMT (unformatted mode)
COMMAND ===> SCROLL ===> PAGE
----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8
********************************* TOP OF DATA **********************-CAPS OFF-*
00090MARTIN EDWARD M AIRPLANE MANUFACTURER 427890125 1019549
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 RECORD(S) NOT SELECTED
00200JACKSON JOSEPH C ORATOR 275587177 0204629
10000ANDREWS GEORGE ACTOR 576312032 0422489
15000MURPHY RONALD L PAINTER 987654321 1202559
18034SCHNEIDER ELLEN C NURSE 341559549 0329609
21035JONES GEORGE B COUNTRY SINGER 463813456 0909449
25100ROBERTS WILLIAM R POLITICIAN 879563325 0508659
27007ALLEN JOYCE M AUTHOR 783458334 0121329
30001RICHARDS REX W RODEO CLOWN 632764534 0401409
31000SAVAGE JONATHON C ELECTRICIAN 348567992 0622509
34010SMITH JANET AIRLINE ATTENDANT 557782984 1123599
34011JACOBS DIANA DOCTOR 225368395 0217579
******************************** BOTTOM OF DATA ********************-CAPS OFF-*
Enter FMT (formatted mode), VFMT (vertical format), UNFMT (unformatted mode)
More about COLS command
- When you scroll the data display to the right beyond column 100, the ruler is useful for determining the last two (low-order) digits of the column number. The range of columns displayed is indicated in the top right corner of the display (except when overwritten by an error message).
- If the record key is included in the display, the COLS line contains spaces to separate the key’s position.
- In the Edit function, COLS is a line command not a primary command.
- Use the COLS OFF or RESET command to remove the column number information line.
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