USE

The USE command maps a record at a specified position, and/or specifies a different record layout to be used in formatting the current record.

The command is available in the Browse and Edit functions in Formatted and Vertical Formatted modes.

Without parameters, it is also available in the Formatted Compare function (see Specify Record Layout and XREF Information: and here).

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offset

Specifies either a column (absolute) offset from the beginning of the record, or an offset relative to the currently displayed position in the record. You must preface a relative offset number with a plus or minus sign (+ or -). If you do not specify an offset, the position of the currently displayed record is used.

NEXT

Directs File-AID to use the offset of the position immediately after the current segment, that is, the end of the currently selected record layout.

PREV

Specifies that File-AID is to display the previous segment. Using this parameter is subject to the same restrictions as those for the PREV command.

Important

The parameters NEXT and PREV are not valid in VFMT mode. The USE command is reset when going from FMT mode to VFMT mode and when going from VFMT to FMT mode.

record-layout

Specifies a currently loaded record layout. When an XREF is in use, only the 01 levels directly referenced may be specified. Any unique abbreviation of the record layout name can be specified.

* (asterisk)

Enter an asterisk (*) in place of the record-layout parameter to retain the currently selected record layout.

Guidelines

If neither a record layout nor an asterisk is specified, a list of loaded record layouts is displayed for selecting a layout. When using an XREF, only the 01 levels directly referenced in the XREF are listed.

 

Tip: For faster searching, add an asterisk to the end of your partial query. Example: cert*