EDIT-FILE Load EDT as subroutine

The EDIT-FILE statement calls EDT as a subroutine and loads any file specified into the EDT work area.

Format

EDIT-FILE

NAME = *NONE / <filename 1..54 without-gen-vers>

Operands

NAME = *NONE / <filename 1..54 without-gen-vers>
Specifies the name of a file to be read into the EDT work area. If the work area already contains a file, EDT is called but the new work file is not loaded. If this happens, an appropriate message is issued in the EDT message line.

Example

EDIT-FILE FILE.HUGO