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Creating, inserting and modifying texts

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The following statements are used if it is necessary to make similar changes to text occupying a large range. They can be used in EDT procedures to automate frequently recurring changes.

@COLUMN

Inserts or replaces text in existing work file lines or string
variables as of the specified column position. Blanks at the
end of a line are also deleted.

F mode
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@CONVERT

In line ranges, converts lowercase characters to uppercase
or uppercase to lowercase.

F mode
L mode

@CREATE

(Format 1)

Creates a line with the specified content.

F mode
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@CREATE

(Format 2)

Assigns a string to a string variable.

F mode
L mode

@CREATE

(Format 3)

Reads a string from the terminal or from SYSDTA
and creates a line with its content.

F mode
L mode

@CREATE

(Format 4)

Reads a string from the terminal or from SYSDTA
and creates a string variable with its content.

F mode
L mode

@ON

(Format 6)

Searches for a string and replaces the hit string with the
specified text.

F mode
L mode

@ON

(Format 7)

Searches for a string and inserts text before or after the hit
string or replaces this.

F mode
L mode

@PREFIX

Prefixes each line or string variable in the specified range
with a string.

F mode
L mode

@SDFTEST

Checks whether a line range contains syntactically correct
SDF commands or syntactically correct SDF statements.

F mode
L mode

@SEPARATE

Breaks a line or line range into multiple lines. The point at
which the break takes place can be specified by a separator
character or by a column position.

F mode
L mode

@SORT

Sorts contiguous line ranges in the current work file in
ascending or descending order. By specifying a column
range, it is possible to restrict the sort operation to the
relevant section of the record.

F mode
L mode

@SUFFIX

Inserts a string at the end of each line or string variable in
the specified range.

F mode
L mode

@TABS

(Format 3)

Expands software tabulators in work files and
string variables if a tabulator character and a corresponding
tabulator position have been defined.
(see @TABS, format 2).

F mode
L mode

@UPDATE

This statement is now only supported in compatibility mode.

L mode

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