@PAR SEPARATOR can be used to define a freely selectable record separator. If this record separator is entered in a screen line in the data window then the record is split at this point.
Several split points can be defined in one and the same record. The first part of the record retains the originally assigned line number. The following record parts are inserted as new records. Line numbers are assigned using the procedure Insertion between two lines (see section “Line number assignment”).
When inserting the record separator it is necessary to make sure that no characters are lost at the end of the data window line.
Records are only split when new records are inserted or existing records are modified, e.g. when the separator character is inserted or overwritten. It is important to note that copying or moving a record does not cause it to be split, even if the record contains separator characters.