@SYMBOLS - Define symbols

The @SYMBOLS statement can be used to declare the wildcard symbols asterisk and slash for searches using placeholders (see section “Using wildcards in search terms”).

The FILLER operand declares a filler character (see section “Data window”).

Operation	Operands	F mode, L mode
@SYMBOLS	[ { ASTERISK [=strspec1]   | SLASH [=strspec2]   | FILLER [=strchar] } [,...] ]

ASTERISK=	Declares the wildcard that stands for a string of any length including an empty string. When EDT starts, the value '*' is set by default. If the operand is not specified then the wildcard value is not modified unless no operand at all is specified, in which case the default value '*' is restored.
strspec1	Special character that is to be declared as the wildcard. If no value is specified, the default value '*' is restored.
SLASH=	Defines the wildcard that stands for precisely one character. When EDT starts, the value '/' is set by default. If the operand is not specified then the wildcard value is not modified unless no operand at all is specified, in which case the default value '/' is restored.
strspec2	Special character that is to be defined as the wildcard. If no value is specified, the default value '/' is restored.
FILLER=	Defines a filler character which is replaced by a blank when data is entered at the terminal in F mode. When EDT starts, the value X'00' is set by default. If the operand is not specified then the filler character is not modified unless no operand at all is specified, in which case the default value X'00' is restored.
strchar	Any character that is to be declared as the filler character.

If the @SYMBOLS statement is entered without any operands then all 3 characters are reset to their default values.

Different characters must be specified for spec1 and spec2 as otherwise the statement is rejected with the message EDT3181. They must also be different from the characters defined in @QUOTE as otherwise the statement is rejected with the message EDT3180.

If spec1 or spec2 is not a valid special character then the @SYMBOLS statement is rejected with the error message EDT3952.