The sample I previously sent demonstratng the use of EXTRACT PENDING is the way to go.
Brian Nielsen On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:10:18 -0700, Schuh, Richard <rsc...@visa.com> wrot e: >Do not assume that normal defaults are in effect. I am an abnormal sort. >This is not a normal XEDIT session. Items are being displayed in XEDIT >and the viewer specifies the disposition of individual items by entries >in the prefix area which has been set to NULLS by the profile. > >Regards, >Richard Schuh > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: The IBM z/VM Operating System >> [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Kris Buelens >> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 3:22 PM >> To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU >> Subject: Re: XEDIT Macro >> >> By default, the values in the prefix areas are the line numbers, no? >> Or, if you'd ask the user to type various strings in the >> prefix, then EXTRACT PENDING is the way to go >> >> 2009/3/18 Schuh, Richard <rsc...@visa.com>: >> > Does it really matter to you? >> > >> > When a specific PFK is pressed, I want to process according to the >> > values in the prefix areas of all lines in the file. >> > >> > >> > Regards, >> > Richard Schuh >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ________________________________ >> > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System >> [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] >> > On Behalf Of Rich Smrcina >> > Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:48 PM >> > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU >> > Subject: Re: XEDIT Macro >> > >> > Schuh, Richard wrote: >> > >> > Is there any way to access the prefix area of a line from an XEDIT >> > Macro? I see nothing in the EXTRACT command. Am I missing something >> > there? Is there some other way to access it? >> > >> > Regards, >> > Richard Schuh >> > >> > That begs a question: What do you want to do with the prefix area >> > that you can't do with an Xedit command? >> > >> > -- >> > Rich Smrcina >> > Phone: 414-491-6001 >> > http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina >> > >> > Catch the WAVV! >> > http://www.wavv.org >> > WAVV 2009 - Orlando, FL - May 15-19, 2009 >> >> >> >> -- >> Kris Buelens, >> IBM Belgium, VM customer support >> >======================== ========================= =======================
