Placing Data Into Columns - IBM System 360 User Manual

READY
edit accts new data
INPUT
00010 (null line)
EDIT
5 #23942 5
10 #32135 21
15 #32174 12
20 #49213 35
25 #52221 50
Q)2.75
Q)3.90
Q)1.80
Q)7.95
Q)2.35
acme inc
bbb corp
alpha inds
xyz dist
beta mfg
Note: Requesting an increment larger than 1, makes it easier for you to
insert lines in your data set later on. (See the section "Updating a
Data Set" for instructions on how to insert lines in your data set.)
Placing Data into Columns
You can use the TAB key of your terminal to align your data in columns,
just as you would with an ordinary typewriter. However., this mechanical
tab setting is not recognized by the system which interprets each
striking of the TAB key as a space. For example, if you enter the
following three lines and align them with the TAB key~ they appear at
the terminal as follows:
39427
22
987654
abcde
fghijkl
mnop
49211
441
2
72669
123456
31
ab4
72de
xyz
but they are received by the system as follows:
39427 ABCDE 49211 72669 AB4
22 FGHIJKL 441 123456 72DE
987654 MNOP 2 31 XYZ
If you want the system to place your data into columns, you must
establish logical tab settings with the TABSET subcommand of the EDIT
command or else use the defaults provided by the system. If you have
established logical tab settings for your data set, the system will
arrange each item in its proper column whenever you press the TAB key.
The mechanical tab settings in your terminal need not correspond to the
logical tab settings. For example, assume that the logical tab settings
for the data set are columns 10, 20, and 30, while the mechanical tab
settings in the terminal are columns 5, 10 and 15. When you type in the
following three lines using the TAB key:
they are
abc def ghi jkl
ron
0
pqr stu vwx
yzO 123 456 789
I
1
I
L----..,
column 15
:~i= 10
5
1 column
arranged by the system as follows:
ABC DEF GHI
MNO PQR STU
YZO 123 456
JKL
VWX
789
I
& . . . - 1
- - - - I ______ .... :
~~~~~ ~~
L - . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ : . .
column 1
t
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