Application Hints; Using Entry Assist To Create And Maintain Source Programs - IBM 3270 User Manual

Application Hints
You can use Entry Assist to create and maintain source and other programs, or to
prepare simple memos.
Using Entry Assist to Create and Maintain Source Programs
Source programs are typically maintained in fixed column format. For example:
NAME
OPERATION OPERANDS COMMENTS
To use Entry Assist to create this format:
1. Set the left margin at the NAME column.
2. Set tab stops at the OPERATION, OPERAND, and COMMENTS columns.
Now you can enter source statements without thinking about column locations.
If you need to continue to another line, set the "end of line" signal to provide a
warning of a line ending.
To create program prologue sections or other areas of continuous comments, the
following technique is useful:
1. Create a group of lines with the * character in the first and last positions of the
line. (To do this fast, use the duplicate line command [" n] with XEDIT, and the
Repeat Line Command [Rn] with the SPF editor.)
The form on your screen should look like this:
2. Set margins within the pair of * characters as illustrated below. The Less Than
character (<) represents a left margin. The Greater Than character (>)
represents the right margin. (You do not actually see the < and > symbols
except on the scale line when in Change Format mode.)
*< >*
With word wrap on, you can enter comments into the lines you created without
thinking about margins or new-line decisions.
Chapter 4. Using Entry Assist with IBM Host Editors and Other Applications 4-5