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Full stops and commas can be encoded within the same alphanumeric field if such a
control is desirable. For example, to record an alphanumeric field whilst specifying the
exact location of numeric characters would be obtained in a similar format to the
following:
(i t 1 I t • • • « » »
ENTER MODE
This is a mode in which operator entry is controlled by a format program in either of the
two program buffers. For example, to set up records using the format program that had
just been written:
1.
Insert the second cassette (without altering the position of the first cassette) into
the second cassette compartment.
2.
Depress the Free-Form key.
3.
Depress the I/O SIct key.
4.
Key in the assignment code:
* 1 _
2
*
Format Cassette-I
Output Cassette
5.
Depress the Enter key
6.
Depress the Next Fmat key.
This loads the program buffers with the format program and the description from
cassette 1.
7.
Depress Prog. 1 key.
This indicates that the control of entry should be by the format program in program 1
buffer and not by the description in program 2 buffer.
Note: The first line of the format program and the first line of the description are
displayed. The current data line determines which format and description lines are
displayed.
8.
Depress the Skip Bar to advance from one field to another.
At the end of each record the data is automatically written onto the second cassette.
VERIFY IVIODE
In this mode, using the same example as in the Enter Mode description, the output
device assignment code is set-up as:
* 1
2
*
Format Cassette^
Input Cassette
The second cassette becomes the input device (in the Enter mode example it was
assigned as an output device). Records that had been set-up in the Enter mode can be
keyed in again, and this mode ensures a Gcquentia! character-by-character chock
according to the format program. The controlling format program might be the same as
that used tc set up the records or might be a different one which checks only specified
fields within the rccords.
Any corrected records are automatically inserted onto the input device.
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