Text File Editor: Choose this option for editing text files, such as source code, docu- ments, and batch files. Stream Editor: Choose this option for editing non-text files (such as binary files, and data files), disk sectors as file, or memory in ASCII format. Non-text Files - Any file may be edited as a non-text file. The file is displayed in fixed-length lines using all of the character set. The de- fault line length is set at 80 columns, however, it can be changed by choosing "File Settings" from the Setup Menu or it can be changed after the file is loaded by choosing "Change Line Length" from the File Man- agement Menu. This feature is useful for editing data files. The line length for data data files should be set to the record length. Press Esc to exit/any other key to continue... Stream Editor (cont): Disk Sectors - The number of sectors that can be loaded is determined by available memory. You select if you want to treat disk sectors as a non-text file or as disk sectors. If the sectors are treated as a non- text file they are saved in a file called "SECTORS" if saved when exit- ing. This feature is useful for recovering files from a disk with a damaged FAT. If the sectors are treated as disk sectors they can be written back to the disk as sectors. Memory - A segment (64K) can be edited beginning at the address you specify. Memory is displayed in real time - meaning that you can ob- serve the changes in memory as they occur. For example, enter memory segment 0 and go to offset 1132 to watch the system time change. Hex Editor: Choose this option for editing non-text files, disk sectors, or memory in Hex format. All commands used by the Stream Editor are usable in the Hex Editor. The hex representation (16 bytes) is displayed on the left side of the screen with corresponding characters shown on the right side. All editing is performed on the hex display. Press Esc to exit/PgUp or for previous page/any other key to continue... dBASE Editor: Choose this option to edit dBASE compatible data files. From the dBASE Menu you may choose to create a new dBASE file, modify a file struct- ure, copy a file structure to another file, edit an existing dBASE file, or import a dBASE file as an ASCII text file. Methods of entering the name of a file to be edited: Specify the name of the file to be edited as a parameter when execut- ing GEdit (i.e. "C>GE LETTER.DOC"). At the file name prompt enter the name, including path, of an existing file, or a new file that you wish to create. Press <Enter> at the file name prompt to select a file from the disk directory using the path you specify. Move the bar to the file you wish to edit and press <Enter>. If you previously edited files during the current GEdit session, the files that have been edited will be listed with the last file edited on top. Use the down arrow key to high-light the name of the file you wish to edit and press <Enter>. Press PgUp or for previous page/any other key to continue...
