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- EDITING MULTIPLE FILES
-
- To edit more than one file at a time, all you have to do is move the
- cursor to the Command Line and type EDIT followed by the name and path
- specification of the file you want to edit. Optionally at the end of
- this command, you may enter a line number and the number of lines you
- want to edit. For example, let's edit the eleven lines 10 through 20
- of this file by going to the Command Line and typing the command:
-
- edit a:\pct_help\mult_fil.hlp 10 11
-
- (Obviously if you have moved these HELP panels to another location you
- will have to adjust the path accordingly.)
-
- Now press the Enter key. You are now in a new copy of the original
- file. Press Shift F1 a few times till you get back to the original
- HELP file.
-
- Press the PgDn Key
-
- MULTIPLE FILES (Continued)
-
- As you saw, Shift F1 moved you from file to file and the message on
- the Message Line told you which file (by number) you are currently in.
- Ctrl F1 will move you from file to file in the reverse direction.
-
- This feature of PC-TYPE+ is extremely powerful, for you can mark areas
- in one file, and copy or move them to other files at will. As long as
- you have sufficient memory, you can edit up to 10 files
- simultaneously.
-
- When you QUIT or SAVE one file, you will return to the adjacent
- remaining file.
-
- If you have a number of files active at once and you want to get back
- to DOS, press the Ctrl Break key and answer Y to the question "Are you
- Sure?"
-
- Press the PgDn Key
-
- MULTIPLE FILES (Continued)
-
- When you request to edit a new file, PC-TYPE+ will check the file
- specification you provided in the edit command against the files which
- are currently active within PC-TYPE+. If an EXACT match is found, you
- will be notified that that file is already active, and asked if you
- really want to edit another copy of it. If you do, press Y, if not,
- press N.
-
- Try this out by moving to the Command Line and typing edit followed by
- the exact string of characters which appears in the current file
- identification box at the top of the PC-TYPE+ screen. Then press N.
-
- Since you have an extra file active now, try moving and copying data
- from one file to another.
-
-
-
- Press F4 to Return to the HELP Menu
-