PREFACE

This publication is the reference manual for EDIT/3000, a subsystem of the Multiprogramming Executive III operating system (MPE) used to create and manipulate ASCII files.

The content of this publication is:

Section I: introduces EDIT/3000. Discusses the concepts of editing files and explains the basic structure of EDIT/3000. A summary of all EDIT/3000 commands is included.
Section II: explains how to operate EDIT/3000. Included are instructions explaining how to initiate interactive sessions and batch jobs, and discussions of MPE and EDIT/3000 special controls.
Section III: explains EDIT/3000 basic commands. Examples are provided which demonstrate the use of each command.
Section IV: explains the use of EDIT/3000 advanced commands. Examples are provided for all advanced commands, and include instructions on creating library procedures which can be called by EDIT/3000 to perform complex and reiterative editing functions.
Section V: contains error messages and recovery procedures.
Section VI: discusses customizing EDIT/3000 through the use of three interface procedures.
Appendix A: contains a table of ASCII characters.
Appendix B: contains a summary of EDIT/3000 commands.
Appendix C: contains a WORK file recovery technique.

Other publications which should be available for reference when using this manual are:

MPE Commands Reference Manual
MPE Intrinsics Reference Manual
FORTRAN Reference Manual
COBOL/3000 Reference Manual

PREFACE

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