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The Question is:
My question is around edit. Can you please tell me or point me to where I can
find out how to add escape or control sequences to a file using the edit? I
used to know what keystrokes to use and how to do it but it has been a long
time since I have done
it and I can't figure out how to put the esc or ctrl in the strings. I found
documentation on how to do it in DCL but not within edit.
Thank you,
Chris
The Answer is :
The OpenVMS Wizard cannot and does not recommend direct insertion
of the escape character into a file. Techniques such as those
described in the OpenVMS FAQ -- loading the value at run-time,
either using the technique shown in the FAQ or techniques in
programs that use the SMG dictionary of sequences -- are strongly
recommended. This because it avoids problems when the file is
later editted, and problems that can arise when the sequence
differs among various devices. (The SMG dictionary of sequences
is especially useful here, and can be used even if SMG itself
is not being used for display control. See SMG$GET_TERM_DATA.)
For discussions of escape and control sequences, please see
the OpenVMS FAQ.
If you really want to cause yourself maintenance problenms by
embedding the literal escape character or other control character
into a file, please see the SPECINS keypad sequence. In EDT,
SPECINS is PF1-KP3. For details on EDT and specifically on SPECINS,
please read the available EDT documentation. The EDT manual is
available among the archived documentation section posted at the
OpenVMS documentation website -- please see the OpenVMS FAQ for
pointers to the documentation website.
Other editors (such as EVE) will use CTRL/V as a quote character
for control characters, and you would then immediately follow the
CTRL/V with the desired control character using its associated
CTRL/key sequence. For details, please see the EVE documentation
for QUOTE and CTRL/V.
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