I had a Java-based editor (jEdit, I think) loaded on my old PC that I could use to edit files under z/OS. It was perfect for editing ASCII files that needed to reside on OMVS.
Perhaps I'm odd, but I like both vi and OEDIT, at least to some degree. NFS-mounting a z/OS file system is on my to-do list. Jon <snip> I use both "vi" (well actually vim on Linux) and OEDIT. Of course, I mean in the appropriate environment (OEDIT in TSO OMVS) and vi on a telnet login. Both have strengths and weaknesses. There are things that I can do so easily in OEDIT but have never figured out how to do in "vi" (like C 'A' 'B' ALL 5 to change all "A"s in column 5 to "B"s. Or use start and end labels). But I absolutely adore the use of regular expressions in "vi". Believe it or not, I NFS mount a subdirectory on my Linux desktop system on z/OS. I then use both "vim" on Linux and OEDIT on z/OS to edit files that I keep stored on my Linux system. Granted, this means exiting one editor and enter the other, back and forth, to do some things. But it is efficient for me. The NFS mount attributes successfully manage the EBCDIC/ASCII translation for me. So, does this mean that the people from the "funny farm" will be calling?<grin>. </snip> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
