Sorry, meant to add the following on my previous post: At least this is true in AE on Unidata....
Scott Howder Assistant CIO Cedarville University [email protected] 937-766-7905 On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 10:56 AM, Howder, Scott <[email protected]>wrote: > IB<space><space><enter> technically does not insert a blank line. It will > insert a line with a space at the beginning. You can verify this by doing > the following: > > IB<space><space><enter> > A<space>X > > You will notice that the "X" is indented by one space. > > As others have noted, to actually insert a blank line with nothing in it > you would have to use the ` character as in: > > IB<space>` > > or > > I<space>` > > Kind of picky perhaps but in some cases the difference matters. > > > > Scott Howder > Assistant CIO > Cedarville University > [email protected] > 937-766-7905 > > > On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 4:48 AM, Charles Stevenson < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> & it's been that way for, oh I dunno, going back to PI, 30+ years? >> That's in input mode. >> >> Here are some related ED facts about edit-mode that I've found Pickies >> (vs. Primates) don't seem to know: >> >> R<space> <enter> replaces current line with a blank line. >> >> I<space>this is some text<enter> >> will insert a line "this is some text"but leave yoiu in edit-mode, not >> insert-mode. >> >> IB will put you in input mode BEFORE the line you're on. >> >> IB<space>this is a some text<enter> >> will insert a line "this is some text" BEFORE the current line >> but leave yoiu in edit-mode, not insert-mode. >> >> There is a bit of an inconsistency with IB: >> IB<space><space><enter> >> Inserts a blank line BEFORE current line. I don't know why 2 spaces >> are needed. Oh, well. >> >> R<enter> repeats the previous full-line Replacement >> C<enter> repeats the previous Change command. >> R this is some text<enter> >> replaces thw whole line. >> R/ABC/XYZ >> is really C/ABC/XYZ >> >> So if you pickies are used to saying >> R/ABC/XYZ/ >> That is really a Change command, C/ABC/XYZ. >> So subsequent C<enter> will repeat your R/ABC/XYZ/ >> >> >> Finally, there is the actually helpful HELP<enter> command. (Check out >> HELP SEQ<enter>.) >> >> AE aficionados may quibble over the ED motto, "The very finest of 1970s >> technology!" >> >> cds >> >> >> On 2/6/2014 4:24 AM, Clif Oliver wrote: >> >>> The UniVerse ED verb in input mode accepts a *single* space as a null >>> line indicator. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Clif >>> >>> >>> On Feb 5, 2014, at 6:15 PM, Daniel McGrath <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> A tip my original mentor taught me on the first day was that in ED/AE, >>>> the back tick (`) gets treated as an empty line so you can keep going in >>>> insert mode and not need to worry about it. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Dan >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:u2-users-bounces@ >>>> listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Martin Scholl >>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2014 5:07 PM >>>> To: 'U2 Users List' >>>> Subject: Re: [U2] UniVerse Dictionary question >>>> >>>> The dots were just there to keep the numbered list going, The same I >>>> use dots in the Editor to enter blank lines. Later I go to the top and do >>>> R/.//50 to remove the dot. >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Wjhonson >>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2014 3:04 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: [U2] UniVerse Dictionary question >>>> >>>> >>>> What are the periods in 3 and 4 for? >>>> Did you try removing those? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Woodward, Bob <[email protected]> >>>> To: U2 Users List <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Tue, Feb 4, 2014 11:49 am >>>> Subject: Re: [U2] UniVerse Dictionary question >>>> >>>> >>>> Just to make sure, you're wanting FIELD 178 and the first value of that >>>> field. Correct? Because you have a length of 1, left justified I want to >>>> make sure you're not looking for the first character of the 178th field. >>>> Maybe if you showed what you're wanting and what you're getting, >>>> instead, then we'd be sure to give you an answer that makes sense. >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Haskett >>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2014 11:45 AM >>>> To: U2 Users List >>>> Subject: Re: [U2] UniVerse Dictionary queston >>>> >>>> Martin: >>>> >>>> This is the only way to do accomplish the defined task in UniData. >>>> Maybe "@RECORD<178,1>" is the preferred method in UV. >>>> >>>> Bill >>>> Untitled Page >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> ------------ >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> *From:* [email protected] >>>> *To:* U2 Users List <[email protected]> >>>> *Date:* 2/4/2014 11:33 AM >>>> *Subject:* [U2] UniVerse Dictionary queston >>>> >>>>> UniVerse. >>>>> >>>>> I want to create a dictionary item that extract value <178,1> >>>>> >>>>> I thought >>>>> >>>>> 1. I >>>>> 2. EXTRACT(@RECORD,178,1,0) >>>>> 3. . >>>>> 4. . >>>>> 5. 1L >>>>> 6. S >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Would do but it does not give me the desired result. Any suggestions? >>>>> >>>>> >> _______________________________________________ >> U2-Users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users >> > > _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
