Using the JED Editor and Navigation in Classic

Introduction:

JED is a robust, terminal independent screen editing tool

Editor for create, modify and delete operations in database
There are two types of commands:(1) Command line (2) Text line (Execution)

JED Command Syntax:

JED < Filename > < Record Id >
Filename can be Hashed and Non-Hashed.

Switch Between Command line and Text line (Execution):

Command line to text line - <line number>
Text line to command line Esc
Command line Commands:
1

: Move cursor to line number 1 (one)

9999

: Move cursor to the end of the program provided the program

has less than 9999 lines

EX

: Exit without saving (same as EXIT, Ctrl X)

FI

: Save and Exit

FS

: Save

BI

: Format code

Nn

: Goes to line number nn

DE

: Delete current line (DE5 Delete next 5 lines)

L <chars>

: Locate the next occurrence of chars

Ctrl n

: Repeat the locate

!<command> : Execute jBASE/OS command

!!

: Re-execute the last command

Text line (Execution) Commands:

Arrow keys

: Move around in editor (also, Page Up and Page Down)

Ctrl A

: Move to start of current line

Ctrl E

: Move to end of current line

Ctrl W

: Delete word

Ctrl K

: Clear to end of line or join

Ctrl D

: Delete the current line

Ctrl L

: Insert line below current line

Ctrl N

: Locate next occurrence ( used after using command line

command L)

Ctrl O

: Toggle between insert and overwrite mode (Default is insert)

Ctrl V

: Format code (same as BI in command line)

Ctrl G

: Marking block ( 1st -> block start, 2nd -> block end, 3rd ->
remove block)

CA after
Blocking

: Copy block after current line (CB -> copy before current line)

MA after
Blocking

: Move block after current line (MB-> move before current line)

DB after
Blocking

: Delete block

Enter

: New line / break current line

Navigation in Classic:
EX

: Command to enter into T24 prompt. This is a core T24 routine

BK

: exit T24 and back to jBASE prompt

F5

: Commit ( Ctrl + V + Enter)

F3

: Move to next record ( Ctrl + F + Enter)

F2

: Move to previous record ( Ctrl + B + Enter)

F4

: Move to the end of the record ( Ctrl + E + Enter)

F1

: Return to previous state ( Ctrl + U + Enter)

Field Number : Go to the specified field

>

: Multi value after the current point

<
)

: Multi value before the current point

: Sub value after the current point

: Sub value before the current point

- Enter

: Delete a multi value / sub value