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<HEAD><TITLE>THE Reference - SET Commands </TITLE></HEAD>
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<P><HR><A NAME="SETCOMMANDREFERENCE"></A>
<H2> SET COMMAND REFERENCE </H2>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETALT"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET ALT - change alteration counts </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] ALT <I>[n] [m]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET ALT command allows the user to change the alteration counts. This command is usually called from within a macro. <P></DD>
<DD> The first number; <I>n</I> sets the number of changes since the last AUTOSAVE was issued. <P></DD>
<DD> The second number; <I>m</I> sets the number of changes since the last SAVE or SSAVE command was issued. <P></DD>
<DD> All options can be specified as the current EQUIVCHAR to retain the existing value. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETEQUIVCHAR">SET EQUIVCHAR</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETARBCHAR"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET ARBCHAR - set arbitrary character(s) for targets </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] ARBchar <I>ON|OFF [char1] [char2]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Set the character to use as an 'arbitrary character' in string targets. The first arbitrary character matches a group of zero or more characters, the second will match exactly one character. <P></DD>
<DD> All options can be specified as the current EQUIVCHAR to retain the existing value. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> Single arbitrary character not supported.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> Arbitrary character not supported in <A HREF = "comm.html#CHANGE">CHANGE</A> or <A HREF = "comm.html#SCHANGE">SCHANGE</A> commands.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Off $ ? <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETEQUIVCHAR">SET EQUIVCHAR</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETAUTOCOLOR"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET AUTOCOLOR - specifies which parser to use for syntax highlighting </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] AUTOCOLOR <I>mask parser [MAGIC]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET AUTOCOLOR command allows the user to specify which syntax highlighting <A HREF = "glossary.html#PARSER">parser</A> is to be used for which file masks. <P></DD>
<DD> The <I>parser</I> argument specifies a syntax highlighting <A HREF = "glossary.html#PARSER">parser</A> that already exists, either as a default <A HREF = "glossary.html#PARSER">parser</A> , or added by the user with <A HREF = "commset.html#SETPARSER">SET PARSER</A> . The special parser name of '*NULL' can be specified; this will effectively remove the association between the <A HREF = "glossary.html#PARSER">parser</A> and the file mask. <P></DD>
<DD> The <I>mask</I> argument specifies the file mask (or <A HREF = "glossary.html#MAGICNUMBER">magic number</A> ) to associate with the specified parser. The <I>mask</I> can be any valid file mask for the operating system. eg *.c fred.* joe.? <P></DD>
<DD> If the <I>magic</I> option is specified, the <I>mask</I> argument refers to the last element of the <A HREF = "glossary.html#MAGICNUMBER">magic number</A> that is specified in the first line of a Unix shell script comment. eg if the first line of a shell script contains: #!/usr/local/bin/rexx then the file mask argument would be specified as "rexx". <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Similar. KEDIT does not have MAGIC option.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> See <A HREF = "comm.html#QUERY">QUERY</A> AUTOCOLOR <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLORING">SET COLORING</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETECOLOUR">SET ECOLOUR</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETPARSER">SET PARSER</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETAUTOCOLOUR"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET AUTOCOLOUR - specifies which parser to use for syntax highlighting </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] AUTOCOLOUR <I>mask parser [MAGIC]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET AUTOCOLOUR command is a synonym for the <A HREF = "commset.html#SETAUTOCOLOR">SET AUTOCOLOR</A> command. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Similar. KEDIT does not have MAGIC option.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> See <A HREF = "comm.html#QUERY">QUERY</A> AUTOCOLOR <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETAUTOCOLOR">SET AUTOCOLOR</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETAUTOSAVE"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET AUTOSAVE - set autosave period </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] AUtosave <I>n|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET AUTOSAVE command sets the interval between automatic saves of the file, or turns it off altogether. The interval <I>n</I> refers to the number of alterations made to the file. Hence a value of 10 for <I>n</I> would result in the file being automatically saved after each 10 alterations have been made to the file. <P></DD>
<DD> It is not possible to set AUTOSAVE for 'pseudo' files such as the directory listing 'file' , Rexx output 'file' and the key definitions 'file' <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Does not support [mode] option.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETAUTOSCROLL"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET AUTOSCROLL - set rate of automatic horizontal scrolling </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] AUTOSCroll <I>n|OFF|Half</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET AUTOSCROLL allows the user to set the rate at which automatic horizontal scrolling occurs. <P></DD>
<DD> When the cursor reaches the last (or first) column of the <A HREF = "glossary.html#FILEAREA">filearea</A> the <A HREF = "glossary.html#FILEAREA">filearea</A> can automatically scroll if AUTOSCROLL is not <I>OFF</I> and a <A HREF = "comm.html#CURSOR">CURSOR</A> RIGHT or <A HREF = "comm.html#CURSOR">CURSOR</A> LEFT command is issued. How many columns are scrolled is determined by the setting of AUTOSCROLL. <P></DD>
<DD> If AUTOSCROLL is set to <I>HALF</I> , then half the number of columns in the <A HREF = "glossary.html#FILEAREA">filearea</A> window are scrolled. Any other value will result in that many columns scrolled, or the full width of the <A HREF = "glossary.html#FILEAREA">filearea</A> window if the set number of columns is larger. <P></DD>
<DD> Autoscrolling does not occur if the key pressed is assigned to <A HREF = "comm.html#CURSOR">CURSOR</A> SCREEN LEFT or RIGHT, which is the case if <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOMPAT">SET COMPAT</A> XEDIT key defintions are active. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> HALF <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETBACKUP"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET BACKUP - indicate if a backup copy of the file is to be kept </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] BACKup <I>OFF|TEMP|KEEP|ON|INPLACE [suffix]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET BACKUP command allows the user to determine if a backup copy of the original file is to be kept when the file being edited is saved or filed. <P></DD>
<DD> <I>KEEP</I> and <I>ON</I> options are the same. <I>ON</I> is kept for compatability with previous versions of THE. <P></DD>
<DD> With <I>OFF</I> , the file being written to disk will replace an existing file. There is a chance that you will end up with neither the old version of the file or the new one if problems occur while the file is being written. <P></DD>
<DD> With <I>TEMP</I> or <I>KEEP</I> options, the file being written is first renamed to the filename with a .bak extension. The file in memory is then written to disk. If <I>TEMP</I> is in effect, the backup file is then deleted. <P></DD>
<DD> With <I>INPLACE</I> , the file being written is first copied to a file with a .bak extension. The file in memory is then written to disk in place of the original. This option ensures that all operating system file attributes are retained. <P></DD>
<DD> The optional <I>suffix</I> specifies the string to append to the file name of the backup copy including a period if required. The maximum length of <I>suffix</I> is 100 characters. By default this is ".bak". <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> <I>suffix</I> is a THE extension
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> KEEP <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "comm.html#FILE">FILE</A>, <A HREF = "comm.html#FFILE">FFILE</A>, <A HREF = "comm.html#SAVE">SAVE</A>, <A HREF = "comm.html#SSAVE">SSAVE</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETBEEP"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET BEEP - turn on or off the audible alarm when displaying errors </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] BEEP <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET BEEP command allows the user to determine if an audible alarm is sounded when an error is displayed. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETBOUNDMARK"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET BOUNDMARK - set bounds marker display </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] BOUNDMARK <I>OFF|Zone|TRunc|MARgins|TABs|Verify</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The BOUNDMARK command indicates if boundary markers are to be displayed and if so, where. Boundary markers are vertical lines drawn before or after certain columns within the <A HREF = "glossary.html#FILEAREA">filearea</A> . This command only has a visible effect on GUI platforms, currently only the X11 port. <P></DD>
<DD> <I>OFF</I> turns off the display of boundary markers. <P></DD>
<DD> <I>ZONE</I> turns on the display of boundary markers, before the zone start column and after the zone end column. <P></DD>
<DD> <I>TRUNC</I> turns on the display of boundary markers, after the truncation column. Not supported. <P></DD>
<DD> <I>MARGINS</I> turns on the display of boundary markers, before the left margin and after the right margin. <P></DD>
<DD> <I>TABS</I> turns on the display of boundary markers, before each tab column. <P></DD>
<DD> <I>VERIFY</I> turns on the display of boundary markers, before each verify column. Not supported. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible, but no support for TRUNC or VERIFY option.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Zone <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Incomplete </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETCASE"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET CASE - set case sensitivity parameters </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] CASE <I>Mixed|Lower|Upper [Respect|Ignore] [Respect|Ignore] [Respect|Ignore] [Mixed|Lower|Upper] [Mixed|Lower|Upper]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The CASE command sets the editor's handling of the case of text. <P></DD>
<DD> The first option (which is mandatory) controls how text is entered by the user in the <A HREF = "glossary.html#FILEAREA">filearea</A> . When <I>LOWER</I> or <I>UPPER</I> are in effect, the shift or caps lock keys have no effect on the text being entered. When <I>MIXED</I> is in effect, text is entered in the case set by the use of the shift and caps lock keys. <P></DD>
<DD> The second option determines how the editor determines if a string target matches text in the file when the target is used in a <A HREF = "comm.html#LOCATE">LOCATE</A> command. With <I>IGNORE</I> in effect, a match is found irrespective of the case of the target or the found text. The following strings are treated as equivalent: the THE The ThE... With <I>RESPECT</I> in effect, the target and text must be the same case. Therefore a target of 'The' only matches text containing 'The' , not 'THE' or 'ThE' etc. <P></DD>
<DD> The third option determines how the editor determines if a string target matches text in the file when the target is used in a <A HREF = "comm.html#CHANGE">CHANGE</A> command. With <I>IGNORE</I> in effect, a match is found irrespective of the case of the target or the found text. The following strings are treated as equivalent: the THE The ThE... With <I>RESPECT</I> in effect, the target and text must be the same case. Therefore a target of 'The' only matches text containing 'The' , not 'THE' or 'ThE' etc. <P></DD>
<DD> The fourth option determines how the editor determines the sort order of upper and lower case with the <A HREF = "comm.html#SORT">SORT</A> command. With <I>IGNORE</I> in effect, upper and lower case letters are treated as equivalent. With <I>RESPECT</I> in effect, upper and lower case letters are treated as different values and uppercase characters will sort before lowercase characters. <P></DD>
<DD> The fifth option controls how text is entered by the user on the <A HREF = "glossary.html#COMMANDLINE">command line</A> . The allowed values and behaviour are the same as for the first option. <P></DD>
<DD> The sixth option controls how text is entered by the user in the <A HREF = "glossary.html#PREFIXAREA">prefix area</A> . The allowed values and behaviour are the same as for the first option. <P></DD>
<DD> All options can be specified as the current EQUIVCHAR to retain the existing value. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Adds support for case significance in CHANGE commands.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Adds support for LOWER option.
</DD><DD> Both: Adds support for case significance in SORT command.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Mixed Ignore Respect Respect <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETEQUIVCHAR">SET EQUIVCHAR</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETCLEARERRORKEY"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET CLEARERRORKEY - specify which key clears the message line </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] CLEARErrorkey <I>*|keyname</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET CLEARERRORKEY command allows the user to specify which key clears the message line. By default, any key pressed will cause the message line to be cleared. The keyname specified is the name returned via the <A HREF = "comm.html#SHOWKEY">SHOWKEY</A> command. <P></DD>
<DD> As the <A HREF = "comm.html#QUERY">QUERY</A> command also uses the same mechanism for displaying its results as errors, then this command affects when results from the <A HREF = "comm.html#QUERY">QUERY</A> command are cleared. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> * <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETCLEARSCREEN"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET CLEARSCREEN - indicate if the screen is to be cleared on exit </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] CLEARScreen <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET CLEARSCREEN command allows the user to request that the screen be cleared on exit from THE. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETCLOCK"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET CLOCK - turn on or off display of time on status line </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] CLOCK <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET CLOCK command turns on or off the display of the time on the <A HREF = "glossary.html#STATUSLINE">status line</A> . <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ON <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETCMDARROWS"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET CMDARROWS - sets the behaviour of the up and down arrow keys </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] CMDArrows <I>Retrieve|Tab</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET CMDARROWS command determines the action that occurs when the up and down arrows keys are hit while on the <A HREF = "glossary.html#COMMANDLINE">command line</A> . <P></DD>
<DD> <I>RETRIEVE</I> will set the up and down arrows to retrieve the last or next command entered on the <A HREF = "glossary.html#COMMANDLINE">command line</A> . <P></DD>
<DD> <I>TAB</I> will set the up and down arrows to move to the last or first line respectively of the main window. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> RETRIEVE <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "comm.html#CURSOR">CURSOR</A>, <A HREF = "comm.html#QUESTIONMARK">?</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETCMDLINE"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET CMDLINE - sets the position of the command line. </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] CMDline <I>ON|OFF|Top|Bottom</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET CMDLINE command sets the position of the <A HREF = "glossary.html#COMMANDLINE">command line</A> , either at the top of the screen, the bottom of the screen or off. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> CMDLINE ON is equivalent to CMDLINE Bottom
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> BOTTOM <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETCOLOR"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET COLOR - set colors for display </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] COLOR <I>area [modifier[...]] [foreground] [ON] [background]</I> <P></DD>
<DD> [SET] COLOR <I>area [modifier[...]] ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DD> [SET] COLOUR <I>color red blue green</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET COLOR command changes the colors or display attributes of various display areas in THE. <P></DD>
<DD> Valid values for <I>area</I> : <P></DD>
<DD> ALERT - alert boxes; see <A HREF = "comm.html#ALERT">ALERT</A>
</DD><DD> Arrow - command line prompt
</DD><DD> Block - marked <A HREF = "glossary.html#BLOCK">block</A>
</DD><DD> BOUNDmarker- bound markers (GUI platforms only)
</DD><DD> CBlock - <A HREF = "glossary.html#CURRENTLINE">current line</A> if in marked <A HREF = "glossary.html#BLOCK">block</A>
</DD><DD> CHIghlight - highlighted line if the same as <A HREF = "glossary.html#CURRENTLINE">current line</A>
</DD><DD> Cmdline - <A HREF = "glossary.html#COMMANDLINE">command line</A>
</DD><DD> CTofeof - as for TOfeof if the same as <A HREF = "glossary.html#CURRENTLINE">current line</A>
</DD><DD> CUrline - the <A HREF = "glossary.html#CURRENTLINE">current line</A>
</DD><DD> CURSORline - the line in <A HREF = "glossary.html#FILEAREA">filearea</A> that the cursor is or was on
</DD><DD> DIALOG - dialog boxes; see <A HREF = "comm.html#DIALOG">DIALOG</A>
</DD><DD> Divider - dividing line between vertical split screens
</DD><DD> Filearea - area containing file lines
</DD><DD> GAP - the gap between the <A HREF = "glossary.html#PREFIXAREA">prefix area</A> and <A HREF = "glossary.html#FILEAREA">filearea</A>
</DD><DD> CGAP - the gap between the <A HREF = "glossary.html#PREFIXAREA">prefix area</A> and <A HREF = "glossary.html#FILEAREA">filearea</A> - current
</DD><DD> HIghlight - highlighted line
</DD><DD> Idline - line containing file specific info
</DD><DD> Msgline - error messages
</DD><DD> Nondisp - Non-display characters ( <A HREF = "commset.html#SETETMODE">SET ETMODE</A> OFF)
</DD><DD> Pending - pending commands in <A HREF = "glossary.html#PREFIXAREA">prefix area</A>
</DD><DD> PRefix - <A HREF = "glossary.html#PREFIXAREA">prefix area</A>
</DD><DD> CPRefix - <A HREF = "glossary.html#PREFIXAREA">prefix area</A> if the same as <A HREF = "glossary.html#CURRENTLINE">current line</A>
</DD><DD> Reserved - default for <A HREF = "glossary.html#RESERVEDLINE">reserved line</A>
</DD><DD> Scale - line showing <A HREF = "glossary.html#SCALELINE">scale line</A>
</DD><DD> SHadow - hidden line marker lines
</DD><DD> SLK - soft label keys
</DD><DD> STatarea - line showing status of editing session
</DD><DD> Tabline - line showing tab positions
</DD><DD> TOfeof - <A HREF = "glossary.html#TOP-OF-FILELINE">Top-of-File line</A> and <A HREF = "glossary.html#BOTTOM-OF-FILELINE">Bottom-of-File line</A>
</DD><DD> * - All area (second format only)
<P></DD>
<DD> Valid values for <I>foreground</I> , <I>background</I> and <I>color</I> : <P></DD>
<DD> BLAck
</DD><DD> BLUe
</DD><DD> Brown
</DD><DD> Green
</DD><DD> GRAy
</DD><DD> GREy
</DD><DD> Cyan
</DD><DD> RED
</DD><DD> Magenta
</DD><DD> Pink
</DD><DD> Turquoise
</DD><DD> Yellow
</DD><DD> White
<P></DD>
<DD> Valid values for <I>modifier</I> : <P></DD>
<DD> NORmal
</DD><DD> BLInk
</DD><DD> BOld
</DD><DD> BRIght
</DD><DD> High
</DD><DD> REVerse
</DD><DD> Underline
</DD><DD> DARK
</DD><DD> Italic - only available on X11 port with valid Italic font and on
</DD><DD> Windows with "GUI" PDcurses
<P></DD>
<DD> The second format of this command allows the user to turn on or off any of the valid modifiers. <P></DD>
<DD> The third format of this command allows the user to change the intensity of specified colors on platforms that support changing the content of a color (X11, Windows GUI). The specified color can be changed by supplying the intensity of red, green and blue. These are numeric values between 0 and 1000 inclusive. eg To change <I>red</I> to <I>blue</I> : SET COLOR RED 0 0 1000. All characters being displayed as <I>red</I> will be displayed with the specified intensities. Note that this behaviour is not consistent across platforms, and should be considered experimental at this stage. <P></DD>
<DD> It is an error to attempt to set a colour on a mono display. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Functionally compatible. See below.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Functionally compatible. See below.
</DD><DD> Does not implement all modifiers.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Depends on compatibility mode setting and monitor type. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOMPAT">SET COMPAT</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLOUR">SET COLOUR</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETECOLOUR">SET ECOLOUR</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETCOLOUR"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET COLOUR - set colours for display </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] COLOUR <I>area [modifier[...]] [foreground] [on background]</I> <P></DD>
<DD> [SET] COLOUR <I>area [modifier[...]] ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DD> [SET] COLOUR <I>colour red blue green</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET COLOUR command is a synonym for the <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLOR">SET COLOR</A> command. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Functionally compatible. See below.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Functionally compatible. See below.
</DD><DD> Does not implement all modifiers.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Depends on compatibility mode setting and monitor type. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLOR">SET COLOR</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETCOLORING"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET COLORING - enable or disable syntax highlighting </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] COLORING <I>ON|OFF [AUTO|parser]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET COLORING command allows the user to turn on or off syntax highlighting for current file. It also allows the <A HREF = "glossary.html#PARSER">parser</A> used to be specified explicitly, or automatically determined by the file extension or <A HREF = "glossary.html#MAGICNUMBER">magic number</A> . <P></DD>
<DD> ON turns on syntax highlighting for the current file, OFF turns it off. <P></DD>
<DD> AUTO determines the <A HREF = "glossary.html#PARSER">parser</A> to use for the current file based on the file extension. The <A HREF = "glossary.html#PARSER">parser</A> to use is controlled by the <A HREF = "commset.html#SETAUTOCOLOR">SET AUTOCOLOR</A> command. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ON AUTO <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLOURING">SET COLOURING</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETECOLOUR">SET ECOLOUR</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETAUTOCOLOR">SET AUTOCOLOR</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETPARSER">SET PARSER</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETCOLOURING"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET COLOURING - enable or disable syntax highlighting </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] COLOURING <I>ON|OFF [AUTO|parser]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET COLOURING command is a synonym for the <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLORING">SET COLORING</A> command. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ON AUTO <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLORING">SET COLORING</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETCOMPAT"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET COMPAT - set compatibility mode </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] COMPat <I>The|Xedit|Kedit|KEDITW|Ispf|= [The|Xedit|Kedit|KEDITW|Ispf|=] [The|Xedit|Kedit|KEDITW|Ispf|=]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET COMPAT command changes some settings of THE to make it more compatible with the look and/or feel of XEDIT, KEDIT, KEDIT for Windows, or ISPF. <P></DD>
<DD> This command is most useful as the first <A HREF = "comm.html#SET">SET</A> command in a profile file. It will change the default settings of THE to initially look and behave like the chosen editor. You can then make any additional changes in THE by issuing other <A HREF = "comm.html#SET">SET</A> commands. <P></DD>
<DD> It is recommended that this command NOT be executed from the command line, particularly if you have 2 files being displayed at the same time. Although the command works, things may look and behave strangely :-) <P></DD>
<DD> The first parameter affects the look of THE, the second parameter affects the feel of THE, and the third parameter determines which default function key settings you require. <P></DD>
<DD> Any of the parameters can be specified as =, which will not change that aspect of THE's compatability. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> THE THE THE <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETCTLCHAR"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET CTLCHAR - define control character attributes </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] CTLchar <I>OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DD> [SET] CTLchar <I>char Escape | OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DD> [SET] CTLchar <I>char Protect|Noprotect [modifier[...]] fore [ON back]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET CTLCHAR command defines control characters to be used when displaying a <A HREF = "glossary.html#RESERVEDLINE">reserved line</A> . Control characters determine how parts of a <A HREF = "glossary.html#RESERVEDLINE">reserved line</A> are displayed. <P></DD>
<DD> See <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLOUR">SET COLOUR</A> for valid values for <I>modifier</I> , <I>fore</I> and <I>back</I> . <P></DD>
<DD> The <I>Protect</I> and <I>Noprotect</I> arguments are ignored. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Similar, but does not support all parameters.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLOUR">SET COLOUR</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETRESERVED">SET RESERVED</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETCURLINE"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET CURLINE - set position of current line on screen </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] CURLine <I>[ON] M[+n|-n] | [+|-]n</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET CURLINE command sets the position of the <A HREF = "glossary.html#CURRENTLINE">current line</A> to the physical screen line specified by supplied arguments. <P></DD>
<DD> The first form of parameters is: <P></DD>
<DD> M[+n|-n]
</DD><DD> this sets the <A HREF = "glossary.html#CURRENTLINE">current line</A> to be relative to the middle of
</DD><DD> the screen. A positive value adds to the middle line number,
</DD><DD> a negative subtracts from it.
</DD><DD> eg. M+3 on a 24 line screen will be line 15
</DD><DD> M-5 on a 24 line screen will be line 7
<P></DD>
<DD> The second form of parameters is: <P></DD>
<DD> [+|-]n
</DD><DD> this sets the <A HREF = "glossary.html#CURRENTLINE">current line</A> to be relative to the top of the
</DD><DD> screen (if positive or no sign) or relative to the bottom
</DD><DD> of the screen if negative.
</DD><DD> eg. +3 or 3 will set current line to line 3
</DD><DD> -3 on a 24 line screen will be line 21
<P></DD>
<DD> If the resulting line is outside the bounds of the screen the position of the current line will become the middle line on the screen. <P></DD>
<DD> It is optional to specify the ON argument. <P></DD>
<DD> It is an error to try to position the CURLINE on the same line as a line already allocated by one of <A HREF = "commset.html#SETHEXSHOW">SET HEXSHOW</A> , <A HREF = "commset.html#SETRESERVED">SET RESERVED</A> , <A HREF = "commset.html#SETSCALE">SET SCALE</A> or <A HREF = "commset.html#SETTABLINE">SET TABLINE</A> . <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> M <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETCURSORSTAY"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET CURSORSTAY - set on or off the behaviour of the cursor on a scroll </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] CURSORSTay <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SETCURSORSTAY command allows the user to set the behaviour of the cursor when the file is scrolled with a <A HREF = "comm.html#FORWARD">FORWARD</A> or <A HREF = "comm.html#BACKWARD">BACKWARD</A> command. <P></DD>
<DD> Before this command was introduced, the position of the cursor after the file was scrolled depended on <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOMPAT">SET COMPAT</A> ; for THE, the cursor moved to the current line, for XEDIT and KEDIT modes the cursor stayed on the same screen line. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ON <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETDEFSORT"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET DEFSORT - specify the order in which files appear in DIR.DIR </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] DEFSORT <I>OFF|DIRectory|Size|Date|Time|Name [Ascending|Descending]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET DEFSORT command allows the user to determine the order in which files appear in a DIR.DIR file. <P></DD>
<DD> <I>Directory</I> specifies that directories within the current directory are shown before other files. <P></DD>
<DD> <I>Size</I> specifies that the size of the file determines the order in which files are displayed. <P></DD>
<DD> <I>Date</I> specifies that the date of the last change to the file determines the order in which files are displayed. If the dates are the same, the time the file was last changed is used as a secondary sort key. <P></DD>
<DD> <I>Time</I> specifies that the time of the file determines the order in which files are displayed. <P></DD>
<DD> <I>Name</I> specifies that the name of the file determines the order in which files are displayed. This is the default. Files are sorted by name as a secondary sort key when any of the above options are specified and two files have equal values for that sort option. <P></DD>
<DD> <I>OFF</I> indicates that no ordering of the files in the directory is performed. On directories with a large number of files, this option results in a displayed DIR.DIR file much quicker than any sorted display. <P></DD>
<DD> The second parameter specifies if the sort order is ascending or descending. <P></DD>
<DD> If this command is issued while the DIR.DIR pseudo file is the current file, the settings are applied immediately. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Similar in functionality.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> NAME ASCENDING <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETDIRINCLUDE"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET DIRINCLUDE - set the file mask for directory command </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] DIRInclude <I>*</I> <P></DD>
<DD> [SET] DIRInclude <I>[Normal] [Readonly] [System] [Hidden] [Directory]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The DIRINCLUDE command sets the file mask for files that will be displayed on subsequent DIRECTORY commands. The operand "*" will set the mask to all files, the other options will set the mask to include those options specified together with "normal" files eg. <P></DD>
<DD> DIRINCLUDE R S <P></DD>
<DD> will display readonly and system files together with "normal" files the next time the DIRECTORY command is issued. <P></DD>
<DD> The effects of DIRINCLUDE are ignored in the Unix version. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> * <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "comm.html#DIRECTORY">DIRECTORY</A>, <A HREF = "comm.html#LS">LS</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETDISPLAY"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET DISPLAY - specify which level of lines to display </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] DISPlay <I>n [m|*]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET DISPLAY command sets the selection level for lines to be displayed on the screen. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> 0 0 <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETSCOPE">SET SCOPE</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETSELECT">SET SELECT</A>, <A HREF = "comm.html#ALL">ALL</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETECOLOR"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET ECOLOR - set colors for syntax highlighting </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] ECOLOR <I>char [modifier[...]] [foreground] [on background]</I> <P></DD>
<DD> [SET] ECOLOR <I>char [modifier[...]] ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET ECOLOR command allows the user to specify the colors of each category of items used in syntax highlighting. <P></DD>
<DD> <I>char</I> refers to one of the following valid values: <P></DD>
<DD> A - comments
</DD><DD> B - strings
</DD><DD> C - numbers
</DD><DD> D - keywords
</DD><DD> E - labels
</DD><DD> F - preprocessor directives
</DD><DD> G - header lines
</DD><DD> H - extra right paren, matchable keyword (N/A)
</DD><DD> I - level 1 paren
</DD><DD> J - level 1 matchable keyword (N/A)
</DD><DD> K - level 1 matchable preprocessor keyword (N/A)
</DD><DD> L - level 2 paren, matchable keyword (N/A)
</DD><DD> M - level 3 paren, matchable keyword (N/A)
</DD><DD> N - level 4 paren, matchable keyword (N/A)
</DD><DD> O - level 5 paren, matchable keyword (N/A)
</DD><DD> P - level 6 paren, matchable keyword (N/A)
</DD><DD> Q - level 7 paren, matchable keyword (N/A)
</DD><DD> R - level 8 paren or higher, matchable keyword (N/A)
</DD><DD> S - incomplete string
</DD><DD> T - HTML markup tags
</DD><DD> U - HTML character/entity references
</DD><DD> V - Builtin functions
</DD><DD> W - not used
</DD><DD> X - not used
</DD><DD> Y - not used
</DD><DD> Z - not used
</DD><DD> 1 - alternate keyword color 1
</DD><DD> 2 - alternate keyword color 2
</DD><DD> 3 - alternate keyword color 3
</DD><DD> 4 - alternate keyword color 4
</DD><DD> 5 - alternate keyword color 5
</DD><DD> 6 - alternate keyword color 6
</DD><DD> 7 - alternate keyword color 7
</DD><DD> 8 - alternate keyword color 8
</DD><DD> 9 - alternate keyword color 9
</DD><DD> N/A indicates that this capability is not yet implemented.
<P></DD>
<DD> For valid values for <I>modifier</I> , <I>foreground</I> and <I>background</I> see <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLOR">SET COLOR</A> . <P></DD>
<DD> The second format of this command allows the user to turn on or off any of the valid modifiers. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> See <A HREF = "comm.html#QUERY">QUERY</A> ECOLOR <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLORING">SET COLORING</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETAUTOCOLOR">SET AUTOCOLOR</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETPARSER">SET PARSER</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLOR">SET COLOR</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETECOLOUR"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET ECOLOUR - set colours for syntax highlighting </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] ECOLOUR <I>char [modifier[...]] [foreground] [on background]</I> <P></DD>
<DD> [SET] ECOLOUR <I>char [modifier[...]] ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET ECOLOUR command allows the user to specify the colours of each category of items used in syntax highlighting. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> See <A HREF = "comm.html#QUERY">QUERY</A> ECOLOR <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLOURING">SET COLOURING</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETAUTOCOLOUR">SET AUTOCOLOUR</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETPARSER">SET PARSER</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLOUR">SET COLOUR</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETEOLOUT"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET EOLOUT - set end of line terminating character(s) </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] EOLout <I>CRLF|LF|CR|NONE</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The EOLOUT command allows the user to specify the combination of characters that terminate a line. Lines of text in Unix files are usually terminated with a <I>LF</I> , DOS file usually end with a <I>CR</I> and <I>LF</I> combination. Files on the Apple Macintosh are usually terminated with a <I>CR</I> . <P></DD>
<DD> The <I>NONE</I> option can be used to specify that no end of line character is written. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> LF - UNIX <P></DD>
<DD> CRLF - DOS/OS2/WIN32 <P></DD>
<DD> NONE - if THE started with -u option <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETEQUIVCHAR"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET EQUIVCHAR - set the equivalence character </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] EQUIVChar <I>char</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET EQUIVChar command allows the user to change the character that is used to specify eqivalence in command parameters. <P></DD>
<DD> In many THE commands, an equivalence character, usually '=' , can be used as a parameter to default to values in the current file or view. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> = <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETERROROUTPUT"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET ERROROUTPUT - indicate whether THE error messages are echoed to screen </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] ERROROUTput <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> With SET ERROROUTPUT OFF, THE error messages are shown in the MSGLINE. With SET ERROROUTPUT ON, THE error messages are also displayed in the window in which THE was started, provided one exists. This is particularly useful when tracing THE macros as the error message is shown afte the invocation of the command that caused the error. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETETMODE"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET ETMODE - indicate if extended display mode is possible </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] ETMODE <I>ON|OFF [character list]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET ETMODE command allows the user to specify which characters in a character set are to be displayed as their actual representation. <P></DD>
<DD> Those characters not explicitly specified to be displayed as they are represented, will be displayed as the <A HREF = "commset.html#SETNONDISP">SET NONDISP</A> character in the colour specified by <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLOUR">SET COLOUR</A> NONDISP. Characters below 32, will be displayed with an alphabetic character representing the "control" code. <P></DD>
<DD> eg. character code with a value of 7, will display as "G" in the colour specified by <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLOUR">SET COLOUR</A> NONDISP. <P></DD>
<DD> <I>ON</I> with no optional <I>character list</I> will display ALL characters as their actual representation. <P></DD>
<DD> <I>OFF</I> with no optional <I>character list</I> will display control characters below ASCII 32, as a "control" character; characters greater than ASCII 126 will be displayed as the <A HREF = "commset.html#SETNONDISP">SET NONDISP</A> characters. On ASCII based machines, [SET] ETMODE OFF is equivalent to [SET] ETMODE ON 32-126. On EBCDIC based machines [SET] ETMODE OFF is equivalent to [SET] ETMODE ON ??-?? <P></DD>
<DD> The <I>character list</I> is a list of positive numbers between 0 and 255 (inclusive). The format of this character list can be either a single number; eg. 124, or a range of numbers specified; eg. 32-126. (The first number must be less than or equal to the second number). <P></DD>
<DD> As an example; ETMODE ON 32-127 160-250 would result in the characters with a decimal value between 32 and 127 inclusive and 160 and 250 inclusive being displayed as their actual representation (depending on the current font), and the characters between 0 and 31 inclusive, being displayed as an equivalent "control" character; characters between 128 and 159 inculsive and 250 to 255 being displayed with the <A HREF = "commset.html#SETNONDISP">SET NONDISP</A> character. <P></DD>
<DD> Up to 20 character specifiers (single number or range) can be specified. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Similar function but deals with Double-Byte characters
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ON - DOS/OS2/WIN32 <P></DD>
<DD> ON 32-255 - X11 <P></DD>
<DD> OFF - UNIX/AMIGA/QNX <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETNONDISP">SET NONDISP</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLOUR">SET COLOUR</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETFEXT"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET FEXT - change the extension of the existing file </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] FExt <I>ext</I> <P></DD>
<DD> [SET] FType <I>ext</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET FEXT command allows the user to change the extension of the file currently being edited. The extension is the characters after the last period. <P></DD>
<DD> See <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFILENAME">SET FILENAME</A> for a full explanation of THE's definitions of fpath, filename, fname, fext and fmode. <P></DD>
<DD> It is not possible to use this command on pseudo files. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFNAME">SET FNAME</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFILENAME">SET FILENAME</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFTYPE">SET FTYPE</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFMODE">SET FMODE</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETFILENAME"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET FILENAME - change the filename of the file being edited </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] FILEName <I>filename</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET FILEName command allows the user to change the filename of the file currently being edited. <P></DD>
<DD> In THE, a fully qualified file name consists of a file path and a file name. THE treats all characters up to and including the last directory separator (usually / or \) as the file's path. From the first character after the end of the file's path, to the end of the fully qualified file name is the file name. <P></DD>
<DD> A file name is further broken down into a fname and fext. The fname of a file consists of all characters from the start of the filename up to but not including the last period (if there is one). The fext of a file consists of all characters from the end of the filename up to but not including the last period. If there is no period in the filename then the fext is empty. <P></DD>
<DD> The fmode of a file is equivalent to the drive letter of the file's path. This is only valid under DOS, OS/2 and Windows ports. <P></DD>
<DD> Some examples. <P></DD>
<PRE>
Full File Name File File Fname Fext Fmode
Path Name
-----------------------------------------------------------------
/usr/local/bin/the /usr/local/bin/ the the N/A
c:\tools\the.exe c:\tools\ the.exe the exe c
/etc/a.b.c /etc/ a.b.c a.b c N/A
</PRE><P>
<DD> <P></DD>
<DD> A limited amount of validation of the resulting file name is carried out by this command, but some errors in the file name will not be evident until the file is saved. <P></DD>
<DD> A leading "=" indicates that the fname portion of the current file name is be retained. This is equivalent to the command <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFEXT">SET FEXT</A> . A trailing "=" indicates that the fext portion of the current file name is to be retained. This is equivalent to the command <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFNAME">SET FNAME</A> . <P></DD>
<DD> Only one "=" is allowed in the parameter. <P></DD>
<DD> Some examples. <P></DD>
<PRE>
File Name Parameter New File Name
-----------------------------------------------------------------
a.b.c fred.c= fred.c.c SET FNAME fred.c
a.b.c fred.c.= fred.c..c SET FNAME fred.c.
a.b.c =fred a.c.fred SET FEXT fred
a.b.c =.fred a.c..fred SET FEXT .fred
a =d a.d SET FEXT d
a.b.c = a.b.c does nothing
</PRE><P>
<DD> <P></DD>
<DD> It is not possible to use this command on pseudo files. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFPATH">SET FPATH</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFNAME">SET FNAME</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFEXT">SET FEXT</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFMODE">SET FMODE</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETEQUIVCHAR">SET EQUIVCHAR</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETFILETABS"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET FILETABS - determine if and where where file tabs are positioned </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] FILETABS <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET FILETABS command allows the user to determine if file tabs are to be displayed and where. FILETABS is a single line at the top of the display showing all files currently in the ring, except the current file. It provides a mechanism where the user running THE with mouse support can simply click on the filename in the FILETABS line to change focus to that file. <P></DD>
<DD> The colour of the file tabs can be set with <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLOUR">SET COLOUR</A> FILETABS. The colour of the file dividers can be set with <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLOUR">SET COLOUR</A> FILETABSDIV. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLOUR">SET COLOUR</A>, <A HREF = "comm.html#TABFILE">TABFILE</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETFMODE"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET FMODE - change the drive letter of the existing file </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] FMode <I>d[:]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET FMode command allows the user to change the drive letter of the file currently being edited. <P></DD>
<DD> This command is only valid under the DOS, OS/2 and Windows ports. <P></DD>
<DD> See <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFILENAME">SET FILENAME</A> for a full explanation of THE's definitions of fpath, filename, fname, fext and fmode. <P></DD>
<DD> It is not possible to use this command on pseudo files. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFNAME">SET FNAME</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFILENAME">SET FILENAME</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFEXT">SET FEXT</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFPATH">SET FPATH</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETFNAME"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET FNAME - change the filename of the file being edited </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] FName <I>filename</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET FNAME command allows the user to change the fname of the file currently being edited. <P></DD>
<DD> See <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFILENAME">SET FILENAME</A> for a full explanation of THE's definitions of fpath, filename, fname, fext and fmode. <P></DD>
<DD> A limited amount of validation of the resulting file name is carried out by this command, but some errors in the file name will not be evident until the file is saved. <P></DD>
<DD> It is not possible to use this command on pseudo files. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFPATH">SET FPATH</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFILENAME">SET FILENAME</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFEXT">SET FEXT</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFMODE">SET FMODE</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETFPATH"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET FPATH - change the path of the existing file </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] FPath <I>path</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET FPATH command allows the user to change the path of the file currently being edited. <P></DD>
<DD> The <I>path</I> parameter can be specified with or without the trailing directory separator. Under DOS, OS/2 and Windows ports, the drive letter is considered part of the file's path. <P></DD>
<DD> See <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFILENAME">SET FILENAME</A> for a full explanation of THE's definitions of fpath, filename, fname, fext and fmode. <P></DD>
<DD> It is not possible to use this command on pseudo files. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFNAME">SET FNAME</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFILENAME">SET FILENAME</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFEXT">SET FEXT</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFMODE">SET FMODE</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETFTYPE"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET FTYPE - change the extension of the existing file </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] FType <I>ext</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET FTYPE is a synonym for <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFEXT">SET FEXT</A> . <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFNAME">SET FNAME</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFILENAME">SET FILENAME</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFEXT">SET FEXT</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFMODE">SET FMODE</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETFULLFNAME"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET FULLFNAME - specify if complete filename to be displayed </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] FULLFName <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET FULLFNAME command allows the user to determine if the fully qualified filename is displayed on the IDLINE or just the FNAME component. See <A HREF = "commset.html#SETFILENAME">SET FILENAME</A> for a full explanation of THE's definitions of fpath, filename, fname, fext and fmode. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ON <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETHEADER"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET HEADER - turn on or off syntax highlighting headers </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] HEADer <I>section ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET HEADER command allows fine tuning of which sections of a TLD file are to be applied for the current view. <P></DD>
<DD> <I>section</I> refers to one of the following headers that can be specified in a TLD file: NUMBER, COMMENT, STRING, KEYWORD, FUNCTION, HEADER, LABEL, MATCH, COLUMN, POSTCOMPARE, MARKUP, DIRECTORY. <I>section</I> can also be specified as '*' , in which case all headers are applied or not applied. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> * ON <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETPARSER">SET PARSER</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLORING">SET COLORING</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETAUTOCOLOR">SET AUTOCOLOR</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETHEX"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET HEX - set how hexadecimal strings are treated in string operands </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] HEX <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET HEX set command determines whether hexadecimal strings are treated as such in string operands. <P></DD>
<DD> With the <I>ON</I> option, any string operand of the form /x '31 32 33' / or /d '49 50 51' / will be converted to /123/ before the command is executed. <P></DD>
<DD> With the <I>OFF</I> option, no conversion is done. <P></DD>
<DD> This conversion should work wherever a string operand is used in any command. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Adds support for decimal representation. See below.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible. See below.
</DD><DD> Spaces must separate each character representation.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETHEXDISPLAY"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET HEXDISPLAY - turn on or off display of character under cursor </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] HEXDISPlay <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET HEXDISPLAY command turns on or off the display of the character under the cursor on the <A HREF = "glossary.html#STATUSLINE">status line</A> . <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ON <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETHEXSHOW"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET HEXSHOW - turn on or off hex display of current line </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] HEXShow <I>ON|OFF [M[+n|-n]|[+|-]n]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET HEXShow command indicates if and where a hexadecimal representation of the <A HREF = "glossary.html#CURRENTLINE">current line</A> will be displayed. <P></DD>
<DD> The first form of parameters is: <P></DD>
<DD> M[+n|-n]
</DD><DD> this sets the hexshow line to be relative to the middle of
</DD><DD> the screen. A positive value adds to the middle line number,
</DD><DD> a negative subtracts from it.
</DD><DD> eg. M+3 on a 24 line screen will be line 15
</DD><DD> M-5 on a 24 line screen will be line 7
<P></DD>
<DD> The second form of parameters is: <P></DD>
<DD> [+|-]n
</DD><DD> this sets the hexshow line to be relative to the top of the
</DD><DD> screen (if positive or no sign) or relative to the bottom
</DD><DD> of the screen if negative.
</DD><DD> eg. +3 or 3 will set current line to line 3
</DD><DD> -3 on a 24 line screen will be line 21
<P></DD>
<DD> If the resulting line is outside the bounds of the screen the position of the hexshow line will become the middle line on the screen. <P></DD>
<DD> The position argument specifies the position of the first line of the hexadecimal display. <P></DD>
<DD> It is an error to try to position the HEXSHOW lines on the same line as <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCURLINE">SET CURLINE</A> . <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF 7 <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETHIGHLIGHT"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET HIGHLIGHT - specify which lines (if any) are to be highlighted </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] HIGHlight <I>OFF|TAGged|ALTered|SELect n [m]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET HIGHLIGHT command allows for the user to specify which lines are to be displayed in the highlighted colour. <P></DD>
<DD> <I>OFF</I> turns all highlighting display off <P></DD>
<DD> <I>TAGGED</I> displays all tagged lines in the highlight colour. <P></DD>
<DD> <I>ALTERED</I> displays all lines that have been added or changed in the current session in the highlight colour. <P></DD>
<DD> 'SELECT n [m]' displays all lines with the specified selection level in highlight colour. <P></DD>
<DD> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETSELECT">SET SELECT</A>, <A HREF = "comm.html#TAG">TAG</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETLINEFLAG">SET LINEFLAG</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Ccomplete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETIDLINE"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET IDLINE - specify if IDLINE is displayed </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] IDline <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET IDLINE set command determines if the <A HREF = "glossary.html#IDLINE">idline</A> for a file is displayed or not. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ON <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETIMPCMSCP"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET IMPCMSCP - set implied operating system command processing </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] IMPcmscp <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET IMPCMSCP command is used to set implied operating system command processing from the command line. By turning this feature on you can then issue an operating system command without the need to prefix the operating system command with the <A HREF = "comm.html#OS">OS</A> command. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ON <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETIMPOS">SET IMPOS</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETIMPMACRO"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET IMPMACRO - set implied macro command processing </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] IMPMACro <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET IMPMACRO command is used to set implied macro processing from the command line. By turning this feature on you can then issue a <A HREF = "glossary.html#MACRO">macro</A> command without the need to prefix the macro name with the <A HREF = "comm.html#MACRO">MACRO</A> command. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ON <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "comm.html#MACRO">MACRO</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETMACROPATH">SET MACROPATH</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETIMPOS"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET IMPOS - set implied operating system command processing </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] IMPOS <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET IMPOS command is used to set implied operating system command processing from the command line. By turning this feature on you can then issue an operating system command without the need to prefix the operating system command with the <A HREF = "comm.html#OS">OS</A> command. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ON <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETIMPCMSCP">SET IMPCMSCP</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETINPUTMODE"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET INPUTMODE - set input mode behaviour </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] INPUTMode <I>OFF|FUll|LIne</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET INPUTMODE command changes the way THE handles input. <P></DD>
<DD> When INPUTMODE LINE is in effect, pressing the ENTER key while in the <A HREF = "glossary.html#FILEAREA">filearea</A> will result in a new line being added. <P></DD>
<DD> When INPUTMODE OFF is in effect, pressing the ENTER key while in the <A HREF = "glossary.html#FILEAREA">filearea</A> will result in the cursor moving to the beginning of the next line; scrolling the screen if necessary. <P></DD>
<DD> When INPUTMODE FULL is in effect, pressing the ENTER key while in the <A HREF = "glossary.html#FILEAREA">filearea</A> will result in the cursor moving to the beginning of the next line; scrolling the screen if necessary. <P></DD>
<DD> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> LINE <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "comm.html#INPUT">INPUT</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Incomplete. No support for FULL option. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETINSERTMODE"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET INSERTMODE - put editor into or out of insert mode </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] INSERTMode <I>ON|OFF|TOGGLE</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET INSERTMODE command enable the user to set the insert mode within THE. <P></DD>
<DD> The <I>TOGGLE</I> option turns insert mode <I>ON</I> if it is currently <I>OFF</I> and vice versa. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETINTERFACE"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET INTERFACE - set overall behaviour of THE </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] INTerface <I>CLASSIC|CUA</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET INTERFACE command changes the behaviour of several operations within THE. THE normally operates in a block-mode manner, however many applications conform to the Common User Access (CUA) standard developed by IBM. This command specifies that CUA behaiour should occur on various actions during the edit session. <P></DD>
<DD> The major differences between CLASSIC and CUA behaviour involve keyboard and mouse actions. Various THE commands have CUA options to allow the user to customise the behaviour individual keys or the mouse to behave in a CUA manner. <P></DD>
<DD> Where behaviour is not related to particular key or mouse actions, this command provides the mechanism for changing the behaviour. The behaviour that SET INTERFACE affects: <P></DD>
<DD> - entering text in the filearea with a marked CUA block will
</DD><DD> first delete the block and reposition the cursor
</DD><DD> - executing <A HREF = "commsos.html#SOSDELCHAR">SOS DELCHAR</A> or <A HREF = "commsos.html#SOSDELBACK">SOS DELBACK</A> will delete the
</DD><DD> marked CUA block
</DD><DD> - executing any positioning command, such as <A HREF = "comm.html#CURSOR">CURSOR</A> DOWN,
</DD><DD> <A HREF = "comm.html#FORWARD">FORWARD</A> or <A HREF = "comm.html#CURSOR">CURSOR</A> MOUSE, will unmark the CUA block
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible with KEDIT for Windows.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> CLASSIC <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "comm.html#MARK">MARK</A>, <A HREF = "comm.html#CURSOR">CURSOR</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETLASTOP"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET LASTOP - set the contents of the lastop argument </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] LASTOP <I>operand text</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET LASTOP command sets the valus of the specified <I>operand</I> to the <I>text</I> supplied. This command is most useful when run from a macro, to set the string to be passed to the next invocation of the equivalent <I>operand</I> command; eg LOCATE, FIND, etc. <P></DD>
<DD> Because THE does not save the contents of the lastop from a command when run from a macro, sometimes the macro is intended to set this value. This command allows that capability. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "comm.html#LOCATE">LOCATE</A>, <A HREF = "comm.html#FIND">FIND</A>, <A HREF = "comm.html#SEARCH">SEARCH</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETLINEFLAG"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET LINEFLAG - set the line characteristics of lines </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] LINEFLAG <I>CHAnge|NOCHange NEW|NONEW TAG|NOTAG [target]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET LINEFLAGS command controls the line characteristics of lines in a file. <P></DD>
<DD> Each line in a file has certain characteristics associated with it depending on how the line has been modified. On reading a file from disk, all lines in the file are set to their default values. <P></DD>
<DD> Once a line is modified, or tagged, the characteristics of the line are set appropriately. A line that is added, is set to NEW; a line that is changed is set to CHANGE, and a line that is tagged with the <A HREF = "comm.html#TAG">TAG</A> command, is set to TAG. All three characteristics can be on at the one time. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> NOCHANGE NONEW NOTAG <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "comm.html#TAG">TAG</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETHIGHLIGHT">SET HIGHLIGHT</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETLINEND"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET LINEND - allow/disallow multiple commands on command line </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] LINENd <I>ON|OFF [character]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET LINEND command allows or disallows the execution of multiple commands on the <A HREF = "glossary.html#COMMANDLINE">command line</A> . When setting LINEND ON, a <I>character</I> is specified as the LINEND character which delimits each command. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF # <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETMACRO"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET MACRO - indicate if macros executed before commands </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> SET MACRO <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET MACRO command allows the user to determine if macros are executed before a built-in command of the same name. <P></DD>
<DD> This command MUST be prefixed with <A HREF = "comm.html#SET">SET</A> to distinguish it from the <A HREF = "comm.html#MACRO">MACRO</A> command. <P></DD>
<DD> A macro with the same name as a built-in command will only be executed before the built-in command if <A HREF = "commset.html#SETIMPMACRO">SET IMPMACRO</A> is ON, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETMACRO">SET MACRO</A> is ON, and the command was NOT executed with the <A HREF = "comm.html#COMMAND">COMMAND</A> command. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "comm.html#MACRO">MACRO</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETIMPMACRO">SET IMPMACRO</A>, <A HREF = "comm.html#COMMAND">COMMAND</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETMACROEXT"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET MACROEXT - set default macro extension value </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] MACROExt <I>[ext]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET MACROEXT command sets the value of the file extension to be used for <A HREF = "glossary.html#MACRO">macro</A> files. When a macro file name is specified on the <A HREF = "glossary.html#COMMANDLINE">command line</A> , a period '.' , then this value will be appended. If no value is specified for <I>ext</I> , then THE assumes that the supplied macro file name is the fully specified name for a macro. <P></DD>
<DD> The length of <I>ext</I> must be 10 characters or less. <P></DD>
<DD> The macro extension is only appended to a file if that file does not include any path specifiers. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> the <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETMACROPATH"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET MACROPATH - set default path for macro commands </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] MACROPath <I>PATH|path[s]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET MACROPATH command sets up the search path from which macro command files are executed. Each directory is separated by a colon (Unix) or semi-colon (DOS & OS/2). Only 20 directories are allowed to be specified. <P></DD>
<DD> When <I>PATH</I> is specified, the search path is set to the system PATH environment variable. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Incompatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Path specified by env variable THE_MACRO_PATH <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "comm.html#MACRO">MACRO</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETIMPMACRO">SET IMPMACRO</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETMARGINS"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET MARGINS - set left and right margins for wordwrap </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] MARgins <I>left right [[+|-]indent]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET MARGINS command sets the <I>left</I> and <I>right</I> margins and the number of columns to <I>indent</I> a paragraph. <P></DD>
<DD> These values are used with the <A HREF = "commset.html#SETWORDWRAP">SET WORDWRAP</A> option. <P></DD>
<DD> All options can be specified as the current EQUIVCHAR to retain the existing value. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> 1 72 +0 <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETWORDWRAP">SET WORDWRAP</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETEQUIVCHAR">SET EQUIVCHAR</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETMOUSE"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET MOUSE - turn mouse support on or off </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] MOUSE <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET MOUSE command allows the user to turn on or off mouse support in THE. With mouse support, THE commands assigned to a mouse button event will be executed. See APPENDIX 3 for details on default mouse support. <P></DD>
<DD> If the platform does not support mouse operations, the default setting will be OFF. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible. Does not support all options.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ON - if mouse supported, OFF - otherwise <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "comm.html#DEFINE">DEFINE</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETMSGLINE"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET MSGLINE - set position and size of message line </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] MSGLine <I>ON M[+n|-n]|[+|-]n [lines] [Overlay]</I> <P></DD>
<DD> [SET] MSGLine <I>CLEAR</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET MSGLINE set command specifies the position of the <A HREF = "glossary.html#MESSAGELINE">message line</A> and the size of the message line window. <P></DD>
<DD> The first form of positional parameters is: <P></DD>
<DD> M[+n|-n]
</DD><DD> this sets the first line to be relative to the middle of
</DD><DD> the screen. A positive value adds to the middle line number,
</DD><DD> a negative subtracts from it.
</DD><DD> eg. M+3 on a 24 line screen will be line 15
</DD><DD> M-5 on a 24 line screen will be line 7
<P></DD>
<DD> The second form of positional parameters is: <P></DD>
<DD> [+|-]n
</DD><DD> this sets the first line to be relative to the top of the
</DD><DD> screen (if positive or no sign) or relative to the bottom
</DD><DD> of the screen if negative.
</DD><DD> eg. +3 or 3 will set first line to line 3
</DD><DD> -3 on a 24 line screen will set first line to line 21
<P></DD>
<DD> If the resulting line is outside the bounds of the screen the position of the message line will become the middle line on the screen. <P></DD>
<DD> The <I>lines</I> argument specifies the maximum number of lines of error messages to display at the one time. If this value is specified as a whole number it must be less than or equal to the number of lines that could fit on the screen from the starting row. '*' can be specified to indicate that as many lines as possible should be displayed. <P></DD>
<DD> All options can be specified as the current EQUIVCHAR to retain the existing value. <P></DD>
<DD> The second format of the command clears the messages being displayed. This is useful in macros where you need to display an error message but also want to be able to clear it. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> The OVERLAY option is the default but ignored.
</DD><DD> The second format is not supported.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible
</DD><DD> The OVERLAY option is the default but ignored.
</DD><DD> The second format is not supported.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ON 2 5 Overlay <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETEQUIVCHAR">SET EQUIVCHAR</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETMSGMODE"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET MSGMODE - set display of messages on or off </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] MSGMode <I>ON|OFF [Short|Long]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET MSGMODE set command determines whether error messages will be displayed or suppressed. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Does not implement [Short|Long] options.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ON <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETNEWLINES"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET NEWLINES - set position of cursor after adding blank line </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] NEWLines <I>Aligned|Left</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET NEWLINES set command determines where the cursor displays after a new line is added to the file. <P></DD>
<DD> With <I>ALIGNED</I> , the cursor will display in the column of the new line immediately underneath the first non-blank character in the line above. With <I>LEFT</I> , the cursor will display in the first column of the new line. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Same command, different functionality.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Aligned <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETNONDISP"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET NONDISP - specify character to display for non-displaying characters </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] NONDisp <I>character</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET NONDISP command allows the user to change the <I>character</I> that is displayed for non-displaying commands when <A HREF = "commset.html#SETETMODE">SET ETMODE</A> is OFF. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> # <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETETMODE">SET ETMODE</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETNUMBER"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET NUMBER - turn prefix numbers on or off </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] NUMber <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET NUMBER command allows the user to set the display of numbers in the <A HREF = "glossary.html#PREFIXAREA">prefix area</A> . <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ON <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETPREFIX">SET PREFIX</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETPAGEWRAP"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET PAGEWRAP - determine if page scrolling wraps at bottom/top of file </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] PAGEWRAP <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET PAGEWRAP command allows the user to turn on or off the automatic wrapping of <A HREF = "comm.html#FORWARD">FORWARD</A> and <A HREF = "comm.html#BACKWARD">BACKWARD</A> commands when the cursor is at the <A HREF = "glossary.html#BOTTOM-OF-FILELINE">Bottom-of-File line</A> or <A HREF = "glossary.html#TOP-OF-FILELINE">Top-of-File line</A> respectively. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ON <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETPARSER"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET PARSER - associates a language definition file with a parser </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] PARSER <I>parser file</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET PARSER defines a new syntax highlighting <A HREF = "glossary.html#PARSER">parser</A> ; <I>parser</I> based on a language definition file; <I>file</I> . <P></DD>
<DD> The <I>file</I> is looked for in the directories specified by <A HREF = "commset.html#SETMACROPATH">SET MACROPATH</A> . <P></DD>
<DD> To specify one of the builtin parsers, prefix the filename with '*' . Therefore to define a <A HREF = "glossary.html#PARSER">parser</A> called FRED using the builtin C parser, the command would be: SET PARSER FRED *C.TLD. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLORING">SET COLORING</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETECOLOUR">SET ECOLOUR</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETAUTOCOLOR">SET AUTOCOLOR</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETMACROPATH">SET MACROPATH</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETPENDING"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET PENDING - set status of pending prefix commands </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] PENDing <I>ON string</I> <P></DD>
<DD> [SET] PENDing <I>OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DD> [SET] PENDing <I>BLOCK string</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET PENDING command allows the user to insert or remove commands from the pending prefix list. <P></DD>
<DD> ON string, simulates the user typing <I>string</I> in the <A HREF = "glossary.html#PREFIXAREA">prefix area</A> of the <A HREF = "glossary.html#FOCUSLINE">focus line</A> . <P></DD>
<DD> OFF, removes any pending prefix command from the focus line. <P></DD>
<DD> BLOCK string, simulates the user typing <I>string</I> in the PREFIX area of the focus line and identifies the prefix command to be a BLOCK command. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Does not support ERROR option.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETPOINT"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET POINT - assign a name to the current line </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] Point <I>.name [OFF]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET POINT command assignes the specified name to the <A HREF = "glossary.html#FOCUSLINE">focus line</A> , or removes the name from the line with the specified name. A valid line name must start with a '.' followed by alphanumeric characters. eg. .a .fred and .3AB are valid names. <P></DD>
<DD> When a line is moved within the same file, its line name stays with the line. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible. See below.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible. See below.
</DD><DD> Does not allow for multiple names for the same line.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETPOSITION"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET POSITION - determine if LINE/COL is displayed on idline </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] POSition <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET POSITION command allows the user to turn on or off the display of LINE/COL on the <A HREF = "glossary.html#IDLINE">idline</A> . <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ON <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETPREFIX"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET PREFIX - set prefix area attributes </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] PREfix <I>ON [Left|Right] [n [m]]</I> <P></DD>
<DD> [SET] PREfix <I>Nulls [Left|Right] [n [m]]</I> <P></DD>
<DD> [SET] PREfix <I>OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DD> [SET] PREfix <I>Synonym newname oldname</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The first form of the SET PREFIX command allows the user to display the <A HREF = "glossary.html#PREFIXAREA">prefix area</A> and optionally to select the position were the prefix should be displayed. <P></DD>
<DD> The second form of the SET PREFIX command is functionally the same as the first form. The difference is that when the prefix area is displayed with <A HREF = "commset.html#SETNUMBER">SET NUMBER</A> ON, numbers are displyed with leading spaces rather than zeros; with <A HREF = "commset.html#SETNUMBER">SET NUMBER</A> OFF, blanks are displayed instead of equal signs. <P></DD>
<DD> The third form, turns the display of the prefix area off. Executed from within the profile, the only effect is that the defaults for all files is changed. Executed from the command line, the SET PREFIX command changes the current window displays to reflect the required options. <P></DD>
<DD> The fourth form of the SET PREFIX command allows the user to specify a synonym for a prefix command or Rexx prefix macro. The <I>newname</I> is the command entered in the prefix area and <I>oldname</I> corresponds to an existing prefix command or a Rexx macro file in the MACROPATH ending in .the or whatever the value of <A HREF = "commset.html#SETMACROEXT">SET MACROEXT</A> is at the time the prefix command is executed. The <I>oldname</I> can also be the fully qualified filename of a Rexx macro. To turn off a prefix synonym, call SET PREFIX newname oldname where <I>newname</I> and <I>oldname</I> are the same and <I>newname</I> is an existing prefix command or macro. <P></DD>
<DD> The first and second forms of the SET PREFIX command allows the user to specify the width of the prefix area and optionally a gap between the prefix area and the filearea. <I>m</I> can be specified as an unsigned number between 2 and 20 inclusive. <I>n</I> can be specified as an unsigned number between 0 and 18, but less than the number specified in <I>m</I> . <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> Specification of prefix width is a THE-only option.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ON Left 6 0 <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETPRINTER"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET PRINTER - define printer spooler name </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] PRINTER <I>spooler|[OPTION options]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET PRINTER command sets up the print spooler name to determine where output from the <A HREF = "comm.html#PRINT">PRINT</A> command goes. <P></DD>
<DD> The <I>options</I> can be one of the following: CPI n (characters per inch) LPI n (lines per inch) ORIENTation Portrait|Landscape FONT fontname (name of fixed width font) <P></DD>
<DD> No checking is done for printer options. ie. You may specify a font that THE doesn 't know about, and the printing process may not work after that.' <P></DD>
<DD> The defaults for page layout for Win32 are: CPI 16 LPI 8 ORIENTation Portrait FONT LinePrinter BM <P></DD>
<DD> <I>options</I> are only valid for Win32 platform. Printer output for the Win32 platform ALWAYS goes to the default printer. Therefore, the <I>spooler</I> option is invalid on this platform. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible. THE adds more funtionality.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> LPT1 - DOS/OS2, lpr - Unix, default - Win32 <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "comm.html#PRINT">PRINT</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETPSCREEN"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET PSCREEN - set physical size of screen </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] PSCReen <I>height [width] [RESET|PRESET]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET PSCREEN command allows the user to adjust the size of the physical screen to the size specified by <I>height</I> and <I>width</I> . <P></DD>
<DD> This command does not work on all platforms. <P></DD>
<DD> The optional argument [RESET|PRESET] are ignored; they are there for Kedit compatibility. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible. Ignores RESET|PRESET argument
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> System Dependent <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Incomplete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETREADONLY"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET READONLY - allow/disallow changes to a file if it is readonly </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] READONLY <I>ON|OFF|FORCE [File]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET READONLY command allows the user to disallow changes to files if they are readonly. Normally, if a file is readonly, THE allows the user to make changes to the file contents while in the editing session, but does not allow the file to be saved. <P></DD>
<DD> With READONLY ON, THE disallows any changes to be made to the contents of the file in memory, in much the same way that THE disallows changes to be made to any files, if THE is started with the -r command line switch. <P></DD>
<DD> With READONLY FORCE, THE disallows any changes to be made to the contents of the file in memory, in the same way that THE disallows changes to be made to any files, if THE is started with the -r command line switch. <P></DD>
<DD> While the -r command line switch disallows changes to be made to any files, SET READONLY ON, only disallows changes to be made to readonly files. SET READONLY FORCE disallows changes to be made to the any files irrespective of whether they are readonly on disk. <P></DD>
<DD> With the [File] option, SET READONLY ON and SET READONLY FORCE will result in the current file being readonly. SET READONLY OFF will allow changes to be made to the current file, provided the global READONLY status is OFF. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETREGEXP"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET REGEXP - specify the regular expression syntax to use </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] REGEXP <I>syntax</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET REGEXP command allows the user specify which of the many regular expression syntaxes to use when using regular expressions in a <A HREF = "glossary.html#TARGET">target</A> . The <I>syntax</I> can be specified as one of: <P></DD>
<DD> EMACS
</DD><DD> AWK
</DD><DD> POSIX_AWK
</DD><DD> GREP
</DD><DD> EGREP
</DD><DD> POSIX_EGREP
</DD><DD> SED
</DD><DD> POSIX_BASIC
</DD><DD> POSIX_MINIMAL_BASIC
</DD><DD> POSIX_EXTENDED
</DD><DD> POSIX_MINIMAL_EXTENDED
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> EMACS <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "comm.html#LOCATE">LOCATE</A>, <A HREF = "comm.html#ALL">ALL</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETREPROFILE"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET REPROFILE - indicate if profile file to be executed for all files </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] REPROFile <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET REPROFILE command allows the user to determine if the <A HREF = "glossary.html#PROFILE">profile</A> file is to reexecuted for files subsequenlty edited. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "comm.html#XEDIT">XEDIT</A>, <A HREF = "comm.html#EDIT">EDIT</A>, <A HREF = "comm.html#THE">THE</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETRESERVED"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET RESERVED - display a reserved line </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] RESERved <I>[AUTOSCroll] *|+|-n [colour] [text|OFF]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET RESERVED command reserves a line for the display of arbitrary text by the user. The position is determined by +|-n. This number, if positive, specifies the line relative from the top of the display. A negative number is relative from the bottom of the display. <P></DD>
<DD> By specifying a line, say +3, then the third line from the top will be reserved, with the supplied text being displayed in that line. <P></DD>
<DD> The <A HREF = "glossary.html#IDLINE">idline</A> of a file will always be displayed after any reserved lines. <P></DD>
<DD> The <A HREF = "glossary.html#STATUSLINE">status line</A> is not considered part of the displayable area, so any positioning specifications ignore that line. <P></DD>
<DD> A <A HREF = "glossary.html#RESERVEDLINE">reserved line</A> can only be turned off by identifying it in the same way that it was defined. If a <A HREF = "glossary.html#RESERVEDLINE">reserved line</A> was added with the position specification of -1, it cannot be turned off with a position specification of 23, even though both position specifiers result in the same display line. <P></DD>
<DD> All reserved lines may be turned of by specifying * as the number of lines. <P></DD>
<DD> By default, reserved lines are fixed; that is the left portion of the reserved line that can be displayed stays displayed irrespective of whether the file contents have been scrolled left or right. With the <I>AUTOSCroll</I> option, the text of the reserved line is scrolled with the file contents using the same settings as <A HREF = "commset.html#SETAUTOSCROLL">SET AUTOSCROLL</A> . <P></DD>
<DD> The colour option specifies the colours to use to display the reserved line. The format of this colour specifier is the same as for <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLOUR">SET COLOUR</A> . If no colour is specified, the colour of the reserved line will be the colour set by any <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLOUR">SET COLOUR</A> RESERVED command for the view or white on black by default. <P></DD>
<DD> The text of reserved lines can also included embedded control characters to control the colour of portions of the text. Assume the following <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCTLCHAR">SET CTLCHAR</A> commands have been issued: <P></DD>
<DD> SET CTLCHAR ESCAPE !
</DD><DD> SET CTLCHAR @ PROTECT BOLD RED ON WHITE
</DD><DD> SET CTLCHAR % PROTECT GREEN ON BLACK
<P></DD>
<DD> Then to display a <A HREF = "glossary.html#RESERVEDLINE">reserved line</A> using the specified colours: <P></DD>
<DD> SET RESERVED -1 normal!@bold red on white!%green on black
<P></DD>
<DD> It is an error to try to reserve a line which is the same line as <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCURLINE">SET CURLINE</A> . <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> AUTOSCroll option is a THE extension.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLOUR">SET COLOUR</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCTLCHAR">SET CTLCHAR</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETREXXHALT"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET REXXHALT - halt Rexx macro after specified number of events </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] REXXHALT <I>Command|Function n|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET REXXHALT command specifies how many calls to subcommands or functions can be made in a macro before a Rexx HALT condition is raised. <P></DD>
<DD> A Rexx HALT condition can be triggered by the user at the prompt displayed when the <A HREF = "glossary.html#MESSAGELINE">message line</A> is full. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETREXXOUTPUT"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET REXXOUTPUT - indicate where Rexx output is to go </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] REXXOUTput <I>File|Display n</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET REXXOUTPUT command indicates where output from the Rexx interpreter is to go; either captured to a file in the ring or displayed in a scrolling fashion on the screen. <P></DD>
<DD> Also specified is the maximum number of lines from the Rexx interpreter that are to be displayed or captured. This is particularly useful when a Rexx <A HREF = "glossary.html#MACRO">macro</A> gets into an infinite loop. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Display 1000 <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETSCALE"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET SCALE - set position and status of scale line on screen </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] SCALe <I>ON|OFF [M[+n|-n]|[+|-]n]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET SCALE command sets the position and status of the scale line for the current view. <P></DD>
<DD> The first form of parameters is: <P></DD>
<DD> M[+n|-n]
</DD><DD> this sets the <A HREF = "glossary.html#SCALELINE">scale line</A> to be relative to the middle of
</DD><DD> the screen. A positive value adds to the middle line number,
</DD><DD> a negative subtracts from it.
</DD><DD> eg. M+3 on a 24 line screen will be line 15
</DD><DD> M-5 on a 24 line screen will be line 7
<P></DD>
<DD> The second form of parameters is: <P></DD>
<DD> [+|-]n
</DD><DD> this sets the <A HREF = "glossary.html#SCALELINE">scale line</A> to be relative to the top of the
</DD><DD> screen (if positive or no sign) or relative to the bottom
</DD><DD> of the screen if negative.
</DD><DD> eg. +3 or 3 will set current line to line 3
</DD><DD> -3 on a 24 line screen will be line 21
<P></DD>
<DD> If the resulting line is outside the bounds of the screen the position of the current line will become the middle line on the screen. <P></DD>
<DD> It is an error to try to position the SCALE line on the same line as <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCURLINE">SET CURLINE</A> . <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF M+1 <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETSCOPE"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET SCOPE - sets which lines are to be excluded from commands </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] SCOPE <I>All|Display</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET SCOPE command indicates whether lines not displayed as the result of a <A HREF = "commset.html#SETDISPLAY">SET DISPLAY</A> or <A HREF = "comm.html#ALL">ALL</A> command are included in the scope of lines to be acted upon by other THE commands. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Display <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETDISPLAY">SET DISPLAY</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETSELECT">SET SELECT</A>, <A HREF = "comm.html#ALL">ALL</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Completed. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETSCREEN"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET SCREEN - specify number of screens displayed </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] SCReen <I>n [Horizontal|Vertical]</I> <P></DD>
<DD> [SET] SCReen <I>Size l1|* [l2|*]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET SCREEN command specifies the number of views of file(s) to display on screen at once. If the number of views specified is 2 and only one file is currently in the <A HREF = "glossary.html#RING">ring</A> , two views of the same file are displayed. <P></DD>
<DD> The second form of SET SCREEN allows the user to specify the number of lines that each screen occupies. The sum of <I>l1</I> and <I>l2</I> must equal to lscreen.5 or lscreen.5 - 1 if the <A HREF = "glossary.html#STATUSLINE">status line</A> is displayed. <P></DD>
<DD> The value of <I>l1</I> specifies the size of the topmost screen; <I>l2</I> specifies the size of the bottommost screen. <P></DD>
<DD> Either <I>l1</I> or <I>l2</I> can be set to *, but not both. The * signifies that the screen size for the specified screen will be the remainder of the full display window after the size of the other screen has been subtracted. <P></DD>
<DD> The THE display can only be split into 1 or 2 screens. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Does not support Width or Define options.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Does not support Split option.
</DD><DD> A maximum of 2 screens are supported.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> 1 <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETSTATUSLINE">SET STATUSLINE</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETSELECT"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET SELECT - sets the selection level for the specified lines </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] SELect <I>[+|-]n [target]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET SELECT command sets the selection level for the indicated lines equal to <I>n</I> (if no signs are specified) or adds or subtracts n from the selection level currently set for the lines in the target. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> 0 <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETSCOPE">SET SCOPE</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETDISPLAY">SET DISPLAY</A>, <A HREF = "comm.html#ALL">ALL</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETSHADOW"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET SHADOW - determines if shadow lines are displayed or not </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] SHADOW <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET SHADOW command indicates whether <A HREF = "glossary.html#SHADOWLINE">shadow line</A> s are to be displayed. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ON <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETDISPLAY">SET DISPLAY</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETSELECT">SET SELECT</A>, <A HREF = "comm.html#ALL">ALL</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Completed. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETSLK"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET SLK - set Soft Label Key definitions </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] SLK <I>n|OFF [text]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET SLK command allows the user to specify a short text description to be displayed on the bottom of the screen, using the terminal's built-in Soft Label Keys, or the last line of the screen. <P></DD>
<DD> The <I>n</I> argument of the command represents the label number from left to right, with the first label numbered 1. <P></DD>
<DD> <I>OFF</I> turns off display of the Soft Label Keys. This is the same as executing [SET] SLK n with no optional text for each label displayed. <P></DD>
<DD> The main use for this command is to describe the function assigned to a function key, in place of a <A HREF = "glossary.html#RESERVEDLINE">reserved line</A> . <P></DD>
<DD> On those platforms that support a pointing device, clicking the left mouse button on the Soft Label Key, is equivalent to pressing the associated function key. <P></DD>
<DD> The number of Soft Label Keys displayed is dependent on which curses library THE is using. PDCurses can display 10 keys with the length of the <I>text</I> argument 7 characters on a screen that is 80 columns wide. The number of characters that can be displayed increases with the width of the screen. Other curses implementations, limit the number of Soft Label Keys to 8, with a text width of 8 characters. Some curses implementations do not support Soft Label Keys. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLOUR">SET COLOUR</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETSPAN"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET SPAN - specify if a string target can span multiple lines (unavailable) </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] SPAN <I>ON|OFF [Blank|Noblank [n|*]]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET SPAN set command determines if a character string that is the subject of a target search can span more than one line of the file. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF Blank 2 <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Not started. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETSPILL"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET SPILL - specify if a string target can span multiple lines (unavailable) </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] SPILL <I>ON|OFF|WORD</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET SPILL set command determines how characters are spilt off the end of a line when the length of the line exceeds the truncation column. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Not started. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETSTATOPT"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET STATOPT - set display options on statusline </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] STATOPT <I>ON option column [length [prompt] ]</I> <P></DD>
<DD> [SET] STATOPT <I>OFF option|*</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET STATOPT command allows the user to specify which internal settings of THE are to be displayed on the <A HREF = "glossary.html#STATUSLINE">status line</A> . <P></DD>
<DD> The <I>option</I> argument is any value returned by the <A HREF = "comm.html#EXTRACT">EXTRACT</A> command. eg NBFILE.1. <P></DD>
<DD> The syntax of the ON option, displays the specified value, at the position in the <A HREF = "glossary.html#STATUSLINE">status line</A> specified by <I>column</I> . If supplied, <I>length</I> specifies the number of characters, beginning at the first character of the returned value, to display. A value of 0 indicates that the full value if to be displayed. The optional <I>prompt</I> argument, allows the user to specify a string to display immediately before the returned value. <P></DD>
<DD> OFF, removes the specified <I>option</I> from displaying. If <I>*</I> is specified, all displayed options will be removed. <P></DD>
<DD> <I>column</I> is relative to the start of the <A HREF = "glossary.html#STATUSLINE">status line</A> . The value of <I>column</I> must be > 9, so that the version of THE is not obscured. <P></DD>
<DD> Options will be displayed in the order in which they are set. <P></DD>
<DD> If <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCLOCK">SET CLOCK</A> or <A HREF = "commset.html#SETHEX">SET HEX</A> are ON, these will take precedence over options specified with this command. <P></DD>
<DD> The more values you display the longer it will take THE to display the <A HREF = "glossary.html#STATUSLINE">status line</A> . Also, some values that are available via <A HREF = "comm.html#EXTRACT">EXTRACT</A> are not really suitable for use here. eg CURLINE.3. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ON NBFILE.1 13 0 Files= <P></DD>
<DD> ON WIDTH.1 23 0 Width= <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETSTATUSLINE"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET STATUSLINE - set position of status line </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] STATUSLine <I>Top|Bottom|Off|GUI</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <P></DD>
<DD> The SET STATUSLINE command determines the position of the <A HREF = "glossary.html#STATUSLINE">status line</A> for the editing session. TOP will place the status line on the first line of the screen; BOTTOM will place the status line on the last line of the screen; OFF turns off the display of the status line. <P></DD>
<DD> The GUI option is only meaningful for those platforms that support a separate status line window. If specified for non-GUI ports, the GUI option is equivalent to OFF. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> Added GUI option for THEdit port.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Bottom <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETSTAY"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET STAY - set condition of cursor position after CHANGE/LOCATE commands </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] STAY <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET STAY set command determines what line is displayed as the current line after an unsuccessful <A HREF = "comm.html#LOCATE">LOCATE</A> or successful <A HREF = "comm.html#CHANGE">CHANGE</A> command. <P></DD>
<DD> With STAY ON, the <A HREF = "glossary.html#CURRENTLINE">current line</A> remains where it currently is. <P></DD>
<DD> With STAY OFF, after an unsuccessful <A HREF = "comm.html#LOCATE">LOCATE</A> , the <A HREF = "glossary.html#CURRENTLINE">current line</A> becomes the <A HREF = "glossary.html#BOTTOM-OF-FILELINE">Bottom-of-File line</A> (or <A HREF = "glossary.html#TOP-OF-FILELINE">Top-of-File line</A> if direction is backwards). <P></DD>
<DD> After a successful <A HREF = "comm.html#CHANGE">CHANGE</A> , the <A HREF = "glossary.html#CURRENTLINE">current line</A> is the last line affected by the <A HREF = "comm.html#CHANGE">CHANGE</A> command. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ON <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETSYNONYM"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET SYNONYM - define synonyms for commands (unavailable) </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] SYNonym <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DD> [SET] SYNonym <I>[LINEND char] newname [n] definition</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET SYNONYM command allows the user to define synonyms for commands or macros. <P></DD>
<DD> The first format indicates if synonym processing is to be performed. <P></DD>
<DD> The second format defines a command synonym. <P></DD>
<DD> The synonym is <I>newname</I> , which effectively adds a new THE command with the definition specified by <I>definition</I> . The <I>n</I> parameter defines the minimum length of the abbreviation for the new command An optional LINEND character can be specified prior to <I>newname</I> if the <I>definition</I> contains multiple commands. <P></DD>
<DD> <I>definition</I> can be of the form: [REXX] command [args] [#command [args] [...]] (where # represents the LINEND character specified prior to <I>newname</I> ) <P></DD>
<DD> If the optional keyword; 'REXX' , is supplied, the remainder of the command line is treated as a Rexx macro and is passed onto the Rexx interpreter (if you have one) for execution. <P></DD>
<DD> Only 1 level of synonym processing is carried out; therefore a synonym cannot be specified in the <I>definition</I> . <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible. Does not support format that can reorder parameters.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Incomplete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETTABKEY"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET TABKEY - set characteristics of the SOS TABF command </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] TABKey <I>Tab|Character Tab|Character</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET TABKEY sets the action to be taken when the <A HREF = "commsos.html#SOSTABF">SOS TABF</A> command is executed. Depending on the insert mode, the <A HREF = "commsos.html#SOSTABF">SOS TABF</A> command will either display a raw tab character or will move to the next tab column. <P></DD>
<DD> The first operand refers to the behaviour of the <A HREF = "commsos.html#SOSTABF">SOS TABF</A> command when <A HREF = "commset.html#SETINSERTMODE">SET INSERTMODE</A> is OFF. <P></DD>
<DD> The second operand specifies the behaviour when the <A HREF = "commsos.html#SOSTABF">SOS TABF</A> command is executed when <A HREF = "commset.html#SETINSERTMODE">SET INSERTMODE</A> is ON. <P></DD>
<DD> All options can be specified as the current EQUIVCHAR to retain the existing value. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Tab Character <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETEQUIVCHAR">SET EQUIVCHAR</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETTABLINE"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET TABLINE - set position and status of tab line on screen </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] TABLine <I>ON|OFF [M[+n|-n]|[+|-]n]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET TABLINE command sets the position and status of the <A HREF = "glossary.html#TABLINE">tab line</A> for the current view. <P></DD>
<DD> The first form of parameters is: <P></DD>
<DD> M[+n|-n]
</DD><DD> this sets the <A HREF = "glossary.html#TABLINE">tab line</A> to be relative to the middle of
</DD><DD> the screen. A positive value adds to the middle line number,
</DD><DD> a negative subtracts from it.
</DD><DD> eg. M+3 on a 24 line screen will be line 15
</DD><DD> M-5 on a 24 line screen will be line 7
<P></DD>
<DD> The second form of parameters is: <P></DD>
<DD> [+|-]n
</DD><DD> this sets the <A HREF = "glossary.html#TABLINE">tab line</A> to be relative to the top of the
</DD><DD> screen (if positive or no sign) or relative to the bottom
</DD><DD> of the screen if negative.
</DD><DD> eg. +3 or 3 will set current line to line 3
</DD><DD> -3 on a 24 line screen will be line 21
<P></DD>
<DD> If the resulting line is outside the bounds of the screen the position of the current line will become the middle line on the screen. <P></DD>
<DD> It is an error to try to position the TABL line on the same line as <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCURLINE">SET CURLINE</A> . <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF -3 <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETTABS"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET TABS - set tab columns or tab length </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] TABS <I>n1 [n2 ... n32]</I> <P></DD>
<DD> [SET] TABS <I>INCR n</I> <P></DD>
<DD> [SET] TABS <I>OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET TABS command determines the position of tab columns in THE. <P></DD>
<DD> The first format of SET TABS, specifies individual tab columns. Each column must be greater than the column to its left. <P></DD>
<DD> The second format specifies the tab increment to use. ie each tab column will be set at each <I>n</I> columns. <P></DD>
<DD> The third format specifies that no tab columns are to be set. <P></DD>
<DD> Tab columns are used by <A HREF = "commsos.html#SOSTABF">SOS TABF</A> , <A HREF = "commsos.html#SOSTABB">SOS TABB</A> and <A HREF = "commsos.html#SOSSETTAB">SOS SETTAB</A> commands to position the cursor and also by the <A HREF = "comm.html#COMPRESS">COMPRESS</A> and <A HREF = "comm.html#EXPAND">EXPAND</A> commands. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible. Does not support OFF option.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible. Does not support OFF option.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> INCR 8 <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETTABSIN"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET TABSIN - set tab processing on file input </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] TABSIn <I>ON|OFF [n]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET TABSIN command determines if tabs read from a file are to be expanded to spaces and if so how many spaces. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Does not support TABQUOTE option.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF 8 <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETTABSOUT">SET TABSOUT</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETTABSOUT"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET TABSOUT - set tab processing on file output </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] TABSOut <I>ON|OFF [n]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET TABSOUT command determines if spaces written to a file are to be compressed to tabs and if so how many spaces. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF 8 <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETTABSIN">SET TABSIN</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETTARGETSAVE"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET TARGETSAVE - set type(s) of targets to save for subsequent LOCATEs </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] TARGETSAVE <I>ALL|NONE| STRING REGEXP ABSOLUTE RELATIVE POINT BLANK</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET TARGETSAVE command allows you to specify which target types are saved for subsequent calls to the LOCATE command without any parameters. <P></DD>
<DD> By default; SET TARGETSAVE ALL, the LOCATE command without any parameters, locates the last target irrespective of the type of target. <P></DD>
<DD> SET TARGETSAVE NONE turns off saving of targets, but does not delete any already saved target. <P></DD>
<DD> Any combination of the target types, STRING, REGEXP, ABSOLUTE, RELATIVE, POINT, or BLANK can be supplied. eg. SET TARGETSAVE STRING POINT. <P></DD>
<DD> As an example, having SET TARGETTYPE STRING then the only target saved will be one that has a string target component. ie. if you executed LOCATE /fred/ then LOCATE :3 then LOCATE, the final LOCATE will look for /fred/ NOT :3 <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ALL <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "comm.html#LOCATE">LOCATE</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETTHIGHLIGHT"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET THIGHLIGHT - specify if text highlighting is supported </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] THIGHlight <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET THIGHLIGHT command allows the user to specify if a the result of a string <A HREF = "comm.html#LOCATE">LOCATE</A> command should be highlighted. The colour that is used to highlight the found string is set by the THIGHLIGHT option of <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLOUR">SET COLOUR</A> . The found string is highlighted until a new line is added or deleted, a command is issued from the command line, another <A HREF = "comm.html#LOCATE">LOCATE</A> or <A HREF = "comm.html#CLOCATE">CLOCATE</A> command is executed, a block is marked, or <A HREF = "comm.html#RESET">RESET</A> THIGHLIGHT is executed. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ON - THE/KEDIT/KEDITW OFF - XEDIT/ISPF <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "comm.html#LOCATE">LOCATE</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETCOLOUR">SET COLOUR</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETTIMECHECK"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET TIMECHECK - specify if time stamp checking done </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] TIMECHECK <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET TIMECHECK command allows the user to specify if a check is made of the modification time of the file being saved at the time of saving. This is done to alert the user if a file has changed since they began editing the file. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ON <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETTOFEOF"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET TOFEOF - specify if TOF and BOF lines are displayed </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] TOFEOF <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET TOFEOF command allows the user to specify if the <A HREF = "glossary.html#TOP-OF-FILELINE">Top-of-File line</A> and the <A HREF = "glossary.html#BOTTOM-OF-FILELINE">Bottom-of-File line</A> are displayed. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ON <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETTRAILING"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET TRAILING - specify how to treat trailing blanks on lines </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] TRAILING <I>ON|OFF|REMOVE|SINGLE|EMPTY</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET TRAILING set command determines how trailing blanks on lines are handled when written to disk. TRAILING ON means that THE will not treat trailing blanks any differently from any other characters in the file. Trailing blanks are left on the line while reading in and editing, and retained when the file is written to disk. With TRAILING OFF, THE will remove trailing blanks when a file is read, remove them during an edit session, and not write any trailing blanks to the file. With TRAILING REMOVE, THE will leave trailing blanks on the end of a line when the file is read in and during editing, but will remove trailing blanks when a file is written to disk. TRAILING SINGLE is the same as TRAILING OFF, except that a single blank character is appended to the end of every line when the file is written. TRAILING EMPTY is the same as TRAILING OFF, except that otherwise empty lines will be written with a single trailing blank. <P></DD>
<DD> Note that the default for this under THE is ON. This is because of the way that THE processes profile files. If the default was OFF, and you had TRAILING ON in your profile, then there would be no way to retain the original trailing blanks. <P></DD>
<DD> If THE is started with -u switch, then any change to TRAILING is ignored; the file will be handled as though TRAILING ON is in effect. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible. REMOVE is an THE extension.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ON <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. Some trailing blank behaviour while editing files incomplete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETTRUNC"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET TRUNC - specify the truncation column </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] TRunc <I>n|*</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET TRUNC set command determines the truncation column. This is the rightmost column of text upon which THE commands are effective. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> * <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Incomplete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETTYPEAHEAD"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET TYPEAHEAD - set behaviour of screen redraw </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] TYPEAhead <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET TYPEAHEAD set command determines whether or not THE uses the curses screen display optimization techniques. <P></DD>
<DD> With TYPEAHEAD ON, curses will abort screen display if a keystroke is pending. <P></DD>
<DD> With TYPEAHEAD OFF, curses will not abort screen display if a keystroke is pending. <P></DD>
<DD> For BSD based curses, this function has no effect. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETUNDOING"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET UNDOING - turn on or off undo facility for the current file </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] UNDOING <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET UNDOING command allows the user to turn on or off the undo facility for the current file. <P></DD>
<DD> At this stage in the development of THE, setting UNDOING to OFF stops THE from saving changes made to lines in a file, and prevents those lines from being able to be RECOVERed. <P></DD>
<DD> Setting UNDOING to OFF will increase the speed at which THE can execute CHANGE and DELETE commands. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Does not support optional arguments.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> ON <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETUNTAA"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET UNTAA - specifies if "Unsigned Numerical Targets Are Absolute" </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] UNTAA <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET UNTAA command allows the user to turn on or off the behaviour of unsigned numerical targets. <P></DD>
<DD> Numerical targets have the form [:|;|+|-]nn. By default, if the optional portion of the target is not supplied, then a '+' is assumed. WIth SET UNTAA set to ON, if the optional portion of the target is not supplied, then a ':' is assumed. <P></DD>
<DD> Caution: This SET command affects all numerical targets, not just targets in the LOCATE command. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETVERIFY"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET VERIFY - set column display limits </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] Verify <I>first [last]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET VERIFY command sets the column limits for the display of the current file. <I>first</I> specifies the first column to be displayed and <I>last</I> specifies the last column to be displayed. <P></DD>
<DD> If no <I>last</I> option is specified '*' is assumed. <P></DD>
<DD> All options can be specified as the current EQUIVCHAR to retain the existing value. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Does not implement HEX display nor multiple column pairs.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Does not implement HEX display nor multiple column pairs.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> 1 * <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETZONE">SET ZONE</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETEQUIVCHAR">SET EQUIVCHAR</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETWIDTH"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET WIDTH - set width of maximum line that THE can edit </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] WIDTH <I>n</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET WIDTH command specifies the maximum length that a line can be within the edit session. This command is effectively the same as the -w command line switch. <P></DD>
<DD> The value <I>n</I> MUST be between 10 and 2000000000. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> 512 <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETWORD"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET WORD - controls what THE considers a word to be </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] WORD <I>NONBlank|ALPHAnum</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET WORD set command determines what sequence of characters THE considers a word to be. This is used in command such as <A HREF = "commsos.html#SOSDELWORD">SOS DELWORD</A> , <A HREF = "commsos.html#SOSTABWORDF">SOS TABWORDF</A> and <A HREF = "comm.html#MARK">MARK</A> WORD to specify the boundaries of the word. <P></DD>
<DD> The default setting for SET WORD is <I>NONBlank</I> . THE treats all sequences of characters separated by a blank (ASCII 32) as words. <P></DD>
<DD> With <I>ALPHAnum</I> THE treats a group of consecutive alphanumeric characters as a word. THE also includes the underscore character and characters with an ASCII value > 128 as alphanumeric. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> NONBlank <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETWORDWRAP"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET WORDWRAP - set wordwrap feature on or off </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] WORDWrap <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET WORDWRAP set command determines whether wordwrap occurs when the cursor moves past the right margin (as set by the <A HREF = "commset.html#SETMARGINS">SET MARGINS</A> command). <P></DD>
<DD> With WORDWRAP ON, the line, from the beginning of the word that exceeds the right margin, is wrapped onto the next line. The cursor position stays in the same position relative to the current word. <P></DD>
<DD> With WORDWRAP OFF, no word wrap occurs. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETMARGINS">SET MARGINS</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETWRAP"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET WRAP - enable/disable string locates around the end of the file </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] WRap <I>ON|OFF</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET WRAP set command determines whether THE will look for a string target off the ends of the file. <P></DD>
<DD> With WRAP OFF, THE will attempt to locate a string target from the current line to the end of file (or top of file if the locate is a backwards search). <P></DD>
<DD> With WRAP ON, THE will attempt to locate a string target from the current line to the end of file (or top of file if the locate is a backwars search) and wrap around the end of the file and continue searching until the current line is reached. <P></DD>
<DD> If the string target is located after wrapping around the end of the file, the message 'Wrapped...' is displayed. <P></DD>
<DD> Commands affected by SET WRAP are; <A HREF = "comm.html#LOCATE">LOCATE</A> , <A HREF = "comm.html#FIND">FIND</A> , <A HREF = "comm.html#NFIND">NFIND</A> , <A HREF = "comm.html#FINDUP">FINDUP</A> and <A HREF = "comm.html#NFINDUP">NFINDUP</A> . <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> OFF <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "comm.html#LOCATE">LOCATE</A>, <A HREF = "comm.html#FIND">FIND</A>, <A HREF = "comm.html#NFIND">NFIND</A>, <A HREF = "comm.html#FINDUP">FINDUP</A>, <A HREF = "comm.html#NFINDUP">NFINDUP</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETXTERMINAL"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET XTERMINAL - set X terminal to execute under X </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] XTERMinal <I>program</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET XTERMINAL set command allows the user to specify the full quallified file name of the program to run when the <A HREF = "comm.html#OS">OS</A> , <A HREF = "comm.html#DOS">DOS</A> or <A HREF = "comm.html#EXCLAIMARK">!</A> command is entered without parameters when running the X version of THE. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: N/A
</DD><DD> KEDIT: N/A
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> System dependent but usually one of: <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
<HR>
<A NAME="SETZONE"></A>
<DL><DT>
<h3>SET ZONE - set column limits for editing </h3></DT>
<DT> <B>Syntax:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> [SET] Zone <I>first [last]</I> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Description:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> The SET ZONE command sets the column limits for various other editor commands, such as <A HREF = "comm.html#LOCATE">LOCATE</A> and <A HREF = "comm.html#CHANGE">CHANGE</A> . It effectively restricts to the specified columns those parts of the file which can be acted upon. <P></DD>
<DD> If no <I>last</I> option is specified '*' is assumed. <P></DD>
<DD> All options can be specified as the current EQUIVCHAR to retain the existing value. <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Compatibility:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> XEDIT: Compatible.
</DD><DD> KEDIT: Compatible.
<P></DD>
<DT> <B>Default:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> 1 * <P></DD>
<DT> <B>See Also:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> <A HREF = "commset.html#SETVERIFY">SET VERIFY</A>, <A HREF = "commset.html#SETEQUIVCHAR">SET EQUIVCHAR</A> <P></DD>
<DT> <B>Status:</B> <BR></DT>
<DD> Complete. </DD>
</DL><P>
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