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LEFT

In character or multi-record mode, the LEFT command scrolls the view one screen to the left toward position 1. In single-record mode, the LEFT command scrolls the view up one screen toward the beginning of the file.

Syntax:

   LEFT     [number | MAX|PAGE|CSR|HALF|DATA]

Syntax Description:

number

Single-record format–Specifies the number of records to scroll up.

Multi-record and character format–Specifies the number of positions to scroll to the left.

Note: In multi-record format, the view scrolls so that fields remain whole. If the specified value would cause the view to scroll to a position in the middle of a field, that field will display in full in the view. The only time a field is split is if it is too long to fit on one screen.

Default:

• In multi-record and character format the default is the number of lines determined by the Scroll value.
• In single-record format the default is 1.

MAX

Sets the column or record position to the beginning of the line or file.

PAGE

Scrolls one full screen or record to the left.

CSR

Makes the column under the cursor the leftmost displayed column when the cursor is on a data line.

HALF

Scrolls half of the screen width to the left when in character or multi-record display modes. Scrolls one record left when in single-record formatted mode.

DATA

Scrolls one screen to the left so that the leftmost visible column becomes the rightmost column position.

Note: The LEFT command functions in the same way as the PREV command. The two commands are interchangeable.