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PREV

Moves the current column position toward the record's position 1 when in character or multi-record formatted mode, and moves the current file position toward the beginning of the file when in single-record formatted mode.

Syntax:

   PREV   [number|PAGE|HALF|CSR|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.

PAGE

Scrolls one full screen or record to the left.

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.

CSR

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

DATA

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

Alias: P

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