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Locate

Use the Locate command in the editor to jump to a specific record in the open data set or member.

Follow these steps:

1. Right-click anywhere in the editor, click Data Set-level Operations, Locate.

   The Locate dialog displays.

2. Specify the a value for one of the following options:

   Line number

   Locates records according to the numeric line number.

   Key value

   Locates records according to a full or partial VSAM key field value.

   Type can be Character or Hexadecimal. Character is the default. Click the drop-down arrow and select Hexadecimal to change the value.

   Keywords

   Select one or more of the commands that you want to include in your locate criteria:

   Change

   Jumps to a record with a CHANGE attribute.

   Command

   Jumps to a record with a COMMAND attribute.

   Error

   Jumps to a record with an ERROR attribute

3. Select one of the following location options:

   First

   Jumps to the first record with the specified keyword command

   Last

   Jumps to the last record with the specified keyword command

   Next

   Jumps to the next record with the specified keyword command

   Previous

   Jumps to the previous record with the specified keyword command

4. Click OK.

   The editor refreshes to display the record that meets the defined criteria.

More information:

Data Set-level Operations

Exclude

Flip

Find/Change

Reset