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Using Line Commands › Moving Lines

Moving Lines

To move a line or a block of lines to another place in the work file, use any of the following line commands:

Use:

To:

%M(space)

Move the indicated line to the destination marked by the %A (after) or %B (before) command

%Mn(space)

Move the specified number of lines to the destination marked by the %A (after) or %B (before) command. For example, %M5 moves the line on which the command is located and the four lines immediately following it.

%MB(space). . .%ME(space)

Move a block of lines to the destination marked by the %A (after) or %B (before) command. The two lines marked with %MB and %ME and all intervening lines are moved.

Note: You can enter %MB...%ME so that it spans more than one page of the work file.

For an example of moving lines, see Entering Block Commands.

%A(space) or %B(space)
  • %A(space)identifies the line after which the targeted lines are moved.
  • %B(space) identifies the line before which the targeted lines are moved.

Scenario—Moving Lines

The following scenario illustrates moving a block of text using line commands. Note that you type the line commands over existing characters, and that you type a space at the end of each command.

The following sample screen shows the original work file as it appears on the online compiler screen.

                       IDD nn.n ONLINE      PAGE 1 LINE 1                   1/3
 ADD RECORD IS KBR-DC-REC
    VERSION IS 3
    PREPARED BY KBR.
 RECORD ELEMENT IS
    ADDRESS-0415-KBR
    USAGE IS DISPLAY.
 RECORD ELEMENT IS
    EMP-ID-0415-KBR
    PICTURE 9(5)
    USAGE IS DISPLAY.
 RECORD ELEMENT IS
    EMP-NAME-0415-KBR
    USAGE IS DISPLAY.

The move begin (%mb) and move end (%me) block commands specify the text block you want to move. The move after (%a) command identifies the line after which you want to place the text block.

                       IDD nn.n ONLINE      PAGE 1 LINE 1                   1/3
 ADD RECORD IS KBR-DC-REC
    VERSION IS 3
    PREPARED BY KBR.
 %mb RECORD ELEMENT IS 
    ADDRESS-0415-KBR
 %mb USAGE IS DISPLAY. 
 RECORD ELEMENT IS
    EMP-ID-0415-KBR
    PICTURE 9(5)
    USAGE IS DISPLAY.
 RECORD ELEMENT IS
    EMP-NAME-0415-KBR
 %a USAGE IS DISPLAY.

The following sample screen shows the results of the block move procedure.

                       IDD nn.n ONLINE      PAGE 1 LINE 1                   1/3
 ADD RECORD IS KBR-DC-REC
    VERSION IS 3
    PREPARED BY KBR.
 RECORD ELEMENT IS
    EMP-ID-0415-KBR
    PICTURE 9(5)
    USAGE IS DISPLAY.
 RECORD ELEMENT IS
    EMP-NAME-0415-KBR
    USAGE IS DISPLAY.
 RECORD ELEMENT IS     
    ADDRESS-0415-KBR   
    USAGE IS DISPLAY.