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* :nick.EXTMSG :sec.UNCLASSIFIED :disk.VMTOOLS
* :title.XEDIT screen builder VERSION 2.
* :version.2.18 :date.94/07/20 :summary.HELPCMS :support.X
* :oname.Les Paton :onode.GNKVM :ouser.LPATON
* :aname.Les Paton :anode.GNKVM :auser.LPATON
* :sw.REXX XEDIT
* :ops.SP3+ :lang.REXX
* :doc.HELPCMS
* :abs.XEDIT screen management ( VERSION 2 ) with useful examples.
* Version 2.00 greatly extends the function of the program giving
* extensive control over screen functions.
* :lic.By placing material on this conference, I agree to grant
* IBM a non-exclusive, royalty-free license for the material
* as set forth in the LICENSE AGREEMNT file on this conference.
************************************************************************
* (c) Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1985, 1994.
* All Rights Reserved.
* No service, support or maintenance is expressed or implied. For
* additional information refer to the LICENSE agreement for this tool.
*
* XEDIT screen management system which builds a display from input on the
* stack or from a file.
* This program is capable of building some very elegant and powerful
* screen panels which would otherwise need to be constructed 'from the
* ground up'.
*
EXTMSG LICENSE * * License agreement
EXTMSG EXEC * * THE DRIVER EXEC
$EXTMSG XEDIT * * THE SCREEN BUILDER
$EXTMSG MESSAGES * * THE SCREEN BUILDER MESSAGE FILE
EXTMSG HELPCMS * * THE HELP FILE
*
* That's the package, now for some examples of its use....
*
EXTMDEMO EXEC * * DEMO EXEC...JUST FOR FUN
EXTMDEMO $PROFILE * *
*
EXTMDEM2 EXEC * * DEMO EXEC...JUST FOR FUN
EXTMDEM2 $PROFILE * *
EXTMSTAK EXEC * * USED WITH EXTMDEM2
*
HYDEMO EXEC * * DEMO EXEC...JUST FOR FUN
HYDEMO $PROFILE * *
HYDEMO EXTMSG * * USED WITH HYDEMO
RED EXTMSG * * USED WITH HYDEMO
*
LOCAL EXEC * * AN EXAMPLE APPLICATION
LOCAL HELPCMS * * HELP FILE FOR LOCAL EXEC
*
SENDNOTE XEDIT * * ANOTHER EXAMPLE APPLICATION
* Offers choice of sending a VM NOTE as either a VM NOTE or a
* PROFS NOTE.
DELBLNKS XEDIT * * USED BY THE SENDNOTE MACRO
*
*
* THE FOLLOWING ARE OPTIONAL....
*
* TSORT PACKAGE * * FROM VMTOOLS ( REQUIRED BY LOCAL EXEC )
*
* WEEKNUM EXEC * * Part of the REMIND PACKAGE from VMTOOLS.
* * Required to support use of the /W
* * parameter substitution symbol.
*
* PDISK EXEC * * FROM L.PATON ( LPATON AT GNKVM )
* * ATTACH PROFS DISKS FOR USE BY SENDNOTE
* --------
* NOTE...PDISK IS USED TO ATTACH THE PROFS DISKS WHERE IT IS FOUND
* THAT THE PROFS MODULE IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON AN
* ACCESSED DISK. IF PROFS IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE THEN YOU DO
* NOT NEED IT. IF YOU USE IT THEN CHANGE IT TO LINK YOUR
* OWN PROFS DISKS. THE CODE IS FOR GREENOCKS PROFS DISKS.
*
*
* New releases....
*
* VERSION 2
*
* Release 2.00
* 20/Nov/89 Added the RESVCMND, ENTERCMND, PA2CMND, PA3CMND, CMDLCMND,
* ACTIONCMND and NULLCMND options, including parameter
* substitution. Added the UPPERCASE command. Added bottom
* titles. Changed LOCAL EXEC to conform to normal VM HELP
* standards. Added an improved cursor routine ( cursor2 )
* plus a number of new routines. Screen messages now held in
* a user-modifiable file. Updated HELPCMS files. NOTE, the
* WEEKNUM EXEC, part of REMIND PACKAGE from VMTOOLS is
* required to support use of the /W parameter substitution
* symbol.
* changed....
* EXTMSG EXEC *
* EXTMSG HELPCMS *
* $EXTMSG XEDIT *
* LOCAL EXEC *
* LOCAL HELPCMS *
* SENDNOTE XEDIT *
* added....
* EXTMDEMO EXEC *
* EXTMDEMO $PROFILE *
* $EXTMSG MESSAGES *
* optional....
* REMIND PACKAGE * From VMTOOLS (WEEKNUM EXEC) required to support
* * /W parameter substitution symbol.
*
* Release 2.01
* 21/Nov/89 Fixed a problem which occurred when user changed command
* line positioning while in the display.
* changed....
* $EXTMSG XEDIT *
*
* Release 2.02
* 24/Nov/89 Changed position of MSGLINE when CMDLINE is on TOP and there
* is a 'data_record' in the message stack. Make NULLCMND work
* when there is no command line. Uppercase PROFILE parameter.
* changed....
* EXTMSG EXEC *
* $EXTMSG XEDIT *
* EXTMSG HELPCMS *
*
* Release 2.03
* 26/Feb/90 Added the 'clear' and 'append' subroutines. EXTMDEM2 EXEC
* illustrates use of these routines. Added EMSG record ( type
* .> ) again see EXTMDEM2.
* changed....
* $EXTMSG XEDIT
* EXTMSG HELPCMS
* added....
* EXTMDEM2 $PROFILE
* EXTMDEM2 EXEC
* EXTMSTAK EXEC
*
* Release 2.04
* 06/Apr/90 Assume defaults for fn ft fm when READFILE is specified.
* Added the XEDIT/NOXEDIT ALARM/NOALARM commands. Added a
* HYPERTEXT demo.
* changed....
* EXTMSG EXEC
* $EXTMSG XEDIT
* EXTMSG HELPCMS
* added....
* HYDEMO EXEC
* HYDEMO $PROFILE
* HYDEMO EXTMSG
* RED EXTMSG
*
* Release 2.05
* 03/May/90 Expanded the /D substitution symbol to include all possible
* date formats.
* changed....
* $EXTMSG XEDIT
* EXTMSG HELPCMS
*
* Release 2.06
* 09/May/90 Added the SCROLL/NOSCROLL option commands.
* changed....
* EXTMSG EXEC
* $EXTMSG XEDIT
* EXTMSG HELPCMS
*
* Release 2.07
* 10/May/91 Fixed a problem with the SEARCH routine.
* changed....
* $EXTMSG XEDIT
*
* Release 2.08
* 05/Jul/91 Added the CHARTAB, NOCHARTAB, BLANKSUB, TRANSLATE,
* NOTRANSLATE, MSGTAB, NOMSGTAB, IGNORE and NOIGNORE option
* commands.
* changed....
* EXTMSG EXEC
* $EXTMSG XEDIT
* EXTMSG HELPCMS
*
* Release 2.09
* 12/Aug/91 Changed the order of invocation of the XEDIT option so that
* it behaves as it was documented.
* Preserve queued items when invoking QUIT routine.
* changed....
* $EXTMSG XEDIT
*
* Release 2.10
* 21/Nov/91 Added ability to give a return code via the 'quit' routine.
* Safeguard against user issuing COMMAND QUIT.
* changed....
* $EXTMSG XEDIT
* EXTMSG HELPCMS
*
* Release 2.11
* 24/Feb/93 Added a further profile to the profile processing sequence.
* changed....
* EXTMSG EXEC
* EXTMSG HELPCMS
*
* Release 2.12
* 27/Jul/93 Added LICENSE file. Added copyright statement.
* Do not flush queue after a command has been processed.
* Added CURSOR and STRIP commands.
* changed....
* EXTMSG EXEC
* $EXTMSG XEDIT
* $EXTMSG MESSAGES
* EXTMSG HELPCMS
* EXTMDEMO EXEC
* EXTMDEMO $PROFILE
* EXTMDEM2 EXEC
* EXTMDEM2 $PROFILE
* EXTMSTAK EXEC
* HYDEMO EXEC
* HYDEMO $PROFILE
* HYDEMO EXTMSG
* RED EXTMSG
* LOCAL EXEC
* LOCAL HELPCMS
* SENDNOTE XEDIT
* DELBLNKS XEDIT
* added....
* EXTMSG LICENSE
*
* Release 2.13
* 23/Sep/93 Fixed CP EMSG setting in SENDNOTE XEDIT.
* changed....
* SENDNOTE XEDIT
*
* Release 2.14
* 24/Sep/93 Check for duplicate addressee's in the note.
* changed....
* SENDNOTE XEDIT
*
* Release 2.15
* 19/Nov/93 Improved check for presence of PROFS/OFFICE MODULE.
* changed....
* SENDNOTE XEDIT
*
* Release 2.16
* 26/Nov/93 Fixed a return code in EXTMSG EXEC.
* changed....
* EXTMSG EXEC
*
* Release 2.17
* 05/Jul/94 Make certain we use an empty file as a work file.
* changed....
* EXTMSG EXEC