Juniper Systems JS600 - Manual (Page 68)

Page 7-8 PolyTools Program
Creating and Editing Programs: Edit Mode
The Edit mode has two submode options: Poly Edit and Select Editor. Poly Edit is the PolyTools
editor. The Select Editor submode option allows you to specify another text editor if you wish.
▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ Poly Edit Submode
Poly Edit is a full-screen editor which allows you to create new Polycode programs for the
FieldBook. Additionally, you can modify or repair existing programs. Poly Edit is similar to
MicroPro’s WordStar and the editors found in most of Novell’s products. If you have used
these programs, the editing commands will be very familiar.
When the Poly Edit option is selected, you see the following screen:
If you are creating a new file, enter a filename at the prompt and press . To edit an
existing file, press to view a listing of the files. Scroll through the list until the desired
filename is highlighted, then press . The selected filename is displayed. Press
again to access the selected file.
❖ Tutorial: If you wish to view the SIMPDEM.P sample program, select SIMPDEM.P from the list.
Press again and the program appears on the screen.
A status line is displayed at the top of the screen as shown below:
Line n Col n Insert Indent
A description of the status parameters follows:
- Line n: The line number the cursor is currently on. The beginning of the file is line 1.
- Col n: The number of the column where the cursor is currently located. The columns are
numbered from left to right.
Edit PolyTran Transfer Files DOS Quit
Poly Edit
Select Editor
Enter Filename: .P
F1: help F2: show files ESC: exit RETURN: accept