Data Definition Language (DDL) Reference Manual

DDL Compiler Commands
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EDIT
EDIT
The EDIT command:
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Suspends compilation
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Starts an EDIT process
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Opens the specified file, executes the specified commands, and closes the file
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Resumes compilation when the EDIT process stops
You can use EDIT only in an interactive DDL session.
edit-file-name
is the name of an EDIT file.
Default: The most recent edit-file-name specified in the current DDL
session, if any. If none, you are prompted for a file name.
edit-parameter
is an EDIT command.
Default: The most recent edit-file-name specified in the current DDL
session, if any. If none, you are prompted for an EDIT command.
Issuing the EDIT command within a DDL session is like issuing the EDIT command
from the command interpreter. The EDIT prompt is the same, and you can use all the
same functions.
DDL Output with DO_PTAL_OFF
! SCHEMA PRODUCED DATE - TIME : 3/10/1995 15:26:30
?SECTION FIRST
?PAGE
! Definition FIRST created on 3/10/1995 at 15:26
STRUCT FIRST^DEF (*)
?IF PTAL
FIELDALIGN (SHARED2)
?ENDIF PTAL
;
BEGIN
STRING FLD1;
STRUCT SUB;
BEGIN
STRING FLD2;
END;
END;
EDIT [ edit-file-name [ ; edit-parameter ] ... ]
Example 9-22. DO_PTAL_ON and DO_PTAL_OFF Commands (page 2 of 2)