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EDIT/3000:Reference Manual

2-9.  EDIT/3000 SPECIAL ENTRY POINT 

An entry point to EDIT/3000 is available that will automatically text in
a file before the first prompt (/) is displayed and will keep the file
when EXIT is typed.  (See Section III for a description of the TEXT and
KEEP commands.)

In order to specify the file desired, first enter the MPE :FILE command
in the form :FILE EDTTEXT= filename.  Next run EDIT/3000 by using the MPE
:RUN command, with BASICENTRY specified for the entrypoint parameter.
(See the MPE Commands Reference Manual for an explanation of the MPE
:FILE and :RUN commands.)  An example is shown in Figure 2.6.

The MPE :FILE command must be used even if the filename is EDTTEXT
itself.  In addition, when this special entry is used, the TEXT and KEEP
commands are disallowed since they are executed automatically to the
filename specified in the MPE :FILE command.  If the texted-in file was
unnumbered, it will be kept unnumbered.

     :FILE EDTTEXT=AFILE
     :RUN EDITOR.PUB.SYS,BASICENTRY

     HP32201A.7.02 EDIT/3000 MON, JUL 31, 1978, 4:36 PM
     (C) HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. 1978
     /LIST ALL
         1         LINE ONE OF AFILE
         2         LINE TWO OF AFILE
         3         LINE THREE OF AFILE
         4         LINE FOUR OF AFILE
         5         LINE FIVE OF AFILE
     /ADD
         6         LAST LINE OF AFILE
         7         //

     ...
     / END
      END OF SUBSYSTEM

          Figure 2.6.  Using the BASICENTRY entry point to EDIT/3000

A simple User Defined Command could be created to facilitate initiating
EDIT/3000 with this entry point.  For example:

              ED F1
              OPTION LIST
              FILE EDTTEXT=! F1
              RUN EDITOR.PUB.SYS,BASICENTRY

See Section IX of the MPE Commands Reference Manual for an explanation of
creating and using User Defined Commands.

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