Intel AEDIT-86 Life Jacket User Manual


 
AEDIT
-86
User's
Guide
AEDIT -86 Invocation
4.3
Various
SA
TCH Modes
The
BATCH
control can be either BATCH or NOBA
TCH.
NOBA
TCH
is
the
default.
The
activation source can be either the keyboard
or
a command file.
NOBA
TCH
with input from the keyboard
is
the usual interactive mode.
BATCH
with input from a submit file
is
the usual batch operation.
The
remaining combina-
tions,
NOBATCH
with input from a submit file and BATCH with input from the
keyboard, are seldom used.
4.4
Banner
When AEDIT-86
is
invoked, it reads and processes the macro file
(if
any), reads the
input file
(if
any), clears the screen, and enters main command level.
If
an error is
detected, an error message
is
displayed on the message line. Otherwise, the following
banner
is
displayed:
system-id A E D I T V x.y
Cop
y r i 9 h t yyyy I n
tel
Cor
p •
where:
system-id
x.y
yyyy
4.5
Work Files
is the busy/waiting indicator.
is
supplied by the operating system.
is
the AEDIT-86 version number.
is
the
copyright year(s).
The
fiJe
:WORK:
is
used by AEDIT-86 as a predefined fiJename. AEDIT-86 assumes
that
any
I/O
operation to this file
will
be successful.
It
is
your responsibility to make
sure
that
:WORK:
is
available. System specific information
on
:WORK:
is
given in
the appendixes.
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