1 SET
Enables the item specified by the option word.
Format
SET option
2 AUTO_ERASE
Enables automatic erasing of placeholders in the indicated buffer.
Format
SET AUTO_ERASE
3 Qualifier
/BUFFER
/BUFFER=buffer-name
Indicates the buffer for which automatic erasing is to be enabled.
The default is the current buffer.
2 CMS
Sets the default values for reservations and fetches that LSE
performs when you issue the appropriate LSE file-manipulation
commands.
Format
SET CMS
3 Qualifiers
/CONCURRENT
/CONCURRENT
/NOCONCURRENT
Controls whether an element reserved by you can be reserved by
another user while you have it reserved. The initial setting is
/CONCURRENT.
/CONFIRM
/CONFIRM
/NOCONFIRM
Specifies whether you want to be prompted for confirmation before
LSE performs a FETCH or RESERVE operation. The initial setting is
/CONFIRM.
/GENERATION
/GENERATION=generation-exp
Specifies the generation to be used for CMS RESERVE and FETCH
operations. The initial setting is /GENERATION="1+".
/HISTORY
/HISTORY
/NOHISTORY
Controls whether CMS includes the element history in the file if
the element has the history attribute and if a CMS FETCH or CMS
RESERVE operation is performed. The initial setting is /HISTORY.
/MERGE
/MERGE=generation-exp
/NOMERGE
Controls whether LSE merges a reserved or fetched element with
another generation of the same element. The initial setting is
/NOMERGE.
/NOTES
/NOTES
/NONOTES
Controls whether notes are embedded in the file if the retrieved
element has the notes attribute and if a CMS FETCH or CMS RESERVE
operation is performed. The initial setting is /NOTES.
/REMARK
/REMARK=string
/NOREMARK
Specifies the remark to be used on RESERVE operations. The initial
setting is to prompt for the remark. If you specify the /NOREMARK
qualifier, LSE prompts you for a remark when you issue a CMS file-
manipulation command.
2 COMMAND_LANGUAGE
Sets the command language to PORTABLE or VMSLSE.
Format
SET COMMAND LANGUAGE keyword
2 CURSOR
Selects either bound cursor motion or free cursor motion.
Format
SET CURSOR motion-setting
3 Parameter
motion-setting
Specifies the cursor-motion setting. Motion-setting keywords and
their effects are as follows:
BOUND
Restricts the cursor to positioning on a character, end-of-line,
or end-of-buffer. This is the initial setting and is similar to
cursor motion in the EDT editor.
FREE
Lets the cursor move anywhere in a window including past the end-
of-line, past the end-of-buffer, in the middle of a tab, or to
the left of the left margin. This is similar to the default cursor
motion for the EVE editor.
2 DEFAULT_DIRECTORY
Changes your default device and directory specifications.
Format
SET DEFAULT_DIRECTORY [device-name[:][directory-spec]
3 Parameters
device-name[:]
Specifies a device name to be used as the default device in a file
specification.
directory-spec
Specifies a directory name to be used as the default directory
in a file specification. A directory name must be enclosed in
brackets. Use the minus sign to specify the next higher directory
from the current default directory.
You must specify either the device-name parameter or the
directory-spec parameter. If you specify only the device name, the
current directory is the default for the directory-spec parameter.
If you specify only the directory name, the current device is the
default for the device-name parameter.
You can use a logical name, but it must constitute at least the
device part of the specification.
2 DIRECTORY
Sets the default read-only/writeable status of files in a
specified directory.
Format
SET DIRECTORY directory-spec
3 Qualifiers
/READ_ONLY
Specifies that files in the indicated directories are read-only
and unmodifiable by default. The /READ_ONLY qualifier prevents the
WRITE command from writing files to the indicated directory unless
you subsequently override this default.
/WRITE
/WRITE (D)
Specifies that files in the indicated directories are writeable
and unmodifiable by default.
3 Parameter
directory-spec
Specifies a directory to be set as read-only or writeable.
2 FONT
Sets the specified fonts for the screen.
Format
SET FONT keyword-list
3 Parameter
keyword-list
Indicates the fonts to be set or reset. You can specify either big
or little and either normal or condensed.
BIG
Specifies that the fonts should be big.
CONDENSED
Specifies that the fonts should be condensed.
LITTLE
Specifies that the fonts should be little.
NORMAL
Specifies that the fonts should be normal.
2 FORWARD
Sets the current direction of a buffer to forward.
Format
SET FORWARD
3 Qualifier
/BUFFER
/BUFFER=buffer-name
Indicates the buffer whose direction is to be set to forward. The
default is the current buffer.
2 INDENTATION
Sets the current indentation level count for the current buffer,
without changing the current line.
Format
SET INDENTATION level-option
3 Qualifier
/BUFFER
/BUFFER=buffer-name
Indicates the buffer whose current indentation level count is to
be changed. The default is the current buffer.
3 Parameter
level-option
Indicates the level to be set or changed. The indentation keywords
and their effects are as follows:
CURRENT
Sets the indentation level count to the beginning of the text on
the current line.
CURSOR
Sets the indentation level count to the column currently occupied
by the cursor.
LEFT
Decreases the indentation level count by the current tab
increment.
RIGHT
Increases the indentation level count by the current tab
increment.
2 INSERT
Sets the text-entry mode of the indicated buffer to insert mode.
Format
SET INSERT
3 Qualifier
/BUFFER
/BUFFER=buffer-name
Indicates the buffer whose text-entry mode is to be changed. The
default is the current buffer.
2 JOURNALING
Enables buffer-change journaling for the specified buffers.
Format
SET JOURNALING [buffer-name]
3 Qualifier
/ALL
Specifies that all of LSE's user buffers that exist when the
command is issued should be journaled. If you specify the /ALL
qualifier, you cannot specify the buffer-name parameter.
3 Parameter
buffer-name
Specifies the name of the buffer that should be journaled. If you
omit this parameter, the default is the current buffer.
2 LANGUAGE
Sets the language associated with the indicated buffer.
Format
SET LANGUAGE language-name
3 Qualifier
/BUFFER
/BUFFER=buffer-name
Indicates the buffer whose associated language you want to set.
The current buffer is the default.
3 Parameter
language-name
Specifies the name of the language to associate with the buffer.
The SET LANGUAGE command requires this parameter.
2 LEFT_MARGIN
Sets the left margin for the indicated buffer.
Format
SET LEFT_MARGIN column-number
3 Qualifier
/BUFFER
/BUFFER=buffer-name
Indicates the buffer whose left margin is to be changed. The
default is the current buffer.
3 Parameter
column-number
Specifies the column for the left margin. The value must be
greater than or equal to one and less than the value set for the
right margin.
If you specify the CONTEXT_DEPENDENT value as the column number,
then LSE uses the indentation of the current line to determine
the left margin when you use the /WRAP qualifier. When you use the
FILL command, LSE uses the indentation of the first line of each
selected paragraph to determine the left margin.
2 LIBRARY
[SCA Command] Identifies the SCA physical libraries to be used for
subsequent SCA functions.
Format
SET LIBRARY directory-spec[, . . . ]
3 Qualifiers
/AFTER
/AFTER[=library-spec]
Instructs SCA to insert the new library or libraries into the
list of active SCA libraries after the library you specify as
the qualifier value. If you do not specify a value, SCA adds the
library or libraries to the end of the list.
/BEFORE
/BEFORE[=library-spec]
Instructs SCA to insert the new library or libraries into the
list of active SCA libraries before the library you specify as
the qualifier value. If you do not specify a value, SCA adds the
library or libraries to the beginning of the list.
/LOG
/LOG (D)
/NOLOG
Indicates whether SCA reports the resulting list of active SCA
libraries.
3 Parameter
directory-spec[, . . . ]
Specifies one or more directories, each of which comprises a
separate SCA library. The list of libraries you specify replaces
the current list of active libraries unless you specify an /AFTER
or /BEFORE qualifier.
2 MARK
Associates a marker name with the current cursor position. You can
later use that marker name with the GOTO MARK command to return to
the specified position.
Format
SET MARK marker-name
3 Parameter
marker-name
Specifies the name of the marker to be placed. For a marker name,
you may use any combination of up to 21 alphanumeric characters,
underscores, or dollar signs. If this marker name is already in
use, the previous marker is canceled.
2 MAX_UNDO
Sets the maximum number of commands you can undo
for a specific buffer.
Format
SET MAX_UNDO number
3 Qualifier
/BUFFER
/BUFFER=buffer-name
Indicates the buffer whose MAX_UNDO buffer limit is to be changed. The
default is the current buffer.
3 Parameter
number
Specify the maximum number of commands you can undo in the "number".
qualifier. If you omit a value in the"number" qualifier, LSE displays
a default maximum Undo number of [100]. Press Return to accept the
default or specify a different value.
2 MODE
Establishes the status of warning bells sounding, keypad
emulation, select range, tab appearance, and the use of graphic
characters in menus.
Format
SET MODE keyword-list
3 Parameter
keyword-list
Indicates the modes to be set or reset. The mode keywords and
their effects are as follows:
BELL=NONE or ALL or [NO]BROADCAST
Specifies which new messages should be accompanied by a
warning bell character. By default, only broadcast messages are
accompanied by a warning bell.
KEYPAD=EDT or EVE
Specifies whether the key definitions should be similar to EDT or
EVE. Note that EVE key definitions do not use the numeric keypad
on VT200 terminals; numeric keypads on VT200-series terminals
emulate EDT key definitions regardless of the keypad mode you
choose.
MENU=[NO]GRAPHICS
Lets you choose between graphic characters and nongraphic
characters in the display of a menu. The initial setting is
MENU=GRAPHICS. If the terminal characteristics do not include
DEC_CRT, then LSE uses nongraphic characters regardless of the
setting of this mode.
Graphic characters currently require more screen repainting
than do nongraphic characters, so you may want to use SET MODE
MENU=NOGRAPHICS if you are working at a low baud rate.
[NO]PENDING_DELETE
Specifies whether a selection in a user buffer should be deleted
when the user inserts text. The initial setting is NOPENDING_
DELETE. PENDING_DELETE is disabled for a selection made with
SELECT ALL. You can use the UNERASE SELECTION command to restore
deleted text.
TABS=[NO]VISIBLE
Specifies whether tabs should appear as blanks, or a combination
of the HT (horizontal tab) symbol and dots ("HT......").
TABS=[NO]HARD
Specifies whether tab or blank characters are used for
tabulation.
UNDO=ON or OFF
Specifies whether or not UNDO processing is enabled.
2 MODIFY
Sets buffer status to modifiable.
Format
SET MODIFY
3 Qualifier
/BUFFER
/BUFFER=buffer
Indicates the buffer that is to be set modifiable. The current
buffer is the default.
2 NOAUTO_ERASE
Disables automatic erasing of placeholders in the indicated
buffer.
Format
SET NOAUTO_ERASE
3 Qualifier
/BUFFER
/BUFFER=buffer-name
Indicates the buffer for which automatic erasing is to be
disabled. The default is the current buffer.
2 NOJOURNALING
Disables buffer journaling for the specified buffers.
Format
SET NOJOURNALING [buffer-name]
3 Qualifier
/ALL
Specifies that all of LSE's buffer-change journal files should be
closed and buffer-change journaling halted for those buffers. If
you specify the /ALL qualifier, you cannot specify the buffer-name
parameter.
3 Parameter
buffer-name
Specifies the name of the buffer that no longer have an associated
buffer-change journal file. If you omit this parameter, the
default is the current buffer.
2 NOLANGUAGE
Disassociates the language associated with the indicated buffer.
Format
SET NOLANGUAGE
3 Qualifier
/BUFFER
/BUFFER=buffer-name
Indicates the buffer whose associated language you want to
disassociate. The current buffer is the default.
2 NOLIBRARY
[SCA Command] Removes the specified SCA libraries from the current
list of active libraries.
Format
SET NOLIBRARY [library-spec[, . . . ]]
3 Qualifier
/LOG
/LOG (D)
/NOLOG
Indicates whether LSE reports removal of the libraries from the
active list.
3 Parameter
library-spec[, . . . ]
Specifies the libraries to be removed from the current active
libraries list. If you omit this parameter, SCA removes all the
active libraries from the list.
2 NOMODIFY
Sets a buffer to display-only (unmodifiable).
Format
SET NOMODIFY
3 Qualifier
/BUFFER
/BUFFER=buffer-name
Indicates the buffer that is to be set to display-only. The
default is the current buffer.
2 NOOUTPUT_FILE
Disassociates the buffer from any output file.
Format
SET NOOUTPUT_FILE
3 Qualifier
/BUFFER
/BUFFER=buffer-name
Indicates the buffer whose output file is to be changed. The
default is the current buffer.
2 NOOVERVIEW
Disables overview operations in the indicated buffer.
Format
SET NOOVERVIEW
3 Qualifier
/BUFFER
/BUFFER=buffer-name
Indicates the buffer in which overview operations are to be
disabled. The default is the current buffer.
2 NOSOURCE_DIRECTORY
Specifies a directory or directories to be removed from the list
of source directories.
Format
SET NOSOURCE_DIRECTORY [directory-spec [,directory-spec] . . . ]
3 Parameter
directory-spec [,directory-spec] . . .
Specifies a list of directory specifications to be removed
from the list of source directories. If you do not specify any
parameter, LSE removes all directories from the list of source
directories.
2 NOWRAP
Disables wrapping of the current line in the indicated buffer.
Format
SET NOWRAP
3 Qualifier
/BUFFER
/BUFFER=buffer-name
Indicates the buffer for which wrapping is to be disabled. The
default is the current buffer.
2 OUTPUT_FILE
Establishes the output file associated with the buffer.
Format
SET OUTPUT_FILE file-spec
3 Qualifier
/BUFFER
/BUFFER=buffer-name
Indicates the buffer whose output file is to be changed. The
default is the current buffer.
3 Parameter
file-spec
Indicates the file specification for the output file.
2 OVERSTRIKE
Sets the text-entry mode of the indicated buffer to overstrike
mode.
Format
SET OVERSTRIKE
3 Qualifier
/BUFFER
/BUFFER=buffer-name
Indicates the buffer whose text-entry mode is to be changed. The
default is the current buffer.
2 OVERVIEW
Enables overview operations in the indicated buffer.
Format
SET OVERVIEW
3 Qualifier
/BUFFER
/BUFFER=buffer-name
Indicates the buffer in which overview operations are to be
enabled. The default is the current buffer.
2 READ_ONLY
Instructs LSE not to write the indicated buffer to a file when you
exit from LSE or when you issue a COMPILE command.
Format
SET READ_ONLY
3 Qualifier
/BUFFER
/BUFFER=buffer-name
Indicates the buffer whose read_only/write state is to be changed.
The default is the current buffer.
2 REVERSE
Sets the current direction of a buffer to reverse.
Format
SET REVERSE
3 Qualifier
/BUFFER
/BUFFER=buffer-name
Indicates the buffer whose direction is to be set to reverse. The
default is the current buffer.
2 RIGHT_MARGIN
Sets the right margin for the indicated buffer.
Format
SET RIGHT_MARGIN column-number
3 Qualifier
/BUFFER
/BUFFER=buffer-name
Indicates the buffer whose right margin is to be changed. The
default is the current buffer.
3 Parameter
column-number
Specifies the column for the right margin. The value must be an
integer greater than the value set for the left margin.
2 SCREEN
Sets specified characteristics of the screen.
Format
SET SCREEN keyword-list
3 Parameter
keyword-list
Indicates the screen characteristics to be set. The screen
keywords are as follows:
BALANCE_WINDOWS (D)
Specifies how LSE manages window length. If you specify BALANCE_
WINDOWS, LSE adjusts all the window lengths on the screen to
be, as nearly as possible, of equal lengths. This is the default
value. If you specify NOBALANCE_WINDOWS, LSE splits the current
window in half when it needs a new window, leaving all the other
window lengths unchanged.
HEIGHT=n
Specifies the number of lines on the screen. The height, n, must
be an integer in the range 11 through 62.
MAXIMUM_WINDOW_NUMBER=n
Specifies the maximum number of windows LSE creates when it
displays information in a window as a result of issuing one of
the following commands:
FIND
GOTO DECLARATION
GOTO SOURCE
INSPECT
REVIEW
LSE uses the MAXIMUM_WINDOW_NUMBER and MINIMUM_WINDOW_LENGTH
settings to determine whether to add a window to the screen or
reuse an existing window. LSE checks both settings and creates a
new window only if both conditions are met.
The default value for MAXIMUM_WINDOW_NUMBER is 3. Specifying a
value of 2 produces the two-window behavior previously associated
with the commands listed under this keyword.
MINIMUM_WINDOW_LENGTH=n
Specifies a lower bound on the windows LSE creates. When you need
to map a buffer to a window, LSE creates a new window as long as
the window is not shorter than n.
LSE uses the MINIMUM_WINDOW_LENGTH and MAXIMUM_WINDOW_NUMBER
settings to determine whether to add a window to the screen or
reuse an existing window. LSE checks both settings and creates a
new window only if both conditions are met.
WIDTH=n
Specifies the number of characters on each input or output line.
The width, n, must be an integer in the range 1 through 252.
If you specify a width greater than 80, then LSE sets the terminal
to 132-character mode. The initial setting is 80 characters.
WINDOW=n
Specifies the number of windows to display on the screen.
If you change the number of windows from one to two, LSE displays
the current buffer in both windows. If you change the number of
windows from two to one, LSE displays the current buffer in the
single window. The initial setting is one window.
2 SCROLL_MARGINS
Delimits the lines at which the cursor triggers scrolling.
Format
SET SCROLL_MARGINS top-line-count [%]
bottom-line-count [%]
3 Parameters
top-line-count
Specifies the number of lines down from the top of a window at
which you want downward scrolling to begin.
bottom-line-count
Specifies the number of lines up from the bottom of a window at
which you want upward scrolling to begin.
%
Optionally specifies scroll margins as percentages of the window
height, rounded to the nearest whole line count. This is useful
when you have a workstation with screens of varying sizes.
2 SEARCH
Sets text search options.
Format
SET SEARCH keyword-list
3 Parameter
keyword-list
Indicates the search mode settings. The keywords are as follows:
AUTO_REVERSE
NOAUTO_REVERSE
Specifies whether or not LSE searches in the current direction
only, or searches in the opposite direction if the string is not
found in the current direction. The initial setting is NOAUTO_
REVERSE.
CASE_SENSITIVE
NOCASE_SENSITIVE
Specifies whether or not the SEARCH command matches case exactly
or is insensitive to character case. The initial setting is
NOCASE_SENSITIVE.
DIACRITICAL_SENSITIVE
NODIACRITICAL_SENSITIVE
Specifies whether or not the SEARCH command matches characters
with diacritical markings exactly or is insensitive to diacritical
markings. The initial setting is DIACRITICAL_SENSITIVE.
PATTERN=VMS
PATTERN=ULTRIX
PATTERN=TPU
Specifies either VMS, ULTRIX or TPU style patterns for the
SEARCH/PATTERN and SUBSTITUTE/PATTERN commands. The initial
setting is VMS. For details of the pattern styles use the command
HELP FEATURES PATTERNS.
SPAN_SPACE
NOSPAN_SPACE
Determines whether LSE matches blanks in the search string exactly
(NOSPAN_SPACE) or allows each blank to match sequences of one or
more characters containing blanks and tabs and, at most, a single
line break (SPAN_SPACE). The initial setting is NOSPAN_SPACE.
Not applicable to SEARCH/PATTERN and SUBSTITUTE/PATTERN commands.
2 SELECT_MARK
Marks a position as one end of a selected range.
Format
SET SELECT_MARK
2 SOURCE_DIRECTORY
Specifies a searchlist of directories to be used to find source
files.
Format
SET SOURCE_DIRECTORY directory-spec [,directory-spec] . . .
3 Qualifiers
/AFTER
/AFTER (D)
/AFTER[=directory-spec]
Specifies that LSE should insert the directory or directories
indicated into the list of source directories in back of the
directory you specify as the value on the qualifier. If you do
not specify a directory-spec value, LSE adds the directory or
directories to the end of the list.
If you do not specify either the /AFTER qualifier or the /BEFORE
qualifier, LSE replaces the entire directory list.
/BEFORE
/BEFORE
/BEFORE[=directory-spec]
Specifies that LSE should insert the directory or directories
indicated into the list of source directories in front of the
directory you specify as the value on the qualifier. If you do not
specify a directory-spec value, the directory or directories are
added at the front of the list.
If you do not specify either the /BEFORE qualifier or the /AFTER
qualifier, LSE replaces the entire directory list.
3 Parameter
directory-spec [,directory-spec] . . .
Specifies one or more directory specifications. You can specify
CMS$LIB as one directory specification; however, you may not get
the results you expect if you set CMS$LIB as a source directory
and do not issue the CMS command SET LIBRARY.
2 TAB_INCREMENT
Specifies logical tab stops in the indicated buffer.
Format
SET TAB_INCREMENT number
3 Qualifier
/BUFFER
/BUFFER=buffer-name
Indicates the buffer whose tab increment is to be changed. The
default is the current buffer.
3 Parameter
number
Specifies the interval for setting tab stops.
2 WRAP
Enables wrapping in the indicated buffer. LSE automatically splits
the current line at the right-margin setting when you type text
past the right margin.
Format
SET WRAP
3 Qualifier
/BUFFER
/BUFFER=buffer-name
Indicates the buffer for which wrapping is to be enabled. The
default is the current buffer.
2 WRITE
Instructs LSE to write the contents of the indicated buffer to a
file when you exit from LSE or issue a COMPILE command.
Format
SET WRITE
3 Qualifier
/BUFFER
/BUFFER=buffer-name
Indicates the buffer whose read-only/write state is to be changed.
The default is the current buffer.