Browsing a file opens it in read-only mode.
Before you begin
You must be connected to the system and locate the file you
want to browse.
You can choose the default
editor action for MVS files by setting the Default action
for opening MVS files preference on the MVS
Files preference page. This preference setting determines
whether a file is opened for editing, viewing, or browsing when you
double-click the file name. If you drag a file from the Remote
Systems view to the editor, however, the file is opened
in edit mode in the default editor that is associated with the file
extension. Setting the Default action for opening MVS Files preference
does not change this behavior.
Note: Opening
large files (greater than 2500 kilobytes) can cause out-of-memory
errors and a forced shutdown of the workbench. Use the
Show
warning message on opening files setting of the
z/OS
Solutions preference page to enable
IBM Explorer
for z/OS to
check the size of any file that is being opened and display a warning
if it is larger than the specified threshold. For more information
about this setting, see
z/OS Solutions preferences.
You can check the size of a file before you
open it by opening the Properties view. This
view shows the file size for remote resources in bytes (for resources
that are less than 1000 bytes) or in kilobytes (for resources that
are greater than or equal to 1000 bytes).
Procedure
- Select the file in the Remote Systems view. 1
- From the menu, click Browse. The file is opened in read-only mode for you to view.
Note: If you browse a load module file, nondisplayable characters
that range from 0x00 to 0x3F and 0xFF are replaced with a dot (.).
CRLF characters are added to the file records. All editor browse functions
are available when you browse a load module file.