Modifying the base autocomment

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You can assign a different autocomment for each file that you edit in the editor. When you invoke the autocomment feature, an initial base autocomment is provided. You can modify this base autocomment while using the autocomment feature; this only changes the base autocomment for the current file.

About this task

To modify the base autocomment, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. In the editor, right-click to open the pop-up menu.
  2. Select Change Flag > Change Base Flag or Profile to open the Change Flag Insertion dialog box.
  3. In the Base Flag field, type the new base portion of the autocomment that you want to use.
    Tip: To invoke autocomment using a base comment that contains spaces, enclose the base comment with double quotation marks. For example, to invoke autocomment with a base comment of &N, type:
    autoComment on "&N"
    The &N user variable represents the name of the z/OS® UNIX System Services project. Project level user variables are supported in autocomment commands; file level user variables are not supported.
  4. From the Language Profile drop-down list, select one of the following language profiles that you want to use:
    • HLASM - profile for assembler files
    • C - profile for C files
    • CPP - profile for C++ files
    • BUILD - profile for build script files
    • PLI - profile for PL/I files
    • ST - profile for SabreTalk files.
    • JAVA - profile for Java™ files
    • COBOL - profile for COBOL files
    • Other - custom profile that you created
  5. Click OK to save your selections.

Results

A comment appears in the status line to indicate that the autocomment feature is started. For example:
AutoComment ON - Profile:CPP Comment:/*JDoe_04*/.
Your new base comment is now used.