Copy and paste from a file without sequence numbers to a file with sequence numbers

This example illustrates how to copy and paste text without sequence numbers in the COBOL Editor and how the Enable Smart Copy preference affects a copy-and-paste operation.

Before you begin

Disable the Smart Copy feature:
  1. On the Preferences window, expand COBOL > Editor and then select Sequence Numbers.
  2. On the Sequence Numbers page, select the Manage sequence numbers checkbox and then clear the Enable Smart Copy check box.

Procedure

  1. In the COBOL Editor, open a COBOL source file that does not contain sequence numbers .
  2. Select several lines of text and then press Ctrl+C to copy the selected text.
    File in COBOL Editor with no sequence numbers
  3. In the COBOL Editor, open a COBOL source file that contains sequence numbers.
  4. Position the cursor in column 7 on the line where you want to paste the copied text.
    File in COBOL Editor with sequence numbers
  5. To paste the copied text, press Ctrl+V.
    The copied text is added to the file and the added lines of text are numbered.
    Pasted text with sequence numbers
  6. To save the updates, press Ctrl+S.