Rules and Conventions

XEDIT subcommands and macros both follow the same rules and conventions. In this discussion, subcommand refers to both XEDIT subcommands and XEDIT macros.

The general format of XEDIT subcommands is:

At least one blank must separate the subcommand name from the operands, unless the operand is a number or a special character. For example, NEXT8 and NEXT 8 are equivalent.

With more than one operand, separate operands in the command line with at least one blank unless otherwise indicated.

The maximum length of an XEDIT subcommand issued from the XEDIT command line is 255 characters. The maximum length of an XEDIT subcommand issued from an exec or from an XEDIT macro is 256 characters. If either maximum length is exceeded, the editor will ignore the remaining characters, and you will not receive any messages or return codes.