Displaying or defining an edit profile

You can display none, all, or part of an edit profile by entering the PROFILE command using this syntax:


                      .-5------.   
>>-PROFILE--+------+--+--------+-------------------------------><
            '-name-'  '-number-'

where name is the name of the edit profile that you want to display and number is a number from 0 to 9.

Figure 1. Edit Profile display (ISREDDE2)

Note: See Primary Edit panel action bar choices for information on the action bar choices on this panel.

The first five lines of the edit profile (Figure 1) are the current mode settings. The remaining lines are the current contents of the =TABS>, =MASK>, and =BNDS> lines, with the =COLS> positioning line. When no operands are entered, the first five lines, which contain the =PROF> flags, are always displayed. However, the =MASK> and =TABS> lines do not appear if they contain all blanks. If the =MASK> and =TABS> lines do contain data, they are displayed, followed by the =COLS> line.

The =BNDS> line does not appear if it contains the default boundary positions. It does appear when the bounds are set to something other than the default, and no 'number' parameter is entered into the PROFILE command.

Note: If enhanced edit coloring is not enabled for the edit session, the profile line displaying HILITE status is not shown. If highlighting is available, and if you explicitly set the language, then the language appears in RED on color terminals.

If you include the name of an existing profile, the editor immediately switches to the specified profile and displays it.

If you include a new profile name, the editor defines a profile using the current modes, options and temporary lines.

The number operand controls the number of lines shown in the profile display. If you type the number 0, the profile is not displayed. If you type a number from 1 through 8, that number of lines of the profile is displayed. If you type the number 9, the complete profile is displayed, even if the =MASK> and =TABS> lines are blank and the =BNDS> line contains the defaults. Because masks are ignored when using a format name, the "=MASK>" line is not displayed by the profile command in formatted edit sessions.