If you have made a connection to the workstation, you can also
specify a workstation file name such as C: \AUTOEXEC.BAT on the Edit
Entry Panel. Or you can specify which environment (host or workstation)
should be used to edit a data set. With these options, one of four
editing situations can occur:
- Edit a host data set on the host
- Edit a host data set on the workstation
- Edit a workstation file on the host
- Edit a workstation file on the workstation.
- Edit a Host Data Set on the Host
- The editor searches the ISPF libraries in the designated order
to find the member and copy it into working storage. If you specified
a nonexistent member of an ISPF library, a new member is created with
the specified name.
When you save the edited member, the editor
places or replaces it in the first ISPF library in the concatenation
sequence, regardless of which library it was copied from.
- Edit a Host Data Set on the Workstation
- The editor searches the ISPF libraries in the designated order
to find the member and copy it into working storage. The data set
name is converted to a workstation file name, and that name is appended
to the workstation's current working directory. The host data set
is transferred to the workstation, and the working file is then passed
to the user's chosen edit program.
When you finish the edit session,
the working file is transferred back to the host and stored in the
first ISPF library in the concatenation sequence.
- Edit a Workstation File on the Host
- The editor searches the workstation files to find the desired
file and copy it into working storage. The workstation file name is
converted to a host data set name, and, if greater than 44 characters,
it is truncated to be 44. The workstation file is transferred to the
host, where you can edit it.
When you finish the edit session,
the working file is transferred back to the workstation and stored.
- Edit a Workstation File on the Workstation
- This edit proceeds as it normally does on your workstation.
Note: Some file names are reserved or restricted depending on the
workstation operating system. An attempt to edit a file name that
is reserved or restricted by your operating system might cause your
workstation operating system or host system to hang. See your workstation
operating system documentation to learn restricted or reserved file
names.