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Browse Window

The Browse window, shown in Browse window, is used to browse text files and to display the output of the browse command.

Browse window

The Browse window has the following characteristics:

• The window border is optional.

• The top line contains the name of the displayed file and the next line contains the number of the top-most line that is displayed in the window.

• The lower portion of the window contains two areas that display the line number of the file that is displayed and the text of the file.

• The text area is 252 characters wide, only a portion of which is visible at one time.

• The maximum text file line length that is supported in full-screen mode is 252.

• The amount of memory that is used for browse buffers is controlled through the window memory command or the Config window. If the amount of memory for buffers is changed, any Browse windows that are opened after the change will have the new value.

Opening a Browse Window

The following command opens a Browse window:

window open browse

As many as six Browse windows can be open simultaneously.

You can also use the browse command to open up a Browse window. See the section browse for more information.

Filename Syntax

If an explicit style precedes the filename that is specified in the File: field of the Browse window, the debugger uses the style that is specified. If not, the debugger assumes a tso: style filename under OS/390 and a cms: style filename under CMS. See SAS/C Library Reference, Volume 1 for more information about filename specifications.

Moving Around the Text File

Scrolling vertically by using the window scroll up and window scroll down commands moves the data in both the line-number and the text areas of the Browse window. Scrolling horizontally by using the window scroll left or window scroll right commands moves only the text and not the line numbers.

Scrolling is a simple and fast way to move to lines that are close to the lines that are currently displayed. A faster way to move to distant parts of a text file is to type the line number in the Line: field of the Browse window.

You can see a different text file in the Browse window by typing its filename in the File: field.

If you type either an invalid filename in the File: field or an invalid line number in the Line: field, a pop-up window opens that enables you to correct the invalid input.

The window find command is also supported in the Browse window.

Order of Processing

If you specify input in more than one field of the Browse window, the data is processed in the following order:

1. File: field

2. Line: field.

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