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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 displayed in the window.
• The lower portion of the window contains two areas that display the line number of the file being 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 supported in full-screen mode is 252.
• The amount of memory used for browse buffers is controlled through the window memory command or the Config window. If the value of the amount of memory for buffers is changed, any Browse windows opened after the change will have the new value.

Opening a Browse Window

The following command opens a Browse window:

As many as six Browse windows can be open simultaneously.

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

Filename Syntax

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

Moving Around the Text File

 Scrolling vertically 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 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 enter the desired line number in the Line: field of the Browse window.

A different text file can be viewed in the Browse window by entering its filename in the File: field.

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

The window find command, which is described later in this chapter, is also supported in the Browse window. 

Order of Processing

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

1. File: field
2. Line: field

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