Using the File Editor (Netfinity 7000

Using the File Editor (Netfinity 7000 - 8651)

Using the File Editor

The file editor allows you to modify text files. By modifying files, such as your AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS files, you can improve the test system's performance and eliminate unnecessary lines of information in those files.

NOTE: Always make a backup copy on a self-starting diskette of the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files before making any changes.

The File Editor is an ASCII text editor that uses the following function keys:

Key Description Arrows Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the place in the text where you want to make changes. Home To move the cursor to the start of the current line, press Home once. To move to the beginning of the current screen, press Home twice. To move to the beginning of the file, press Home three times. End To move the cursor to the end of the current line, press End once. To move the cursor to the end of the current screen, press End twice. To move the end of the file, press End three times. F2 To be in search mode, press F2. You are prompted to enter the search word or words on a reverse highlighted line at the bottom of the File Edit Screen. After typing in the search word, press Enter. F3 To find the next occurrence of a search word, press F3. F4 To mark the start of a block of text (if you have not previously marked it), press F4. If you previously marked the block of test, pressing this key unmarks the text block. F5 To complete the block marking (started with F4), press F5. It you did not previously press F4 to start marking a block of text, F5 is ignored. F6 To move an active (marked) block of text, first press F6 while the cursor is within the active block. Then, move the cursor to the new location where the active block is to be moved, and press F6 again. If there is no active block of text, F6 is ignored. F7 To copy an active (marked) block of text to the new location, move the cursor to the new location and press F7. If there is no active block of text, F7 is ignored. F8 To delete an active (marked) block of text, move the cursor within the active block and press F8. If there is no active text block, F8 is ignored. F10 To save all changes and exit the file, press F10. Insert Insert is the default text-editing mode of the File Editor. To toggle between replace and insert modes, press Insert.

Key	Description
Arrows	Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the place in the text where you want to make changes.
Home	To move the cursor to the start of the current line, press Home once. To move to the beginning of the current screen, press Home twice. To move to the beginning of the file, press Home three times.
End	To move the cursor to the end of the current line, press End once. To move the cursor to the end of the current screen, press End twice. To move the end of the file, press End three times.
F2	To be in search mode, press F2. You are prompted to enter the search word or words on a reverse highlighted line at the bottom of the File Edit Screen. After typing in the search word, press Enter.
F3	To find the next occurrence of a search word, press F3.
F4	To mark the start of a block of text (if you have not previously marked it), press F4. If you previously marked the block of test, pressing this key unmarks the text block.
F5	To complete the block marking (started with F4), press F5. It you did not previously press F4 to start marking a block of text, F5 is ignored.
F6	To move an active (marked) block of text, first press F6 while the cursor is within the active block. Then, move the cursor to the new location where the active block is to be moved, and press F6 again. If there is no active block of text, F6 is ignored.
F7	To copy an active (marked) block of text to the new location, move the cursor to the new location and press F7. If there is no active block of text, F7 is ignored.
F8	To delete an active (marked) block of text, move the cursor within the active block and press F8. If there is no active text block, F8 is ignored.
F10	To save all changes and exit the file, press F10.
Insert	Insert is the default text-editing mode of the File Editor. To toggle between replace and insert modes, press Insert.

To access the File Editor:

Select File Editor from the Utilities Menu, then, press Enter.
Insert a diskette into drive A or drive B before selecting the file that you want to edit, then, select the file from the Files Selection box.
Press Enter.
Make your changes.
When you are done, press F10 to update the file with the changes that you made, or press Esc to quit the editing process without saving the changes.

NOTE: When you are using the File Editor, you can press F1 to display all of the available keyboard functions.

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