Use the Sequence Numbers preference
page to specify how sequence numbers are handled when editing a file.
Procedure
- Click , and then click + to expand COBOL.
- Click .
- To enable sequence number management click Manage
sequence number checkbox.
- Select one or more of the following options.
- Enable Smart Copy
- If enabled, text in the sequence number and identification areas
is replaced by spaces when you copy the text. If Insert
sequence numbers into new lines option is enabled, lines
that are pasted into the file are renumbered.
- Enable Smart Join Lines
- If enabled, text in the sequence number and identification area
and trailing white spaces are deleted when lines are joined.
- Insert sequence numbers into new lines
- If enabled, sequence numbers are inserted when adding new lines
to a file. The location of the sequence numbers is determined by the Start
numbering at column 1 option.
- Resequence numbers when necessary
- This option controls the behavior in the situation where Insert
sequence numbers into new lines is enabled and there are
not enough available numbers at the location where new the lines are
inserted into the file. If enabled, surrounding lines are renumbered.
If this option is not enabled, no sequence numbers are added to the
inserted lines.
- The Start Numbering at Column 1 option
determines the location of where sequence numbers are inserted and
removed from a file. If enabled, sequence numbers are inserted and
removed from the sequence number area. If disabled, sequence numbers
are inserted and removed from the identification area. The Renumber and Unnumber editor
actions are affected by this option.
- Click .