Use the Controls page of the System z® LPEX Editor preferences
to set options for record boundaries and cursor column position.
Procedure
- Click and expand .
- Click Controls.
- You can set these options:
- Enable visual indicator for record boundary:
When you select this check box, the System
z LPEX editor displays a vertical line along the record boundary
of files. This setting helps you maintain record length limits when
you are typing in a source file. This option is enabled by default.
In the following example, the PRINTAPP.cbl file
has a fixed record length of 80, marked by a vertical line:
Note: This setting uses the save.textLimit
LPEX parameter, which, for remote MVS™ files,
is based on the record length (LRECL). For local files, the default
save.textLimit value is 0, so the record boundary indicator does not
display unless you change its value. It can be changed on the command
line or by using the LPEX preference Window > Preferences
> LPEX Editor > Save > Maximum line length.
- Enable a vertical line that indicates cursor column
position: When you select this check box, the System z LPEX editor displays
a vertical line along the column at which the cursor is located. This
setting is useful for checking that blocks of code are aligned properly.
This option is disabled by default. The following example shows the
cursor indicator at column 28: