132 Introduction to the New Mainframe: z/VSE Basics
• NEW - a file opened via the ENTER command without operand (that is,
a file being newly created)
– File name.
– Mode indicator.
– Throughout the edit session, this indicator appears as FS for full-screen
edit mode. If mixed data are edited, the FS indicator is preceded by DB.
Data display area: This is the area where the individual records are displayed.
Data displayed in this area of the screen can be modified simply by
positioning the cursor and typing in the new data. This way, you can alter
several lines before pressing Enter.
The current line record is identified by highlighting and, if the NUMBERS
option is set off, the string /===/* in the line command area (see the next
paragraph). ...