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The general calling format for the AEDIT$ PROCs is
A$Exxxxx [,t] p1,p2
where:
xxxxx
t
p1, p2
Characters for the specific AEDIT$ PROC call.
AEDIT$–ASCII Image Composition Editing Package
The type of call to AEDIT$. This parameter is optional and may be omitted. CB or A,
if specified, must be enclosed by apostrophes.
The possible values of t are
blank Call the relocatable version of AEDIT$. This is the default if t is omitted.
'CB' Call the common bank version of AEDIT$.
'A' Call the common bank version of AEDIT$ using the Auto Switch method.
Parameters specific to the individual PROC call (see Table 4–1, Table 4–2, and
Table 4–3).
A column pointer is maintained by AEDIT$. It is advanced by the number of characters
the calling program inserts when editing. The first column is zero.
Some AEDIT$ PROCs return an error status in register A1. See the individual PROC calls
in Table 4–1, Table 4–2, and Table 4–3 for possible error status codes. Unless
documented, no error status is returned for the PROC calls.
4.2.1. General-Purpose Editing Routines
The calling program must establish an "edit mode" before using the AEDIT$ routines. The
edit mode begins when the A$EDIT PROC is called, and ends when either the A$EDITX
or A$EPRINT PROCs are called.
Edit mode is reestablished by calling the A$EDITR PROC. A$EDITR assumes that a prior
call to the A$EDITX PROC has been made. If A$EDITR is called without a previous call
to A$EDITX results are unpredictable and may be erroneous.
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