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CONTENTS

Introduction

Outline

Purpose and Benefits

Data Editor Design

Detailed Features

Data Editor Menus

Using the Data Editor

Basic Operations

Overview of Using the Data Editor

Starting and Exiting the Data Editor

Configuring the Data Editor Environment

Selecting and Setting Up Data Files

Creating New Files

Updating/Adding/Deleting Existing Files

Adding Records to Existing Files

Browsing Existing Files

Printing a Data File

Editing Files as Binary Data

Using the Data Editor Views

Using the Record Format View

Record Format View - Overview

Adding and Updating

Editing Data Items

Editing Hexadecimal

Editing Unicode

Undoing Changes

Inserting, Adding Records (With null data)

Inserting, Adding Records (Generating data automatically) (Sequential/Line sequential)

Copying Records (Normal)

Copying Records (With automatic data generation) (Sequential/Line sequential)

Deleting Records

Restoring Deleted Records

Replacing Data in One Item with Automatically Generated Data

Altering Record Lengths in Variable Length Files

Linking to the Data Converter (Import Function)

Discarding Changes

Viewing

Displaying Data in Hexadecimal

Exiting

Functions Common to Adding/Updating/Viewing

Displaying a Specified Record

Selecting Items to Display

Linking to the Data Converter (Export Function)

Setting Up the Print Page

Previewing File Printing

Other Functions

Using the Table Format View

Table Format View - Overview

Adding and Updating

Editing Data Items

Editing Hexadecimal

Editing Unicode

Replacing data in one item with automatically generated data

Replacing Particular Data Values

Replacing Particular Hexadecimal Data Values

Linking to the Data Converter (Import Function)

Discarding Changes

Viewing

Displaying Data in Hexadecimal

Exiting

Functions Common to Adding/Updating/Viewing

Linking to the Data Converter (Export Function)

Setting up the Print Page

Previewing File Printing

Searching for Data Values

Searching for Hexadecimal Data Values

Searching for an Item Name

Other Functions

Using the Sample Data Files to Explore the Data Editor

Explanation of Dialog Box

Print File Formats

Print File (Showing record items)

Print File (Showing record items, with hexadecimal values)

Print File (No record items)

Print File (No record items, with hexadecimal values)

Data Type Input and Display Formats

Numeric Items and Display Formats

Alphanumeric Items and Display Formats

Floating-point Items and Display Formats

Boolean Items and Display Formats

Character Code Conversions

Data Descriptions Formats

Other Interface Elements

Limitations and Precautions

For Display and Operations

With Copy Libraries

With Data Files

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