EXPLODE

EXPLODE

Displays the full length of truncated text entry fields

OS/390 specifics: all

Syntax
Details

Syntax

EXPLODE

Details

This command opens the EXPLODE window to display text that could not be fully displayed in the narrow width of a text entry field. If a window displays a maximum of 10 characters in a text entry field, and the value displayed in that field contains 20 characters, only the first 10 will be displayed. To see the entire 20 characters, enter EXPLODE on the command line, place the cursor on the text entry field, and press the ENTER key. The resulting EXPLODE window displays up to the first 255 characters of the text entry field, with any blank spaces retained.

In the EXPLODE window, you can edit all the text in the field, but only if the field is accessible for read and write. You cannot edit read-only fields, nor can you edit any part of a field that is longer than 255 characters. However, the EXPLODE command will display the first 255 characters of any text entry field from Version 7 or later.

The EXPLODE window displays text on five lines of 51 characters. Each line is edited individually. Text does not scroll from one line to the next as you add and delete characters. Selecting the OK button concatenates the text on any of the five lines into the single text entry field, preserving any blank spaces in between.

EXPLODE is best used by assigning the command to one of your function keys. Enter the KEYS command to display and edit your function key assignments.

To use a function key to issue the EXPLODE command, position the cursor in a text entry field and press the function key.

The EXPLODE command cannot expand normal text fields.

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