Question & Answer
Question
Limiting which columns in a file the change command will check and only change the content in those columns
Answer
You have 2 options.
1. Use bounds. If you type BNDS in the line command area, you can set bounds on the columns you want, using the characters.
Here's what it might look like:
=COLS> ----+----1---
=BNDS>
000001 add data
000002 add data
000003 add data
In this case, only columns 5-11 are used for FIND or CHANGE.
The documentation on boundaries is here:
Edit and Edit Macros Boundaries
Use column numbers in the FIND or CHANGE commands. If I enter the command:
change 'a' 'A' 1 3 all
only the letter a in columns 1-3 are changed.
The documentation on the change command is here:
Edit and Edit Macros Change Primary Command
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Modified date:
29 July 2015
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