OpenVMS provides a choice of several editors. The choice may be determined in part by the way you connect to the system. This course briefly introduces the major editors and focuses on one called the Extensible Versatile Editor (EVE), which is the default editor in all recent versions of OpenVMS.

Choosing an Editor

• How You access the System
• How Complex a Document
• High-level Language Program Editing

Editing with EVE

• Starting EVE
• Inserting Text
• Executing Internal Commands
• Getting Help
  • Using HELP KEYPAD
  • Using HELP KEYS
  • Using SHOW KEY
  • Using HELP Command
• Saving Files
  • Using SAVE FILE
• Moving the Cursor
• Using BUFFERS
• Moving Text
  • Using Text Movement Commands
  • Result of Cut and Paste
• Inserting Files
• Exiting the Editor

Initializing EVE

• Creating the Initialization File

Recovering a File or Buffer

• Journal File Naming Conventions
• Choosing the Journaling Mode
• Using RECOVER and /RECOVER