HP Browse/XL User's Guide

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To change any option:
1 Press the MPE and Options function key.
2 Press the Set Options function key.
3 Press the function key corresponding to the option you want to change. (Use the Next Options
function key to display the second set of function keys.) If the option only has two possible values,
the option will change to the other value. Otherwise you must provide the new option value.
4 If applicable, type the new value for the option and press Return. If you do not enter a new value,
the original option value will be restored.
5 Press Return, or the Exit Options function key to return to browsing the file.
Saving Your Changes to the Options
If you change any of the options, your changes will only be in effect for the current HP Browse session. The
next time you run HP Browse, the options will be reset to the default values. If you want to save the
changes you have made to the options, you must save them in a configuration file.
To save the current options in a configuration file:
1 Press the MPE and Options function key.
2 Press the Set Options function key.
3 Press the Next Options function key.
4 Press the Save Config function key.
5 If you want to save the options in the file named HPBCONFG, press Return. If you want to use a
different filename, type the name, then press Return.
If you save the options in HPBCONFG, HP Browse will automatically use that file every time you use HP
Browse, as long as it is in the group you are logged on to.
If you save the options to a file other than HPBCONFG, or if the file is in a group other than the one you
are logged on to, you must use a file equation redirecting HPBCONFG to your file. For example,
:FILE HPBCONFG=MYCONFIG.MYGROUP
Executing MPE Commands
HP Browse allows you to access the MPE command interpreter while using HP Browse. The Execute MPE
Command suspends the current HP Browse session and allows you to issue any MPE command which is
programmatically executable, including the RUN command.
To execute MPE commands:
1 Press the MPE and Options function key.
2 Press the MPE Command function key.
3 Enter as many MPE commands as desired.
4 Press Return at the MPE prompt to return to your HP Browse session.
Managing Files
Each time you start an HP Browse session, you must specify the name of the file you intend to examine.
Once you are in HP Browse you can examine another file by using the Open File function. (You can also
open a second window. See the section on opening a second window for how to do this.)