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                      S E R V E R  E X P R E S S  5.0
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   The Data File Editor (DFED) is a tool for editing all the Micro Focus
   supported file types, in either ASCII or EBCDIC character sets, and
   either unformatted or formatted against the file structure as contained
   in a COBOL copyfile.

   The chapter Data File Editor Tutorial, in your Utilities Handbook,
   demonstrates some of the main features of this editor. At the end of this
   tutorial you should be able to:

   o  Load a data file into the Data File Editor.

   o  Create a data file within the Data File Editor.

   o  Perform the basic editing functions.

   o  Set up a structure (.str) file for formatted mode.

   o  Use formatted mode automatically selecting the correct record
      structure.

   o  Use the string find function.

   o  Edit in hexadecimal format.

   The tutorial uses the following files, provided in the directory
   $COBDIR/demo/dfed:

      dfeddemo.cbl
      dfeddemo.idy
      dfeddemo.dat
      dfeddemo.dat.idx

   You should copy these files to a working directory, and set execute
   permissions on them. Set your default directory to the one containing
   these files before beginning the tutorial.

   The tutorial steps are described in the chapter Data File Editor
   Tutorial, in your Server Express Utilites handbook.


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