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The Question is:

 
I want to substitute "%--" with "/*-" in one of the file. I started using
 EDIT/EDT and used "substitute" but it failed.
 
This is what I did :
 
$EDIT/EDT FILE.TXT
    1       %-------------------------------------------------------
SUBSTITUTE/%--//*-/WHOLE
 
 
I got the following error message
*SUBSTITUTE/%--//*/WHOLE
                 ^
Unexpected characters after end of command.
 
Substitute command assumes that "%--" has to be replaced with space as soon as
 it encounters a third "/" ( before *). Hence it gives error at "*" saying
 "Unexpected characters".
 
Kindly please let me know how to change "%--" with "/*-" using EDIT/EDT. My
 intention is to perform this EDIT/EDT operation within a command procedure.

The Answer is :

 
  With EDT:
 
    substitute \%--\/*-\w
 

  
     
     answer written or last revised on ( 7-JAN-2004 )
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