How to insert a character when editing a file using ISPF Edit via TN3270?

Question

The editor in mvs3.8 TK4- is very different from the editors that I have used in Windows and Linux. I am trying to figure out how to insert a character between two characters in the editor. For example:

//HERC01C JOB (COBOL),

If i want to insert an O after C to //HERC01CO JOB (COBOL), the only ways i can do are by backspacing from the end of the line upto C and type everything after that again; or by moving all the characters to a position to the right using )1 command and the typing over everything form the beginning till C. Is there a way to add O here after C so that it will insert O and automatically move all the characters after that one place to the right?

Answer 1

I am presuming you are using the ISPF editor

• enter nulls on in the command line. This will convert trailing spaces to nulls
• if the line is full, you will need to split it
• position cursor where you want to enter the new character
• Make sure you are in insert mode the insert key swaps between insert and over-write modes.
• Type the character.