OPEN
Puts the file you specify into the current EVE window, creating a new
buffer if necessary (same as GET FILE). This lets you edit another file
in the same session.
Examples:
Command Purpose or Effects
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OPEN memo.txt Opens a file named MEMO.TXT in your current,
default directory.
OPEN *.txt You can use wildcards in the file specification.
If only one file matches your request, EVE opens
that file. If more than one matches, EVE shows
a list of the matching files so you can choose
the one you want (see help on Choices Buffer).
You open only one file per command.
Usage notes:
o If the file is not already open, EVE creates a buffer using the file
name and file type for the buffer name. If the file exists, EVE copies
it into the new buffer. If the file does not exist---that is, if you
are creating a new file---the new buffer is empty. In either case, the
new buffer has the same settings as the $DEFAULTS$ buffer (see help on
Defaults).
o If the file is already open, EVE puts the buffer for that file into the
current window, and returns the cursor to your last position in that
buffer. The settings of that buffer apply.
o If there is already a buffer with the same name as the file you specify
but not associated with the file---for example, if you used BUFFER to
create a buffer named MEMO.TXT---EVE asks for a different buffer name
to use before creating the buffer.
o If you use a search list to specify the file or use wildcards for the
device or directory (such as [...]), EVE opens the first matching file.
For example, the following command opens the first MEMO.TXT file found:
Command: OPEN [...]memo.txt
o For information on viewing and editing two or more files at the same
time by using multiple windows in EVE, see help on Windows.
Related topics:
DELETE BUFFER INCLUDE FILE OPEN SELECTED WRITE FILE