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RDB/VMS RMU/ALTER MOVE — VMS RDB_4.1A

 Moves data (defined by a beginning and ending offset  addresses)
 from one page location to another location on the same page.

Additional information available:

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Format

 MOVE old-offset-start:old-offset-end new-offset ───>

Additional information available:

old-offset-startold-offset-endnew-offset

old-offset-start

 Specifies the hexadecimal offset address of the  first  byte  in
 the data sequence to be moved.

old-offset-end

 Specifies the hexadecimal offset address of the last byte in the
 data sequence to be moved.

new-offset

 Specifies the hexadecimal offset address of the  first  byte  in
 the sequence of bytes receiving the moved data.

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 The number of bytes moved is:

 (old-offset-end) - (old-offset-start) + 1

 The sending field, defined by the old-offset arguments,  remains
 unchanged.

 The receiving field, defined by the new-offset argument and  the
 length  of the sending field, is replaced by the contents of the
 sending field.

 Other information in the page is unchanged.

Examples

 Example 1

 This example moves data from offset location 34A through 34E  to
 the starting offset location of 354.

 RdbALTER> MOVE 34A:34E 354

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