Use SelectOn to activate the current session's select state. (See Selection.)
Note that SelectOn activates the select state but does not select any lines.
SelectOn may also be entered as SelOn.
Optional Operands
TYPE is the type of selection to be created. Specify one of the following:
LINE specifies that entire lines will be selected.
COLUMN specifies that entire columns will be selected, implying that only a portion of any particular line is selected.
GRID specifies that rectangular areas will be selected.
CHAR specifies that portions of lines or paragraphs will be selected, and that selection occurs in a "stream" format, i.e., forward selection proceeds from the last character in the current line to the first character in the following line.
Default: The current session selection mode, identified by the selection icons on the toolbar.
SelectOn is typically used only within procedures.
Return Codes
OK Successful.
Examples
Activate select state using the current session selection mode:
=> selon
Activate select state using the LINE selection mode:
=> selon line