Use SelectPageUp to create a selection or to extend downward a selection. SelectPageUpis one of a group of commands that support standard GUI keyboard selection. The other commands in this group are:
BIM-EDIT/XP provides an alternative method of keyboard selection which is more flexible. See Selection for details.
SelectPageUp may also be entered as SelectPageU[] or SelPageU[p].
SelectPageUp may also be invoked by pressing Shift-PageUp.
SelectPageUp has no operands.
If SelectPageUp is invoked while select state is inactive, select state is activated with type LINE. The page of lines ending at the cursor line is selected. If SelectPageUp is invoked again, the previous page of lines is selected.
If SelectPageUp is invoked while select state is active with type COLUMN, the type COLUMN selection is converted to type GRID. The portion of the page of lines ending at the cursor line intersecting with the column selection is then selected.
If SelectPageUp is invoked while select state is active with type GRID, the grid is extended upward by one page.
If SelectPageUp is invoked while select state is active with type CHAR, the cursor is moved to up by a page and the characters between the original cursor location and the new cursor location are selected.
If SelectPageUp is invoked while the cursor is positioned on unit which is already selected, units are deselected rather than selected.
Return Codes
OK Successful.
Examples
Extend the selection upward by one page:
=> selpageu