METHOD FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION INCLUDING TEXT FIELDS TOGETHER WITH CHARACTER AND ARITHMETIC FIELDS

摘要

The operator inputs commands to the keyboard (18) for reading a record from storage (14) and displaying it on the screen (16). The content of the fields in the record are displayed on the screen (16) except for the text fields. The operator selects a text field by positioning a cursor and then inputting a down cursor command. In response to the down cursor command the terminal (12) opens a text window on the screen (16) and displays the corresponding text field on the lower portion (16b) of the screen (16). The operator is then free to edit the text. After completion of the editing the operator enters a command to incorporate the edited text field with the selected record. The record with the edited text field can then be returned to the file in the storage (14).