Commodore Plus 4 - PLUS;4 ENCYCLOPEDIA

110 The Built-in Software
2. Issue the RE (REplace) command.
3. Type the characters you want to be replaced when the prompt SEARCH: is
displayed on the status line. You can search and replace a single character or
any string of characters up to 29 characters in length.
4. Press RETURN and type the characters you want to become the replacement
string when the prompt BECOMES: is displayed on the status line. The
replacement string can be any string of characters up to 28 characters in length.
The replacement string does not have to be the same length as the string being
replaced. You can replace a string with a blank.
5. Press RETURN. The computer will find the first instance of the searched
string and highlight it in reverse. The message CONTINUE Y/N is displayed
on the status line.
6. Press Y to continue the procedure. Pressing Y at this point does not replace the
string. If you press Y, the message REPLACE Y/N? is displayed on the status
line. If you press N, the search-and-replace operation is aborted.
7. Press Y to execute the replacement. The string is replaced and a pointer (<) is
automatically set to mark the line. The computer moves to the next instance of
the searched string and displays the message CONTINUE Y/N?. Repeat steps
6 and 7 until all instances of the string are found or until you abort the
search-and-replace operation.
If you press N in response to the REPLACE prompt, the current instance of
the searched string is not replaced. The computer moves to the next instance of
the searched string and displays the message CONTINUE Y/N?. Repeat steps
6 and 7.
SF WP, SS
Lets you store the current word processor document on a disk. To store a file,
follow these steps:
1. Insert a formatted disk. Use the ID (Initialize Disk) command to initialize it.
2. Issue the SF (Save File) command.
3. Type a file name when the message SAVE FILE: is displayed on the status line.
You must give each file a name. The file name must be between 2 and 16
characters long.
4. If a file by the given name already exists on the disk, REPLACE Y/N is
displayed. Type Y in response to REPLACE Y/N unless you want to keep the
old copy of the file. In this case, type N and save the current file with a different
name.