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EDITING Blocks
An EDITING block appears as the EDITING-phrase part of an input-blocking statement, such as PROMPT–FOR, SET, or UPDATE. It consists of the EDITING block header followed by zero or more statements terminated by an END statement. This block executes once for each key stroke received during execution of the input statement, and thus allows the application to manage the input for each field one key stroke at a time.
NOTE: The EDITING block is maintained primarily for compatibility with earlier versions. Event-driven applications generally use user interface triggers to manage user input. For more information on EDITING blocks and user interface triggers, see Handling User Input."
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