Use REPLACE to replace the contents of one or more locations with new data in terms of the current mode settings. Before performing the replacement, the REPLACE command confirms the contents of the specified locations. Replacing Data: _________ _____ When you replace ASCII or numeric data, the number of replacement entries cannot exceed the number of existing entries. This means, for example, that if you confirm the contents of six consecutive locations, you can replace the contents of only those six locations. If the number of replacement entries is less than the number of existing entries, the remaining locations are filled with zeros. In addition, PATCH truncates replacement entries if they exceed the limit imposed on them by the current length mode. For ASCII characters, the right-most characters are discarded. For numeric data, the left-most digits are discarded. Format: REPLACE location = current-contents [,...] new-contents . . . Mode Qualifiers Default ____ __________ _______ /BYTE /WORD /LONG /LONG /OCTAL /DECIMAL /HEXADECIMAL /HEXADECIMAL /[NO]ASCII /NOASCII Prompts: LOC> location OLD> current-contents NEW> new-contents
1 – Parameters
location Specifies either (1) a single location whose contents are to be replaced or (2) the starting address of a sequence of locations whose contents are to be replaced. current-contents Specifies one or more data entries or to be replaced. The data you specify must be the actual contents. Do not specify conflicting data types within a single REPLACE command. new-contents Specifies one or more data entries or that are to replace the current contents. Do not specify conflicting data types within a single REPLACE command.