Syntax: SPELL
Runs DECspell on OpenVMS systems to check the currently selected text
or the entire buffer for spelling errors.
To run DECspell:
1. Select the text you want to check. If you do not select
any text, SPELL checks the entire buffer.
2. Enter the SPELL command. If you have less than a full
line, LSE extends the selected range to include the
beginning and end of the line containing the range.
If the selected range (or the entire buffer) contains any overview
records, a message informs you that the operation cannot be
performed.
LSE spawns a subprocess to run DECspell and writes out the current
buffer or selected range to a temporary file in SYS$SCRATCH. (The
name of the temporary file uses the subprocess PID.) When SPELL
finishes, LSE replaces the buffer or selected range with the new
version of the temporary file (with corrections) and deletes any old
versions of the temporary file. You then resume editing.
Do not use Ctrl/Y with SPELL. Ctrl/Y deletes lines in the temporary
output file, which destroys the selected range or current buffer.