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A common reason for editing two files is to copy portions from one file to another, this requires the use of a text register. | A common reason for editing two files is to copy portions from one file to another, this requires the use of a text register. | ||
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#Highlight the block in the normal fashion. Either a stream, line or columnar block can be copied. You may want to use <kbd>BLOCK</kbd> > <kbd>Set stream marker</kbd>(<kbd>F9</kbd> or the toolbar) to highlight a very large block. | #Highlight the block in the normal fashion. Either a stream, line or columnar block can be copied. You may want to use <kbd>BLOCK</kbd> > <kbd>Set stream marker</kbd>(<kbd>F9</kbd> or the toolbar) to highlight a very large block. | ||
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==Related Resources== | ==Related Resources== | ||
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*[[Main_Page#section-editing|Edit EBCDIC, ASCII, ANSI, Hex, Text and Multiple Files]] | *[[Main_Page#section-editing|Edit EBCDIC, ASCII, ANSI, Hex, Text and Multiple Files]] | ||
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A common reason for editing two files is to copy portions from one file to another, this requires the use of a text register.
You will receive an error message if the block is too large to fit in a text register. Use the article Cut and Paste Large Blocks to correct this error.