This article is about the text editor for PC DOS. For the 1970s text editor with the same name, see E (1970s text editor).
E is the text editor which was made part of PC DOS with version 6.1 in June 1993,[1] in February 1995 with version 7[2][3] and later with PC DOS 2000.[4] In version 6.1, IBM dropped QBASIC, which, in its edit mode, was also the system text editor. It was necessary to provide some sort of editor, so IBM chose to adapt and substantially extend its OS/2 System Editor (1986),[5] a minimally functional member of the E family of Editors.[6] The DOS version is extended with a wide array of functions that are usually associated with more functional versions of the E editor family (see below). In version 7, IBM added the REXX language to DOS, restoring programmability to the basic box. IBM also provided E with OS/2.
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E for PC DOS consists of five files:
E.EXE -- the executable program itself, (v3.13 in PC DOS 7)
E.EX -- pre-compiled profile for E's behavior
E.INI -- text file allowing modification of a few E.EX defaults (Not in v 3.12 (dos 6))
EHELP.HLP -- text file used for E's F1 key help in Browse (read-only) mode
BROWSE.COM -- loads a file into E in read-only mode. (Not in v 3.12 (dos 6))
Since no tool was provided for building other profiles besides the supplied E.EX, PC DOS users have limited access to the full extensibility offered by the version 3 of E (e3) available to IBM programmers themselves. Still, it is a powerful implementation, with many features supporting the needs of general programmers.
For PC DOS owners who have moved on to other operating systems, E can be run with the use of a DOS emulator (e.g. DOSBox) or with DOS virtualization software (e.g. DOSEMU or NTVDM). E runs quite successfully under the Windows NT 32-bit DOS prompt, for example.
To run the E Editor under OS/2, you must swap the first two directories in PATH statement of AUTOEXEC.BAT. Put the E files in \OS2\MDOS directory. E v3.12 was also supplied in OS/2 PPC edition.
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The history of the PC DOS version of E begins with Personal Editor, a key configurable editor that enabled limited programming using a GML-like language. Personal Editor was initially released in 1982 and became an IBM product not long after.
Limitations in Personal Editor led to the development and release in 1984 of the E editor, a much faster editor that supported very long files and included a substantially enhanced user interface. E2, released in 1985, provided enhanced programmability using a REXX-like language. Its UI programmability was designed so flexibly that it was used to develop user interface prototypes for other kinds of software, including Word Processors and Survey software. Subsequent versions, including E3, EOS2, and EPM, provided a wide range of other enhancements. The OS/2 System Editor was developed by the E programming team at the request of the OS/2 Development team. It was designed to be a fast and highly functional text editor with a minimal number of features and no configurability. EPM was later released as the OS/2 Enhanced Editor. The popular SlickEdit shares a common heritage, having been written by the original developer of E3.[7] Other versions of E family editors have been released with IBM programming products. There are several acknowledged E editor family clones, including X2, which both reproduces the Rexx-like EI programming language used in E2 and later versions of E and acknowledges its debt in its documentation.[8]
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This article is about the text editor for PC DOS For the 1970s text editor with the same name see E 1970s text editor E is the text editor which was made part of PC DOS with version 6 1 in June 1993 1 in February 1995 with version 7 2 3 and later with PC DOS 2000 4 In version 6 1 IBM dropped QBASIC which in its edit mode was also the system text editor It was necessary to provide some sort of editor so IBM chose to adapt and substantially extend its OS 2 System Editor 1986 5 a minimally functional member of the E family of Editors 6 The DOS version is extended with a wide array of functions that are usually associated with more functional versions of the E editor family see below In version 7 IBM added the REXX language to DOS restoring programmability to the basic box IBM also provided E with OS 2 EDeveloper s IBMInitial releaseJune 1993 30 years ago 1993 06 Stable release3 13v 1994 11 17Operating systemPC DOS OS 2PlatformIBM PC compatibleTypeText editorLicenseProprietary commercial software Contents 1 Features 2 E family 3 See also 4 ReferencesFeatures EditThe features include for PC DOS 7 online help edit large text files draw boxes around text mouse and menu support record and play keystroke macros change case within a marked area access multiple files in multiple panes syntax directed editing of C and REXX add and multiply numbers in a marked area locate and make a change globally within a file select text and move copy overlay or delete it copy and move text from one file into another fileE for PC DOS consists of five files E EXE the executable program itself v3 13 in PC DOS 7 E EX pre compiled profile for E s behavior E INI text file allowing modification of a few E EX defaults Not in v 3 12 dos 6 EHELP HLP text file used for E s F1 key help in Browse read only mode BROWSE COM loads a file into E in read only mode Not in v 3 12 dos 6 Since no tool was provided for building other profiles besides the supplied E EX PC DOS users have limited access to the full extensibility offered by the version 3 of E e3 available to IBM programmers themselves Still it is a powerful implementation with many features supporting the needs of general programmers For PC DOS owners who have moved on to other operating systems E can be run with the use of a DOS emulator e g DOSBox or with DOS virtualization software e g DOSEMU or NTVDM E runs quite successfully under the Windows NT 32 bit DOS prompt for example To run the E Editor under OS 2 you must swap the first two directories in PATH statement of AUTOEXEC BAT Put the E files in OS2 MDOS directory E v3 12 was also supplied in OS 2 PPC edition E family EditThe history of the PC DOS version of E begins with Personal Editor a key configurable editor that enabled limited programming using a GML like language Personal Editor was initially released in 1982 and became an IBM product not long after Limitations in Personal Editor led to the development and release in 1984 of the E editor a much faster editor that supported very long files and included a substantially enhanced user interface E2 released in 1985 provided enhanced programmability using a REXX like language Its UI programmability was designed so flexibly that it was used to develop user interface prototypes for other kinds of software including Word Processors and Survey software Subsequent versions including E3 EOS2 and EPM provided a wide range of other enhancements The OS 2 System Editor was developed by the E programming team at the request of the OS 2 Development team It was designed to be a fast and highly functional text editor with a minimal number of features and no configurability EPM was later released as the OS 2 Enhanced Editor The popular SlickEdit shares a common heritage having been written by the original developer of E3 7 Other versions of E family editors have been released with IBM programming products There are several acknowledged E editor family clones including X2 which both reproduces the Rexx like EI programming language used in E2 and later versions of E and acknowledges its debt in its documentation 8 See also EditMS DOS EditorReferences Edit PC DOS Version 6 10 16bitos com Archived from the original on 2007 04 03 Retrieved 2007 04 03 PC DOS Version 7 0 16bitos com Archived from the original on 2007 04 03 Retrieved 2007 04 03 IBM PC DOS Version 7 Announcement ibm com 1995 02 28 Retrieved 2022 05 15 IBM s E Editor Easy editing of one or more files is at your fingertips with the improved E Editor PC DOS 2000 16bitos com Archived from the original on 2007 04 03 Retrieved 2007 04 03 Davis Foulger Software Prototypes and Implementations Retrieved 2007 01 12 Davis Foulger Software Prototypes and Implementations Retrieved 2007 01 12 Leadership SlickEdit Inc Archived from the original on 2007 01 03 Retrieved 2007 01 16 Preface Acknowledgements Archived from the original on 2003 07 11 Retrieved 2007 06 25 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot 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