Basicentry Option
Basicentry is on older option that provides the same capabilities as Info=file name. When you run Qedit with the Basicentry entry point, Qedit edits the file “Edttext” that you have defined via a :File command. Basicentry can be combined with Parm 4 and Info=”command”. For example,
:file edttext=abc.source :run qedit.pub.robelle,basicentry; & parm=4;info="visual;exit"
If you are using Qedit from within another program, it is more efficient to have Qedit suspend on Exit so that you don’t have to create a new process for each editing task. You can do this by combining Basicentry with Parm 256, which means suspend on Exit, or Basicentry and Parm 8, which means repeat the Info= string each time Qedit is activated.
Basicentry uses the same logic as Info=file name, vis-a-vis empty files, new files, Opening workfiles, temporary files, etc. Remember, never use ;TEMP or =OLDTEMP on you :File commands. You can use Basicentry to create a new temporary file:
:file edttext=message :run qedit.pub.robelle,basicentry;parm=4; & info="set keep name *edttext,temp"