I agree with Buck: Use all your tools! RDP is a good tool and offers much of the same functionality of PDM and SEU, but not all of it. In fact, the only tools on the IBM i I will never use again (if I can help it) are SEU, RLU and SDA as the LPEX editor works better for me. Two screens makes things even easier, with one showing your 5250 screen and the other showing RDP you will find your productivity increases (in fact, I asked for a third screen recently, so that I could have the relevant infocentre pages in view as well! ;) )
I use the RSE connections to create different IBM i environments (with specific library lists and program library) and then use member and object filters to describe the projects. The flexibility RDP provides allows you to find the most comfortable way of working within your own systems - you just need to work your way through the learning curve and make new habits.
-Paul.
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From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Buck Calabro
Sent: 17 May 2013 17:35
To: wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] can't see field names in outline
On 5/16/2013 11:32 AM, dale janus wrote:
I have to use either ops nav or green screen tools to find the field
names. Obviously I am missing something. Is there another way to view
field names?
I've been using the GUI development tools since they were running on OS/2. I really, really like RDi vs PDM/SEU. Having said that, I don't feel the slightest bit of shame to do a DSPFFD in a 5250 session if I want a quick peek at field names in a file. I use Lpex (the editor) and RSE (the navigator) for a lot of things. But as a green screen programmer, I need to have a 5250 session up in order to test my code anyway, so I don't try to do everything in the world within RDi.
IF I were a beginner again and didn't know about right clicking on the F-Spec, I would simply open up the DDS and the DDL source in Lpex and view them from there.
I am also having trouble seeing what file definition is pulled into
the program. It took me a while to get my library list correct for
this new project . I got errors using files with the same name in the
wrong library.
I know you feel overwhelmed right now. I have a suggestion, but it will require learning one more thing. Connections. I make one connection for each project I work on. I can set the library list and even call a custom command (say to set a Java CLASSPATH). Within each connection I can easily set up filters so I only see the source members I'm interested in. This has helped me so much. I consider a connection almost disposable, I make and delete them often. I currently have 25 connections - and I only have one IBM i machine!
How can I determine within RDI where the file definition is coming
from? Currently, I still print the compiles so I view the spool file
to see what library the file definitions are coming from. There has to
be a way to do this in rdi.
Right click the F-Spec will show you the library but honestly, I look at the compiler listing over on a green screen session. The Outline view is good, but it doesn't give me the same comfort level I get with the cross reference at the bottom of the compiler listing.
I have RDi running on my right monitor and a 5250 session on the left and I'm very happy with that arrangement. Don't feel guilty about using the green screen for things that are easily done over there. But by all means keep asking questions on the list - several people have learnt something new today because of you. And that's a Very Good Thing. :-)
--buck
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