WDSC tips
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This is a dump of tips gathered from the WDSCI-L list.
Additional tips for Lpex can be found here
The tips are split up into sub-pages.
To see the tips please click on a link below.
/Editor
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Editor Commands
- WDSCi vs SEU F15=Browse options
- Position my cursor to where I need to key additional data. (On IBM rqmts list)
- Do I have to use the mouse to copy lines from one member to another?
- How can I copy field names in to the member? (On IBM rqmts list)
- Can I condition page ups and downs by cursor position?
- Do I have to continually save my work?
- Auto Marking Changes to the Source
- How do I shift a block of text left/right?
- Vertical line in WDSCI editor
- Prevent Enter generating a new line
- To Print RPG Indented Source
- To show dates for source lines:
- See SQL HOST variables in OUTLINE view. (is not possible)
- Downloading source to PC to work offline
- OFFLINE work vs ONLINE
- Fast Open another Source
- Record/Playback for Signature marks
- Field Exit
- Automatic structure completion
- Enter Key not Working
- Snippets
- Switch Auto Syntax Check On/Off
- CL auto format
- Show fields in a file
- Refresh Cache for New Field
- Work on a fix while keeping another project open
- Tracking Source changes
- Column Sensitive Editing
- Block Nesting
- View Source Side By Side
/Compile
- RPG source was not being saved
- Error-messages are still showing in the edit view
- SQLRPGLE Compiles how to find Compile errors
- Within RSE, how to compile Interactively versus Batch
- Custom Compile Commands
/Find
- Scan for a date when source lines were changed (like F14 in SEU)
- Find Tips
- Find Field usage (for SQL where OUTLINE doesnt work)
- Search
/DEBUG
- Debug and SEP Service Entry Points
- UPDPROD (*YES)
- Clear Breakpoints
- Field Values
- Debug Breakpoints not breaking
- Debug a crashed Job
- Debug server not starting
- Displaying the Contents of a Table
/SETUP
- User Actions
- What are Profiles and Filter Pools for
- Remap Keyboard Shortcuts
- Other Language Setup (Japanese font)
- Error Installing WDSC 7
- Missing Filter Option
- Ghost Image for Install V6
- V7 Turbo Boost
/MISC
- RSEF1002E Error
- Slightly Faster Startup
- Easy Source Upload
- WDSCi Sign Off
- The outline view of the RPG (or other) program doesn't show the fields TEXT.
- List libs, objects, members, etc with descriptions?
- SQL result set only contains 50 rows
- I have these strange square symbols in my code.
- Run a program on your PC
- Missing Dialogue box in Iseries Command Log
- Can't remove "work offline" setting
- Where can I find a list of enhancements in V7?
- How do you work through learning the functionality of this application?
- My workspace is huge!
- WDSC v7.0 LPEX rapidly flashing between multiple source members
External links
The official WDSC web page [1]
The WDSC Developer blog [2]
WDSC tags on del.ici.ous [3]
